# MenkyoQuest — Question ch5_q010

Chapter: Ch. 5 Driving Method
Section: 第１節 安全な発進
Type: Multiple choice
Difficulty: hard

## Question
Which of the following statements about driving large vehicles, medium-sized vehicles, and semi-medium-sized vehicles is correct?

## Options
A. Compared to ordinary vehicles, the vehicle body is shorter before and after the axles, so no caution is needed when starting from the roadside
B. Compared to ordinary vehicles, the area where vehicles and pedestrians cannot be seen from the driver's seat is narrower
C. Because the vehicle body passes inside the tire tracks, there is no concern about the front or rear of the vehicle body making contact when starting
D. Compared to ordinary vehicles, the area where vehicles and pedestrians cannot be seen from the driver's seat is wider, so caution is required

## Correct answer
D. Compared to ordinary vehicles, the area where vehicles and pedestrians cannot be seen from the driver's seat is wider, so caution is required

## Explanation
The Rules of the Road states: "Large vehicles, medium-sized vehicles, and semi-medium-sized vehicles have a wider blind spot from the driver's seat where vehicles and pedestrians cannot be seen compared to ordinary vehicles, so be careful." Additionally, because the vehicle body extends long before and after the axles, and the vehicle body passes outside the tire tracks, caution is needed when starting from the roadside.

## Driving school curriculum
Stage 1 – Topic 9: Safety checks, signals, and horn use

## Source passage (Rules of the Road)
６ 路端からの発進、７ 走行に当たつての安全確認

## Tags
大型自動車, 中型自動車, 準中型自動車, 死角, 安全確認

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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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