Ch. 4 · Pre-Drive Conduct

The height of cargo on an ordinary vehicle may be up to 3.8 meters from the ground, but for three-wheeled ordinary vehicles and ordinary vehicles with a total displacement of 660cc or less, it is 2.5 meters.

[True / False · Hard]

Answer: ✓ True

Explanation

As stated in the table in the Rules of the Road, the height of cargo on an ordinary vehicle is generally 3.8 meters from the ground, but for three-wheeled ordinary vehicles and ordinary vehicles with a total displacement of 660cc or less, it is set at 2.5 meters. This is an exception based on vehicle characteristics.

Driving school curriculumStage 2 – Topic 11: Carrying passengers and loading

Hikari
Hikari
Wait, 2.5 meters sounds way too low for a regular car. That's gotta be wrong.
Misaki
Misaki
Actually, that's correct. The 2.5-meter limit only applies to three-wheeled vehicles and smaller cars with 660cc or less—think kei cars. Standard vehicles get the full 3.8 meters.
Hikari
Hikari
Oh! So it's an exception for the tiny vehicles, not the rule for everyone.
Misaki
Misaki
Exactly. Remember: smaller vehicle, lower height limit.

Source: Ch. 4 Pre-Drive Conduct · Section (第４節 乗車と積載) · 表中「積載物の大きさ」欄の高さの記載「地上３.８メートル(三輪の普通自動車と総排気量660cc以下の普通自動車にあつては２.５メートル…)」

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