Gaimen50-question practice tests in the real exam formatAs long as you stay within the statutory maximum speed, you may drive at that speed regardless of road and traffic conditions.
Answer: ✕ False
Explanation
The maximum speed is only an upper limit. You have a duty to reduce to a safe speed according to road and traffic conditions such as rain, darkness, and congestion.
More questions on “Speed limits”
- 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.
- Stopping distance means the distance the car travels from the moment the brakes start to work until it comes to a 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.