# MenkyoQuest — Question ch5_q020

Chapter: Ch. 5 Driving Method
Section: 第２節 自動車の通行するところ
Type: Multiple choice
Difficulty: hard

## Question
Which of the following statements about roads with designated priority lanes for buses is incorrect?

## Options
A. A vehicle driving in a priority lane must promptly exit when a bus approaches
B. When traffic is congested and there is a risk you will not be able to exit when a bus approaches, you must not use that lane in the first place
C. When moving to the left edge of the road to turn right or left, you may use the priority lane
D. If no bus is approaching, you may continue driving in the priority lane at all times

## Correct answer
D. If no bus is approaching, you may continue driving in the priority lane at all times

## Explanation
Rules of the Road, Chapter 5, Section 2, Item 6(3) states that in a priority lane, you must promptly exit when a bus approaches, and if traffic is congested and you might not be able to exit, you must not use that lane in the first place. The statement that you may always continue driving in the lane is incorrect.

## Driving school curriculum
Stage 1 – Topic 4: Where vehicles may and may not travel

## Source passage (Rules of the Road)
6 路線バスなどの優先 - (3)

## Tags
優先通行帯, 路線バス, 交通混雑, 通行方法

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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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