Gaimen50-question practice tests in the real exam formatOn snowy or icy roads, it is good practice to keep a following distance about 3 times what you would keep on a clear day.
Answer: ○ True
Explanation
On icy roads, the braking distance grows sharply, so about 3 times the clear-day following distance is the guide. On rainy days the guide is about 2 times — keep the multipliers for each condition straight.
More questions on “Speed limits”
- A steep uphill slope is a place where you must slow down (to a speed at which the vehicle can stop immediately).
- Near a bend in the road, you must drive slowly enough to stop immediately, even when you have a clear view.
- On ordinary roads with a center line or marked lanes where no maximum speed is set by signs or markings, the statutory maximum speed for motor vehicles is 60 km/h.
- The statutory maximum speed for motorized bicycles (mopeds) is 30 km/h.
- On 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.
- On a road where signs set the maximum speed at 40 km/h, a motorized bicycle (moped) may go up to 40 km/h.
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.