Gaimen50-question practice tests in the real exam formatA steep uphill slope is a place where you must slow down (to a speed at which the vehicle can stop immediately).
Answer: ✕ False
Explanation
The five places where you must slow down are: where a slow-down sign is posted, intersections with poor visibility to the left and right, near bends in the road, near the top of an uphill slope, and steep downhill slopes. Steep uphill slopes are not included.
More questions on “Speed limits”
- 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.
- As long as you stay within the statutory maximum speed, you may drive at that speed regardless of road and traffic conditions.
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.