Ch. 11 · Owner & Manager

Businesses required to designate a safe-driving manager are limited, in all cases, to those using five or more vehicles.

[True / False · Medium]

Answer: ✕ False

Explanation

The Rules of the Road require a safe-driving manager for a single vehicle when its passenger capacity is 11 or more (e.g. buses, minibuses), and for five or more of other vehicles. Since the obligation can arise with fewer than five vehicles when the capacity is 11 or more, the phrase "in all cases, five or more" is incorrect.

Driving school curriculumStage 2 – Topic 14: Vehicle owner responsibilities and insurance

Hikari
Hikari
So you need a manager once you hit five vehicles, right?
Yui
Yui
Not always — that's false! If even one vehicle seats eleven or more passengers, like a bus, you need a manager right away.
Hikari
Hikari
Wait, so one big bus triggers it, but four sedans don't?
Yui
Yui
You got it! Capacity matters more than count for larger vehicles.

Source: Ch. 11 Owner & Manager · Section (第2節 使用者) · Rules of the Road, Ch.11 §2 (Operators, safe-driving managers, substitute-driving providers) — Vehicle operators (employers) and safe-driving managers must educate drivers on traffic rules, verify physical condition and absence of alcohol before/after driving (with breathalyzer), and keep records of these checks.

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