Ch. 1 · Common Conduct

After a drinking party, my friend said "I only drank a little, so it's fine," and other participants also said "it should be no problem," so I asked my friend to drive me home.

[True / False · Medium]

Answer: ✕ False

Explanation

The Rules of the Road states that you must not ask someone without a license or someone who has consumed alcohol to drive. Also, you must not serve or offer alcohol to someone who is about to drive a vehicle. Regardless of other people's opinions or the person's subjective judgment, asking someone who has consumed alcohol to drive is prohibited.

Driving school curriculumStage 1 – Topic 1: Driver's mindset

Hikari
Hikari
If my friend only had a little to drink and everyone said it's fine, asking them to drive should be okay, right?
Yui
Yui
Nope, that's false! You can never ask someone who drank *any* alcohol to drive—other people's opinions don't change the law.
Hikari
Hikari
Whoa, so even peer pressure doesn't make it legal?
Yui
Yui
Not at all! 'A little' is still alcohol, and you're responsible for not asking them.

Source: Ch. 1 Common Conduct · Section (第4節 道路でしてはいけないことなど) · Rules of the Road, Ch.1 §4 (Prohibited acts on the road) — Listed prohibited acts include drunken loitering, sports interfering with traffic, throwing objects, scattering hazardous debris, leaning out of moving vehicles, and asking unlicensed or impaired persons to drive.

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