# MenkyoQuest — Question ch10_q030

Chapter: Ch. 10 Accidents & Disaster
Section: 第３節 災害などのとき
Type: Multiple choice
Difficulty: hard

## Question
Only when a police officer is not present at the scene, which of the following persons is described in the Rules of the Road as being authorized to perform duties such as police officer orders when a vehicle is obstructing the passage of emergency vehicles in a restricted zone?

## Options
A. Self-Defense Force personnel engaged in disaster relief operations and fire officials
B. Self-Defense Force personnel engaged in disaster relief operations and volunteer firefighters
C. Self-Defense Force personnel engaged in disaster relief operations and Japan Coast Guard officers
D. Self-Defense Force personnel engaged in disaster relief operations and municipal mayors

## Correct answer
A. Self-Defense Force personnel engaged in disaster relief operations and fire officials

## Explanation
The Rules of the Road, in the final paragraph of "4. When Traffic Restrictions Are Enforced Under the Disaster Countermeasures Basic Act or Similar Situations," clearly states that the duties of police officer orders may be performed by Self-Defense Force personnel engaged in disaster relief operations and fire officials, but only when a police officer is not present at the scene.

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

## Source passage (Rules of the Road)
４ 災害が発生したときなどに災害対策基本法による交通の規制が行われたときなど

## Tags
通行禁止区域, 警察官, 自衛官, 消防吏員, 職務代行

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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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