Ch. 10 · Accidents & Disaster

I was in a hurry to escape from a tsunami, so I used a vehicle to evacuate within a reinforced area while an alert declaration was in effect.

[True / False · Medium]

Answer: ✓ True

Explanation

The Rules of the Road state that when you are not driving when an alert declaration is issued, you should not use a vehicle for evacuation, but an exception is allowed when it is unavoidable to evacuate from a tsunami.

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

Hikari

Using a car during an alert declaration sounds totally wrong, though.

Momoka

Usually yes, but this one's true! Escaping a tsunami is the exception—when it's unavoidable, you're allowed to drive out.

Hikari

So tsunamis are the special case?

Momoka

Exactly! Life-or-death tsunami evacuations override the normal no-driving rule.

Source: Ch. 10 Accidents & Disaster · Section (第3節災害などのとき) · Rules of the Road, Ch.10 §3 (Disasters) — Under a disaster-emergency-alert (警戒宣言) or when an earthquake strikes while driving, follow special rules: slow down, stop to the left, listen to the radio, leave keys in the vehicle, and evacuate on foot.

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