# MenkyoQuest — Question ch1_sign_35

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

## Question
The light turned red at an intersection with a stop line, but stopping before the stop line would have risked a rear-end collision with the vehicle behind, so I crossed the stop line and stopped just before the intersection.

## Correct answer
False

## Explanation
The Rules of the Road state that when there is a stop line, you must stop just before it. Crossing the stop line due to concerns about vehicles behind you is not permitted. The correct approach is to maintain a sufficient following distance and drive at a speed that allows you to stop safely before the stop line.

## 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, 停止線, 赤信号, 停止位置, 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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