Ch. 5 · Driving Method

Which of the following is a location where you must slow down to a stop-ready speed (jokō)?

[Multiple choice · Easy]

Answer: B: Near curves in the road

Explanation

Chapter 5, Section 4, 4 of the Rules of the Road specifies locations where you must slow down to a stop-ready speed: where there are jokō signs, intersections where visibility to the left and right is limited, near curves in the road, near the tops of uphill slopes, and on steep downhill slopes. Among the options, near curves in the road applies.

Driving school curriculumStage 1 – Topic 7: Safe speed and following distance

Hikari
Hikari
I'd pick the steep uphill — you definitely need to slow down there, right?
Misaki
Misaki
Actually, the correct answer is near curves in the road. Steep *down*hill slopes require jokō speed, but steep uphills don't appear in that rule.
Hikari
Hikari
Oh wow, I totally mixed those up!
Misaki
Misaki
Easy to confuse. Just remember: curves, tops of hills, and steep downhills — not uphills.

Source: Ch. 5 Driving Method · Section (第4節 安全な速度と車間距離) · 4(3) 道路の曲がり角付近

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