# MenkyoQuest — Question ch5_q086

Chapter: Ch. 5 Driving Method
Section: 第９節 オートマチック車などの運転
Type: True/False
Difficulty: hard

## Question
In an automatic transmission vehicle while stopped, if you do not keep the brake pedal firmly depressed, the vehicle may slowly move forward even without pressing the accelerator pedal.

## Correct answer
True

## Explanation
The text clearly states: "If you do not keep the brake pedal firmly depressed, the vehicle may slowly move forward even without pressing the accelerator pedal (creep phenomenon), which can cause unexpected accidents such as rear-end collisions." This is called the creep phenomenon.

## Driving school curriculum
Stage 1 – Topic 14: Driving an automatic-transmission vehicle

## Source passage (Rules of the Road)
１ オートマチック車の運転（４）交差点などで停止したとき

## Tags
オートマチック車, クリープ現象, ブレーキペダル, 停止

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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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