Gaimen50-question practice tests in the real exam formatOn the main lanes of a national expressway, the statutory maximum speed for light motor vehicles (kei cars) is 80 km/h.
Answer: ✕ False
Explanation
Today, light motor vehicles (kei cars) have the same statutory maximum speed on national expressways as regular cars: 100 km/h. It used to be 80 km/h, so be careful not to rely on outdated information.
More questions on “Expressways”
- 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.
- On an expressway, after overtaking the vehicle ahead, you may keep driving in the overtaking lane if you plan to overtake again.
- On the main lanes of an expressway, you must not make a U-turn, reverse, or cross the median strip.
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.