Ch. 5 · Driving Method

Overtaking means changing lanes to move ahead of a vehicle traveling in front of you.

[True / False · Easy]

Answer: ✓ True

Explanation

The Rules of the Road, Section "1 Prohibition of Overtaking (1)", clearly states: "Overtaking means changing lanes to move ahead of a vehicle traveling in front of you." Therefore, this statement is correct.

Driving school curriculumStage 1 – Topic 11: Overtaking

Hikari
Hikari
Overtaking just means going faster than the car ahead, doesn't it?
Misaki
Misaki
Not quite—that's true only if you change lanes to pass. Overtaking specifically means switching lanes to get ahead.
Hikari
Hikari
So if I'm just going faster in my own lane, that's not overtaking?
Misaki
Misaki
Correct. The lane change is what defines overtaking.

Source: Ch. 5 Driving Method · Section (第６節 追越しなど) · １ 追越しの禁止（１）

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