# MenkyoQuest — Question ch1_sign_30

Chapter: Ch. 1 Common Conduct
Section: 第２節 信号
Type: True/False
Difficulty: medium

## Question
Because it was nighttime and traffic was light, you parked for only 5 minutes in a location where a yellow broken line was drawn, but judged that stopping would be acceptable.

## Correct answer
False

## Explanation
A yellow broken line is a regulatory marking indicating parking prohibited. Stopping is permitted, but parking is prohibited regardless of how heavy or light traffic is. According to the Rules of the Road, you must comply with regulatory markings, and there are no exceptions based on circumstances.

## Driving school curriculum
Stage 1 – Topic 2: Following traffic signals

## Source passage (Rules of the Road)
Rules of the Road, Ch.1 §2 / 3(2) Regulatory markings prohibit or designate specific traffic behaviors — examples include no-parking markings and bus-lane-only markings. Types and meanings are listed in Appendix 3(2).

## Tags
規制標示, 駐車禁止, 黄色破線, ひっかけ

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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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