Gaimen50-question practice tests in the real exam formatIf a traffic accident only damages property and injures no one, you do not need to report it to the police as long as the parties settle it between themselves.
Answer: ✕ False
Explanation
You must report any traffic accident to the police, whether it involves injury or only property damage. Settling privately does not remove this duty.
More questions on “Accidents & emergencies”
- The duty to give aid to people injured in a traffic accident applies not only to the driver who caused it, but also to other people who were riding in the vehicle.
- If someone is injured in an accident and there is a danger of a further crash caused by following vehicles, you may move the injured person to a safe place.
- If an injured person has hit their head hard, you should not move them unnecessarily, except in unavoidable cases such as danger of a further crash by following vehicles.
- If your car breaks down on an expressway and you stop on the road shoulder, the safe thing to do is to set out a warning device (warning triangle) and then wait inside the car for help.
- If you have to stop or park on an expressway because of a breakdown, you must place a warning device (warning triangle) behind your car.
- The law requires all motor vehicles to carry a warning device (such as a warning triangle) at all times.
Questions and explanations are written against Japan’s Road Traffic Act and the National Police Agency’s Rules of the Road. These are not official exam questions.