Gaimen50-question practice tests in the real exam formatWhen towing a broken-down car with a rope, the statutory maximum speed on ordinary roads is 40 km/h.
Answer: ✕ False
Explanation
When towing a broken-down car with a rope or similar, the statutory maximum speed is 30 km/h in principle (40 km/h applies only as an exception when certain conditions are met).
More questions on “Speed limits”
- 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.
- On a road wet with rain and with worn tires, both the free running (reaction) distance and the braking distance become at least twice as long.
- On rainy days, visibility is poor and the braking distance is longer, so it is good practice to keep about twice the following distance you would keep on a clear day.
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.