Ch. 2 · Pedestrian Conduct

A person operating a compact mobility device on a road must display a vehicle for persons with physical disabilities mark.

[True / False · Medium]

Answer: ✕ False

Explanation

The Rules of the Road states that a person operating a compact mobility device must display a compact mobility device mark. The compact mobility device mark (Appendix 5(1)), not the vehicle for persons with physical disabilities mark, is the correct mark.

Driving school curriculumStage 1 – Topic 8: Protection of pedestrians

Momoka
Momoka
They both help people with disabilities, so it's the same mark, right?
Hikari
Hikari
Actually no — that's false. Compact mobility devices need their own specific mark, not the disabled vehicle mark.
Momoka
Momoka
Wait, there are two different marks?
Hikari
Hikari
Yep! Each device has its own sign, so don't mix them up on the test.

Source: Ch. 2 Pedestrian Conduct · Section (第1節 歩行者と同じ交通規則となる人) · Rules of the Road, Ch.2 §1 (People treated as pedestrians) — Users of mobility-aid small vehicles (electric wheelchairs) and certain other small mobility devices (e.g. baby strollers, hand-pulled small carts) follow the same traffic rules as pedestrians under specified size and speed limits.

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