Gaimen50-question practice tests in the real exam formatStopping to let people get on or off becomes parking if it takes more than 5 minutes.
Answer: ✕ False
Explanation
Stopping to let people get on or off counts as stopping no matter how long it takes. The 5-minute rule applies only to loading and unloading goods.
More questions on “Parking & stopping”
- When crossing a sidewalk to enter a garage or parking lot, you must stop just before the sidewalk even if there are no pedestrians.
- On a road with a narrow side strip 0.75 meters wide or less, you must move into the side strip when you stop or park.
- In principle, you must not park in a place where less than 3.5 meters of open space would remain on the right side of your car.
- Even in a place where you cannot leave 3.5 meters of space on the right side of your car, you may park when it is unavoidable in order to help a sick or injured person.
- At night, whenever you stop or park on a road, you must turn on your hazard lights, even in a place that street lighting makes visible from 50 meters behind.
- Inside a tunnel, you may stop or park only when vehicle traffic lanes are provided.
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.