# MenkyoQuest — Question ch1_sign_44

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

## Question
When a flashing yellow signal is displayed, you must slow down to a stop-ready speed (jokō) and proceed with caution for other traffic.

## Correct answer
False

## Explanation
A flashing yellow signal means "proceed with caution for other traffic," but there is no obligation to slow down to jokō. Correctly, you may proceed at normal speed while paying attention. Be careful not to confuse this with jokō.

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

## Source passage (Rules of the Road)
Rules of the Road, Ch.1 §2 (Signals, Signs & Markings) / 1. Signals: Drivers must obey traffic-signal lights. When a police officer or traffic-directing officer is controlling traffic by hand signals or flashlight, those signals override the traffic-signal lights.

## Tags
信号, 黄色の点滅, 徐行, ひっかけ, 概念入れ替え

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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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