If a Closed to Vehicles sign has an auxiliary plate reading 'except mopeds,' motorized bicycles (mopeds) still cannot use the road.
Answer: ✕ False
Explanation
An auxiliary plate reading 'except ...' removes that type of vehicle from the restriction. With 'except mopeds' attached, mopeds may use the road.
More questions on “Road signs”
- 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.
- On a road with this sign, up to three motorcycles may ride side by side.
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.