Gaimen50-question practice tests in the real exam formatFor 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.
Answer: ○ True
Explanation
Towing vehicles such as tractor-trailers have a statutory maximum speed of 80 km/h on national expressways. Regular cars, kei cars, and motorcycles are allowed 100 km/h, so the limit depends on the vehicle type.
More questions on “Expressways”
- 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.
- On an expressway section where a maximum speed is set by signs, you must follow the speed on the signs, not the statutory speed.
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.