Gaimen50-question practice tests in the real exam formatWhen a police officer raises an arm straight up, traffic facing the front of the officer's body is under the same rule as a red light.
Answer: ○ True
Explanation
Under police hand signals, traffic facing the front or back of the officer's body is treated as facing a red light. When the arm is raised straight up, traffic parallel to the officer's body is treated as facing a yellow light.
More questions on “Traffic signals”
- At a place away from any intersection, where there is no pedestrian crossing, bicycle crossing lane, or railroad crossing, if a traffic light is installed you must stop just before the traffic light.
- When turning right or left, you must give the signal 30 meters before the point where you will turn.
- You must signal about three seconds before making a U-turn.
- When you are about to enter a roundabout, you must give a signal in advance.
- When turning right at an intersection with three or more lanes on one side, a motorized bicycle (moped) must make a two-step right turn even if there is no two-step right turn sign.
- When driving through an intersection where you cannot see clearly to the left and right, you must always 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.