Ch. 5 · Driving Method

Stopping to pick up or drop off passengers, or to load or unload cargo for 5 minutes or less, is considered stopping.

[True / False · Medium]

Answer: ✓ True

Explanation

Stopping (teisha) means a short stop that does not constitute parking. Stopping to pick up or drop off passengers, or to load or unload cargo for 5 minutes or less, does not constitute parking, so it is classified as stopping. Therefore this statement is correct.

Driving school curriculumStage 2 – Topic 10: Parking and stopping

Hikari
Hikari
Wait, I thought anything under 5 minutes was just… nothing?
Misaki
Misaki
It's still stopping. Loading and unloading cargo or picking up passengers for 5 minutes or less doesn't count as parking, so it's classified as stopping—and the statement is true.
Hikari
Hikari
Oh, so stopping is still a thing, just not parking.
Misaki
Misaki
Exactly. Remember: stopping is brief and purposeful—5 minutes or less for passengers or cargo.

Source: Ch. 5 Driving Method · Section (第8節 駐車と停車) · Rules of the Road, Ch.5 §8 (Parking & stopping) — Stopping/parking is prohibited near intersections (within 5 m), pedestrian crossings, crossings (within 10 m), fire hydrants, bus stops (within 10 m of the post during operating hours), and where signs/markings prohibit it.

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