Gaimen50-question practice tests in the real exam formatThe law requires all motor vehicles to carry a warning device (such as a warning triangle) at all times.
Answer: ✕ False
Explanation
The legal duty is to display the warning device when you stop or park on an expressway; simply carrying one at all times is not itself an obligation. In practice you need one on board in order to display it, so carrying one is recommended.
More questions on “Accidents & emergencies”
- 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.
- If the brakes stop working while you are driving, shift to a lower gear to use engine braking, and also use the hand brake to reduce speed.
- If a major earthquake occurs while you are driving, stop the car on the left side of the road as safely as you can, stop the engine, and evacuate leaving the key in the car and the doors unlocked.
- When evacuating after a major earthquake, you should evacuate quickly by car in order to avoid traffic confusion.
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.