# MenkyoQuest — Question ch5_trap_09

Chapter: Ch. 5 Driving Method
Section: 第8節 駐車と停車
Type: True/False
Difficulty: medium

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

## Correct 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 curriculum
Stage 2 – Topic 10: Parking and stopping

## Source passage (Rules of the Road)
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.

## Tags
駐車, 停車, 定義, ペア概念入れ替え

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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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