# MenkyoQuest — Question ch6_pastexam_01

Chapter: Ch. 6 Hazardous Areas
Section: 第１節 踏切
Type: True/False
Difficulty: medium

## Question
Within 10 meters before and after the edge of a railroad crossing, you must not stop even for loading or unloading cargo.

## Correct answer
True

## Explanation
Within 10 meters before and after the edge of a railroad crossing, stopping and parking are prohibited regardless of the reason. Brief stopping for loading or unloading cargo or for boarding and alighting of passengers is not permitted. This is an important regulation to prevent accidents near railroad crossings (Road Traffic Act Article 44, Paragraph 1, Item 4; Rules of the Road, Chapter 5, Section 8). Note that this is a different distance from the 5 meters before and after crosswalks.

## Driving school curriculum
Stage 1 – Topic 6: Intersections and railroad crossings

## Source passage (Rules of the Road)
Road Traffic Act Article 44, Paragraph 1, Item 4 / Rules of the Road, Ch.5 §8 (Parking & stopping) — no stopping/parking within 10 m of a railroad crossing

## Tags
踏切, 駐停車禁止, 10メートル, 停車, 距離規制

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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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