# MenkyoQuest — Question ch5_q036

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

## Question
When a driver is fatigued, it takes longer to recognize and judge danger, so the reaction distance (free-running distance) becomes longer.

## Correct answer
True

## Explanation
Chapter 5, Section 4, 2(2) of the Rules of the Road states that when a driver is fatigued, it takes longer to recognize and judge danger, so the reaction distance (free-running distance — the distance the vehicle travels before the brakes take effect) becomes longer. Fatigue delays reaction time, which in turn increases the overall stopping distance.

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

## Source passage (Rules of the Road)
2(2) 運転者が疲れているときは、危険を認知して判断するまでに時間がかかるので、空走距離は長くなります。

## Tags
空走距離, 疲労運転, 停止距離, 反応時間

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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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