Gaimen50-question practice tests in the real exam formatYou must signal about three seconds before making a U-turn.
Answer: ✕ False
Explanation
The U-turn signal, like right and left turns, is given 30 meters before the point of the turn. The 'about 3 seconds before' rule applies to changing course.
More questions on “Traffic signals”
- 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.
- At an intersection where lanes are designated by direction of travel, you must follow the designated lane even when giving way to an emergency vehicle.
- When turning right on a one-way road, you must move as close as possible to the right edge of the road in advance, and drive slowly through the inside of the intersection's center.
- At a steady yellow traffic light, vehicles may proceed while paying attention to other traffic.
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.