Gaimen50-question practice tests in the real exam formatOn the main lanes of a national expressway, the statutory maximum speed for large trucks is 90 km/h.
Answer: ○ True
Explanation
The statutory maximum speed for large trucks on national expressways was raised from 80 km/h to 90 km/h by a law change in April 2024. Towing vehicles such as tractor-trailers are still limited to 80 km/h.
More questions on “Expressways”
- 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.
- On the main lanes of a national expressway, the statutory minimum speed for standard motor vehicles (regular cars) is 50 km/h.
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.