Gaimen50-question practice tests in the real exam formatThe signal for changing course must be given about 3 seconds beforehand and continued until the change of course is complete.
Answer: ○ True
Explanation
Give the signal about 3 seconds before changing course, and keep it on until the change is finished. Then stop the signal promptly; continuing an unnecessary signal is also a violation.
More questions on “Overtaking”
- When overtaking the vehicle ahead, you may pass on either the right side or the left side, as long as you have confirmed it is safe.
- When the vehicle ahead is keeping to the center of the road in order to turn right, you may overtake it on its left side.
- At a pedestrian crossing and within 30 meters before it, not only overtaking but also passing is prohibited.
- At an intersection and within 30 meters before it, you must not overtake, even when you are driving on a priority road.
- Overtaking is prohibited at a railroad crossing and within 30 meters before it.
- Near a bend in the road, you may overtake only when you have a clear view.
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.