Gaimen50-question practice tests in the real exam formatOn the main lanes of an expressway, you must not stop or park even in unavoidable situations such as a breakdown.
Answer: ✕ False
Explanation
Stopping and parking on the main lanes are prohibited in principle, but in unavoidable cases such as a breakdown you may stop on a road shoulder or side strip that is wide enough. You must also display a warning device.
More questions on “Expressways”
- Motorcycles with an engine size of 125 cc or less may use expressways.
- On the main lanes of a national expressway, the statutory maximum speed for light motor vehicles (kei cars) is 80 km/h.
- For a towing vehicle (such as a tractor-trailer) used to tow a broken-down car or similar, the statutory maximum speed on national expressways is 80 km/h.
- On the main lanes of a national expressway, the statutory maximum speed for large trucks is 90 km/h.
- When merging onto the main lanes of an expressway, the merging vehicle has priority, so vehicles on the main lanes must slow down and give way.
- On an expressway, you may drive on the road shoulder or side strip when traffic is congested.
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.