Ch. 10 · Accidents & Disaster

It was nighttime and traffic was light, so when parking due to a breakdown on a regular road, I parked without using the hazard lights or a breakdown warning device.

[True / False · Medium]

Answer: ✕ False

Explanation

The Rules of the Road state that when you must park on a regular road at night, you must turn on the hazard lights or place a breakdown warning device to make it clear to other vehicles that you are stopped. The amount of traffic is not relevant.

Driving school curriculumStage 2 – Topic 13: Responding to traffic accidents

Hikari
Hikari
If traffic's light at night, skipping hazards should be fine, right?
Momoka
Momoka
Nope, that's false! At night you must use hazard lights or a breakdown device when parked—traffic volume doesn't matter.
Hikari
Hikari
Wait, even if hardly anyone's around?
Momoka
Momoka
Yep! Other drivers still need to see you're stopped, no matter how quiet the road is.

Source: Ch. 10 Accidents & Disaster · Section (第2節 故障などのとき) · Rules of the Road, Ch.10 §2 (Breakdowns) — Move the vehicle to a safe location off the roadway if possible, switch on hazard lamps, place a warning triangle, and signal to following vehicles. On expressways, also use emergency phones and stay outside the guard rail.

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Source content excerpted from the NPA “Rules of the Road” instructional manual, in the public domain under Japanese Copyright Act Article 13(2). Explanations are AI-assisted and copyrighted by the MenkyoQuest editorial team.