Gaimen50-question practice tests in the real exam formatYou must not park within 5 meters of a fire hydrant or a designated fire water supply sign.
Answer: ○ True
Explanation
Within 5 meters of a fire hydrant, a designated fire water supply sign, or the intake of a fire water tank, parking is prohibited. Only parking is banned — stopping is allowed. Note the difference from no-stopping-or-parking places such as intersections.
More questions on “Parking & stopping”
- You must not park within 3 meters of a fire alarm box.
- You must not park within 5 meters of a vehicle entrance to a parking lot, garage, or similar facility.
- You must not stop or park on the left side of a safety zone or within 10 meters before and after it.
- Stopping for up to 10 minutes to load or unload goods counts as stopping, not parking.
- Stopping to let people get on or off becomes parking if it takes more than 5 minutes.
- When crossing a sidewalk to enter a garage or parking lot, you must stop just before the sidewalk even if there are no pedestrians.
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.