# MenkyoQuest — Question ch2_q091

Chapter: Ch. 2 Pedestrian Conduct
Section: 第10節 高齢者の安全
Type: True/False
Difficulty: easy

## Question
Due to changes in physical function that accompany aging, elderly people generally walk more slowly and take more time to cross the road.

## Correct answer
True

## Explanation
The Rules of the Road explicitly states that "due to changes in physical function that accompany aging, elderly people generally walk more slowly and take more time to cross the road, although there are individual differences." This statement is correct.

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

## Source passage (Rules of the Road)
高齢者は、加齢に伴う身体の機能の変化により、個人差があるものの、一般的に歩行が遅くなり、道路の横断に時間がかかるようになります。

## Tags
高齢者, 歩行, 横断, 加齢

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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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