Gaimen50-question practice tests in the real exam formatWhen a pedestrian is about to cross at a pedestrian crossing, it is enough to slow down and let the pedestrian go.
Answer: ✕ False
Explanation
When a pedestrian is crossing, or about to cross, at a pedestrian crossing, you must come to a complete stop before the crossing and give way. Merely slowing down does not fulfill the duty.
More questions on “Right of way”
- When you approach a pedestrian crossing and it is not clear whether anyone is going to cross, you must reduce speed so that you can stop just before the crossing.
- When another vehicle is stopped just before a pedestrian crossing, you must stop before passing alongside it and moving ahead of it.
- When a bicycle is about to cross at a bicycle crossing lane, you must stop just before it and give way, the same as for pedestrians at a pedestrian crossing.
- When a pedestrian is crossing at or near an intersection that has no pedestrian crossing, you must not obstruct the pedestrian.
- Whenever you drive past a pedestrian, you must come to a complete stop.
- When passing a child walking alone, it is good practice to sound your horn to warn the child and drive past at the same speed.
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.