Gaimen50-question practice tests in the real exam formatNear a bend in the road, you may overtake only when you have a clear view.
Answer: ✕ False
Explanation
The area near a bend in the road is a no-overtaking zone regardless of how good the view is. There is no exception allowing overtaking when the view is clear.
More questions on “Overtaking”
- A steep uphill slope is a place where overtaking is prohibited.
- Inside a tunnel, overtaking is prohibited whether or not there are vehicle traffic lanes.
- When the vehicle ahead is trying to overtake a motorized bicycle (moped), overtaking that vehicle is prohibited as double overtaking.
- Even at an intersection and within 30 meters before it, you may overtake a light vehicle (bicycle, etc.).
- When you are being overtaken by the vehicle behind, you must not increase your speed until the overtaking is complete.
- When you are being overtaken and there is not enough room for the other vehicle to get past, you must move as far to the right as possible to give way.
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.