Ch. 1 · Common Conduct

At a location with a stop sign, you must come to a complete stop just before the stop line even if there is no stop marking on the road.

[True / False · Easy]

Answer: ✓ True

Explanation

The Rules of the Road define the stop sign as a regulatory sign that requires a complete stop. If there is a stop line, you must stop just before it; if there is no stop line, you must stop just before the intersection.

Driving school curriculumStage 1 – Topic 2: Following traffic signals

Hikari

If there's no line painted on the ground, I don't have to stop, right?

Yui

Nope, the statement is true — a stop sign always means a complete stop, whether there's a line or not.

Hikari

So where do I stop if there's no line?

Yui

Just before the intersection. The sign itself is the rule, not the paint!

Source: Ch. 1 Common Conduct · Section (第２節信号) · Rules of the Road, Ch.1 §2 / 2(2) Regulatory signs prohibit certain traffic behaviors or designate specific ways of traveling. The types of signs and their meanings are as listed in Appendix 3(1).

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