# MenkyoQuest — Question ch5_pastexam_02

Chapter: Ch. 5 Driving Method
Section: 第４節 安全な速度と車間距離
Type: True/False
Difficulty: medium

## Question
When a driver is fatigued, the distance the vehicle travels between when the driver steps on the brake pedal and when the brakes actually begin to take effect becomes longer, so the stopping distance also becomes longer.

## Correct answer
True

## Explanation
This statement is correct. When a driver is fatigued, reaction time becomes longer, and the reaction distance—the distance the vehicle travels between stepping on the brake and when the brakes actually begin to take effect—becomes longer. Since stopping distance is the sum of reaction distance and braking distance, if reaction distance increases, stopping distance also becomes longer. This is specified in Chapter 5, Section 4 of the Rules of the Road (Safe Speed and Following Distance).

## Driving school curriculum
Stage 1 – Topic 7: Safe speed and following distance

## Source passage (Rules of the Road)
第４節 安全な速度と車間距離

## Tags
停止距離, 空走距離, 反応時間, 疲労運転, 制動距離

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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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