# MenkyoQuest — Question ch11_trap_01

Chapter: Ch. 11 Owner & Manager
Section: 第1節 自動車所有者などの義務 1 自動車の保管場所の確保など
Type: True/False
Difficulty: medium

## Question
Vehicle owners must secure a parking space within 2 kilometers of their home.

## Correct answer
False

## Explanation
The Rules of the Road state "within 2 kilometers of the base of use, such as your address." It is not "home" but the "base of use," and as an exception, the actual place of use, such as a business office, may be the base.

## Driving school curriculum
Stage 2 – Topic 14: Vehicle owner responsibilities and insurance

## Source passage (Rules of the Road)
Rules of the Road, Ch.11 §1 (Duties of vehicle owners) — Secure a parking place (within 2 km of principal use, off the road), register the vehicle (or notify for light vehicles/mopeds), undergo periodic statutory inspections (shaken), and maintain compulsory third-party-liability insurance (jibaiseki).

## Tags
保管場所, 所有者義務, 使用本拠, 絶対化トラップ, 例外規定

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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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