Gaimen50-question practice tests in the real exam formatAt an intersection with this sign, you may drive through as long as you slow down and check that it is safe.
Answer: ✕ False
Explanation
Where there is a STOP sign, you must come to a complete stop just before the stop line (or just before the intersection if there is no stop line). Slowing down and checking safety is not enough to fulfill the duty.
More questions on “Road signs”
- Where this sign is posted and there is no stop line, you must stop just before the intersection.
- Where this sign is posted, not only parking but also stopping is prohibited.
- Even where this sign is posted, you may stop to let people get on or off.
- Even where this sign is posted, stopping for up to 5 minutes to load or unload goods is not a violation.
- Within the zone covered by this sign, you must drive with your horn sounding at all times.
- Slowing down (slow driving) means driving at a speed of 10 km/h or less.
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.