Gaimen50-question practice tests in the real exam formatOn ordinary roads with a center line or marked lanes and no speed limit sign, the statutory maximum speed for large motorcycles is 30 km/h.
Answer: ✕ False
Explanation
On ordinary roads with a center line or marked lanes, the statutory maximum speed is 60 km/h for motor vehicles (including motorcycles) and 30 km/h for motorized bicycles (mopeds). A motorcycle is not a moped, so 60 km/h applies. Note that since September 1, 2026, residential roads without a center line or marked lanes (生活道路) have a 30 km/h limit for motor vehicles too.
More questions on “Speed limits”
- On a road where signs set the maximum speed at 40 km/h, a motorized bicycle (moped) may go up to 40 km/h.
- As long as you stay within the statutory maximum speed, you may drive at that speed regardless of road and traffic conditions.
- On ordinary roads, there is no minimum speed rule unless one is set by signs or similar.
- When towing a broken-down car with a rope, the statutory maximum speed on ordinary roads is 40 km/h.
- When towing a broken-down car with a rope, you must keep a safe gap of no more than 5 meters between the two cars and attach a white cloth to the rope.
- If your speed doubles, your braking distance also roughly doubles.
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.