# MenkyoQuest — Question ch4_trap_08

Chapter: Ch. 4 Pre-Drive Conduct
Section: 第3節 自動車の点検
Type: True/False
Difficulty: medium

## Question
Even if the brakes or muffler are not properly maintained, you can drive the vehicle if you judge that there is no traffic danger.

## Correct answer
False

## Explanation
The Rules of the Road state that you must not drive a vehicle whose steering, brakes, muffler, or other equipment is not properly maintained if it may cause traffic danger or emit harmful gases or noise that may cause inconvenience to others. The driver cannot decide whether or not to drive based on subjective judgment.

## Driving school curriculum
Stage 2 – Topic 9: Vehicle maintenance

## Source passage (Rules of the Road)
Rules of the Road, Ch.4 §3 (Vehicle inspection) — Drivers must perform daily inspections before driving: tires, brakes, lights, mirrors, wipers, fluids, etc. Vehicle owners are also legally required to undergo periodic statutory inspections (shaken).

## Tags
点検整備, ブレーキ, 整備不良, 主観的判断, 義務

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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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