Gaimen50-question practice tests in the real exam formatIf 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.
Answer: ○ True
Explanation
Moving a person with a head injury can make their condition worse. Unless it is unavoidable, such as when there is danger of another crash, wait at the scene for the ambulance.
More questions on “Accidents & emergencies”
- 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.
- At night, if you stop or park on an expressway because of a breakdown, you must turn on your hazard lights or tail lights in addition to placing the warning device.
- If your car stops moving inside a railroad crossing, first alert the train driver, for example by pressing the emergency button, and get everyone in the car to a safe place.
- When going through a railroad crossing, you must in every case stop just before it and check that it is safe.
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.