Gaimen50-question practice tests in the real exam formatEven at an intersection and within 30 meters before it, you may overtake a light vehicle (bicycle, etc.).
Answer: ○ True
Explanation
Even in no-overtaking zones, overtaking light vehicles such as bicycles is not prohibited. This exception applies to light vehicles only; motorized bicycles (mopeds) are not included.
More questions on “Overtaking”
- 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.
- As long as you signal with your turn indicators, you may change course even when the vehicle behind you is close.
- Overtaking means changing course and moving ahead of a moving vehicle in front of you.
- When you are about to change course (change lanes), you must give a signal 30 meters before doing so.
- The signal for changing course must be given about 3 seconds beforehand and continued until the change of course is complete.
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.