Even small special motor vehicles, motorized bicycles (mopeds), and light vehicles must not drive in a lane reserved exclusively for route buses (bus-only lane).
Answer: ✕ False
Explanation
Even in a bus-only lane, small special motor vehicles, mopeds, and light vehicles may drive. Regular cars may also enter it when turning left, or when it is unavoidable because of road construction and the like.
More questions on “Road signs”
- A priority lane for route buses means the same as a bus-only lane, so regular cars must not drive in it.
- The Pedestrian Crossing sign is an instruction sign showing a pedestrian in white on a blue background.
- If a Closed to Vehicles sign has an auxiliary plate reading 'except mopeds,' motorized bicycles (mopeds) still cannot use the road.
- The main road signs come in four types: regulatory signs, instruction signs, warning signs, and guide signs.
- Where the road marking 'No Stopping Zone' framed in yellow is painted, you must not enter that area to drive through it.
- When passing a safety zone with pedestrians in it, you must 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.