# MenkyoQuest — Question ch4_q039

Chapter: Ch. 4 Pre-Drive Conduct
Section: 第４節 乗車と積載
Type: True/False
Difficulty: medium

## Question
When loading people or cargo on a vehicle, you must not load them in a way that makes turn signals, license plates, brake lights, tail lights, or similar devices difficult to see from the outside.

## Correct answer
True

## Explanation
As clearly stated in Rules of the Road Chapter 4, Section 4-3, when loading people or cargo on a vehicle, in addition to preventing interference with driving or worsening vehicle stability, loading in a way that makes turn signals, license plates, brake lights, tail lights, or similar devices difficult to see from the outside is prohibited.

## Driving school curriculum
Stage 2 – Topic 11: Carrying passengers and loading

## Source passage (Rules of the Road)
３ 自動車に人や荷物をのせるときには、運転の妨げになつたり、自動車の安定が悪くなつたり、外から方向指示器、ナンバープレート、ブレーキ灯、尾灯などが見えにくくなつたりするようなのせ方をしてはいけません。

## Tags
積載方法, 視認性, 灯火類, 禁止事項

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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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