Ch. 5 · Driving Method

When a person carrying a white or yellow cane or a person accompanied by a guide dog is walking, you must come to a complete stop or slow down to a stop-ready speed (jokō) to allow them to pass safely.

[True / False · Easy]

Answer: ✓ True

Explanation

The Rules of the Road 3 clearly states: "When a person carrying a white or yellow cane or a person accompanied by a guide dog is walking, you must come to a complete stop or slow down to a stop-ready speed to allow them to pass safely." This is an obligation to protect people with disabilities.

Driving school curriculumStage 1 – Topic 8: Protection of pedestrians

Hikari
Hikari
White or yellow cane… I should just slow down, right?
Misaki
Misaki
You must either stop completely or slow to a stop-ready speed so they can pass safely. That's true.
Hikari
Hikari
Oh, so slowing to stop-ready counts too—it's not always a full stop?
Misaki
Misaki
Yes, but you need to be ready to stop instantly. The cane or guide dog signals visual impairment—they have right of way.

Source: Ch. 5 Driving Method · Section (第３節 歩行者の保護など) · 3 身体の不自由な人の保護

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Source content excerpted from the NPA “Rules of the Road” instructional manual, in the public domain under Japanese Copyright Act Article 13(2). Explanations are AI-assisted and copyrighted by the MenkyoQuest editorial team.