# MenkyoQuest — Question ch1_q010

Chapter: Ch. 1 Common Conduct
Section: 第１節 基本的な心構え
Type: Multiple choice
Difficulty: medium

## Question
Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the Rules of the Road regarding what you should know about autonomous vehicles?

## Options
A. They may be used without the driver looking ahead.
B. There may be no driver in an autonomous vehicle during specified autonomous operation.
C. An autonomous vehicle during specified autonomous operation may stop suddenly on the road.
D. Autonomous vehicles are always safer than manual driving.

## Correct answer
D. Autonomous vehicles are always safer than manual driving.

## Explanation
The Rules of the Road, section on Mindset (6), mentions that autonomous vehicles may be used without the driver looking ahead, that there may be no driver during specified autonomous operation, and that they may stop suddenly on the road. However, there is no statement that "autonomous vehicles are always safer than manual driving."

## Driving school curriculum
Stage 1 – Topic 1: Driver's mindset

## Source passage (Rules of the Road)
２ 道路を通行するときの心構え（６）自動運転車については、運転者が前方を見ないで使われることもあることをよく知つておくこと。また、特定自動運行中の自動運転車については、運転者がいないことや道路上で突然停止することがあることをよく知つておくこと。

## Tags
自動運転車, 特定自動運行, 運転者, 停止

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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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