# MenkyoQuest — Question ch2_q018

Chapter: Ch. 2 Pedestrian Conduct
Section: 第２節 歩行者などの通るところ
Type: Multiple choice
Difficulty: medium

## Question
On roads without sidewalks or sufficiently wide roadside strips, which of the following is a correct case when pedestrians may walk on the left edge?

## Options
A. When there are many pedestrians
B. When walking on the right edge would require repeated crossing and would be more dangerous
C. When there is heavy vehicle traffic
D. When the road is narrow

## Correct answer
B. When walking on the right edge would require repeated crossing and would be more dangerous

## Explanation
Section 3 of the text clearly states that "you may walk on the left edge if walking on the right edge would require repeated crossing and would be more dangerous." Walking on the left edge is exceptionally permitted only when this condition applies.

## Driving school curriculum
Stage 1 – Topic 8: Protection of pedestrians

## Source passage (Rules of the Road)
３ しかし、 右端を通ると横断を繰り返すことになつてかえつて危険な場合などは左端を通ることができます。

## Tags
左端通行, 例外, 歩行者, 安全

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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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