# MenkyoQuest — Question ch1_trap_06

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

## Question
While stopped at an intersection, you started off without looking at your own signal because the signal on the crossing road had turned red.

## Correct answer
False

## Explanation
Even when the crossing road's signal turns red, your own signal does not necessarily turn green right away (e.g. with time-differential signals). You must confirm that your own signal has turned green before starting off.

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

## Source passage (Rules of the Road)
Rules of the Road, Ch.1 §2 (Obeying signals, signs & markings) — Drivers and pedestrians must obey traffic-signal lights, road signs, and road markings. The types of signals, signs, and markings and their meanings are listed in Appendix 1 and 3.

## Tags
信号, 交差点, 時差式, 二重否定, 注意事項

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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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