Gaimen50-question practice tests in the real exam formatWhen there is an obstacle such as a parked vehicle ahead in your path, you must stop or slow down in advance and give way to vehicles coming from the opposite direction.
Answer: ○ True
Explanation
The vehicle that has the obstacle on its side of the road stops or slows down and gives way to oncoming traffic. The side that must cross over the center line has the duty to yield.
More questions on “Right of way”
- When a route bus at a bus stop signals that it is about to pull out, vehicles behind it must give way in every case.
- When a stopped streetcar has no one getting on or off, there is no safety zone, and you can keep a gap of at least 1.5 meters from the streetcar, you may proceed at a slow speed.
- You must not overtake or pass a vehicle that is displaying the elderly driver mark.
- When a pedestrian is about to cross at a pedestrian crossing, it is enough to slow down and let the pedestrian go.
- 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.
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.