# MenkyoQuest — Question ch5_q057

Chapter: Ch. 5 Driving Method
Section: 第６節 追越しなど
Type: True/False
Difficulty: medium

## Question
Within 30 meters before a railroad crossing, you must not change lanes or pass alongside another vehicle in order to overtake a car or general moped.

## Correct answer
True

## Explanation
The Rules of the Road, Section "1 Prohibition of Overtaking (3) F", clearly states "railroad crossings, crosswalks, bicycle crossings, and within 30 meters before them." Therefore, this statement is correct.

## Driving school curriculum
Stage 1 – Topic 11: Overtaking

## Source passage (Rules of the Road)
１ 追越しの禁止（３）カ

## Tags
追越し禁止, 踏切, 距離, 30メートル

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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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