# MenkyoQuest — Question ch10_q014

Chapter: Ch. 10 Accidents & Disaster
Section: 第２節 故障などのとき
Type: True/False
Difficulty: hard

## Question
When towing unavoidably with an ordinary vehicle, the towing vehicle and the disabled vehicle must maintain a safe distance of within 10 meters, and a white cloth must be attached to the rope.

## Correct answer
False

## Explanation
This is incorrect. Section 4 specifies "a safe distance (within 5 meters)." The correct distance is within 5 meters, not 10 meters.

## Driving school curriculum
Stage 2 – Topic 13: Responding to traffic accidents

## Source passage (Rules of the Road)
やむを得ず一般車両でけん引するときは、 けん引する車と故障車の間に安全な間隔 (5メートル以内)を保ちながら丈夫なロープなどで確実につなぎ、ロープに白い布(30センチメートル平方以上)を付けなければなりません。

## Tags
けん引, 間隔, ロープ, 白い布

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Source basis: National Police Agency's official Rules of the Road manual (Public Domain under Article 13 §2 of Japan's Copyright Act).
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