Gaimen50-question practice tests in the real exam formatOn an expressway section where a maximum speed is set by signs, you must follow the speed on the signs, not the statutory speed.
Answer: ○ True
Explanation
Even on an expressway, if signs set a speed limit, you must follow it. The statutory maximum of 100 km/h applies only where no limit is posted.
More questions on “Expressways”
- On the main lanes of a national expressway, the statutory minimum speed for standard motor vehicles (regular cars) is 50 km/h.
- On the main lanes of an expressway, you must not stop or park even in unavoidable situations such as a breakdown.
- 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.
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.