# MenkyoQuest — Question ch2_q034

Chapter: Ch. 2 Pedestrian Conduct
Section: 第４節 踏切の通り方
Type: True/False
Difficulty: medium

## Question
You must not enter the railroad crossing once the crossing gate has fully lowered, but you may still cross if it has only just started to lower.

## Correct answer
False

## Explanation
Chapter 2, Section 4, Item 2 of the Rules of the Road states: "When the crossing gate has started to lower, you must not enter the railroad crossing." Entry is prohibited from the moment the gate begins to lower, even before it has fully descended.

## Driving school curriculum
Stage 1 – Topic 6: Intersections and railroad crossings

## Source passage (Rules of the Road)
２ 警報機が鳴つているときや、遮断機が降り始めてからは、踏切に入つてはいけません。

## Tags
踏切, 遮断機, 降り始め, 進入禁止

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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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