Gaimen50-question practice tests in the real exam formatWhen another vehicle is stopped just before a pedestrian crossing, you must stop before passing alongside it and moving ahead of it.
Answer: ○ True
Explanation
A vehicle stopped just before a pedestrian crossing may be hiding a pedestrian behind it. You must stop before passing alongside that vehicle and moving ahead of it.
More questions on “Right of way”
- 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.
- When passing a stopped school or kindergarten bus, you must always come to a complete stop.
- When an emergency vehicle approaches somewhere other than at or near an intersection, you must pull over to the left side of the road and come to a complete stop.
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.