The Pedestrian Crossing sign is an instruction sign showing a pedestrian in white on a blue background.
Answer: ○ True
Explanation
The pedestrian crossing sign is a blue instruction sign that marks the location of a pedestrian crossing itself. The yellow diamond sign with children on it, 'school, kindergarten, or nursery ahead,' is a warning sign; the pictures look similar but they are different signs.
More questions on “Road signs”
- 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.
- Where there is a 'maximum height 3.3 m' sign, vehicles whose height, including the load, exceeds 3.3 meters cannot pass.
- If a No Parking sign has an auxiliary plate reading '8-20,' parking is prohibited only between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m.
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.