# MenkyoQuest — Question ch5_q038

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

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

## Options
A. A steep uphill slope
B. Near curves in the road
C. An intersection with poor left-right visibility while traveling on a priority road
D. An intersection showing a flashing yellow signal

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

## Source passage (Rules of the Road)
4(3) 道路の曲がり角付近

## Tags
徐行, 曲がり角, 徐行場所

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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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