Gaimen50-question practice tests in the real exam formatOn a road where signs set the maximum speed at 40 km/h, a motorized bicycle (moped) may go up to 40 km/h.
Answer: ✕ False
Explanation
A moped's statutory maximum of 30 km/h does not change even on a road posted with a higher limit. The limit that applies is the lower of the statutory speed and the posted speed.
More questions on “Speed limits”
- 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.
- The centrifugal force acting on a car in a curve grows in direct proportion to its speed.
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.