Gaimen50-question practice tests in the real exam formatWhen crossing a sidewalk to enter a garage or parking lot, you must stop just before the sidewalk even if there are no pedestrians.
Answer: ○ True
Explanation
When crossing a sidewalk or side strip, you must stop just before it, whether or not there are pedestrians. There is no exception that lets you merely slow down when no one is around.
More questions on “Parking & stopping”
- 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.
- On a steep slope, stopping and parking are prohibited whether the slope goes uphill or downhill.
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.