# MenkyoQuest — Question ch10_q023

Chapter: Ch. 10 Accidents & Disaster
Section: 第３節 災害などのとき
Type: True/False
Difficulty: easy

## Question
When an Earthquake Early Warning is issued, the driver should turn on the hazard lights to alert surrounding vehicles according to the surrounding conditions, then avoid sudden braking and gradually reduce speed.

## Correct answer
True

## Explanation
The Rules of the Road, under "2. When an Earthquake Early Warning is Issued," clearly states that when a driver becomes aware that an Earthquake Early Warning has been issued while driving, the driver should, according to the surrounding conditions and without panicking, turn on the hazard lights to alert surrounding vehicles, then avoid sudden braking and gradually reduce speed.

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

## Source passage (Rules of the Road)
２ 緊急地震速報が発表されたとき

## Tags
緊急地震速報, 非常点滅表示灯, 急ブレーキ, 減速

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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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