Ch. 5 · Driving Method

When traffic ahead is congested and you may stop in the intersection and obstruct the passage of vehicles from the cross direction, you must not enter the intersection even if the signal is green.

[True / False · Medium]

Answer: ✓ True

Explanation

Section 2(9) of the Rules of the Road states: "When traffic ahead is congested and you may stop in the intersection and obstruct the passage of vehicles from the cross direction, you must not enter the intersection even if the signal is green." This regulation prevents vehicles from remaining stopped in intersections.

Driving school curriculumStage 1 – Topic 6: Intersections and railroad crossings

Hikari
Hikari
Green means go, though—why would I wait?
Misaki
Misaki
Because if traffic ahead is jammed and you'd get stuck blocking cross traffic, you must not enter. Green doesn't override that rule.
Hikari
Hikari
Oh, so I'd be trapping everyone if I sat in the middle of the intersection.
Misaki
Misaki
Exactly. Wait behind the line until you know you can clear the intersection completely.

Source: Ch. 5 Driving Method · Section (第７節 交差点の通り方) · 2 交差点(環状交差点を除きます。)の通行方法 (9)

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Source content excerpted from the NPA “Rules of the Road” instructional manual, in the public domain under Japanese Copyright Act Article 13(2). Explanations are AI-assisted and copyrighted by the MenkyoQuest editorial team.