Gaimen50-question practice tests in the real exam formatEven 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.
Answer: ○ True
Explanation
Even without 3.5 meters of space on the right, parking is allowed as an exception when it is unavoidable for helping a sick or injured person, or when loading or unloading goods while the driver stays ready to move the car at once.
More questions on “Parking & stopping”
- 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.
- You must not stop or park at an intersection or within 10 meters of its edges.
- You must not stop or park at a railroad crossing or within 5 meters before and after its edges.
- You must not stop or park within 5 meters of a bus stop sign (post) during the bus service hours.
Legal basis (in Japanese)
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.