# MenkyoQuest — Question ch6_q015

Chapter: Ch. 6 Hazardous Areas
Section: 第２節 坂道・カーブ
Type: True/False
Difficulty: medium

## Question
On slopes, because starting on an uphill is difficult, the vehicle going uphill should yield to the vehicle going downhill as a general rule.

## Correct answer
False

## Explanation
The Rules of the Road (6) states: "On slopes, because starting on an uphill is difficult, the vehicle going downhill should yield to the vehicle going uphill." The downhill vehicle should yield as a general rule. However, when there is a turnout nearby, the uphill vehicle should also pull into the turnout and wait.

## Driving school curriculum
Stage 2 – Topic 6: Natural forces acting on vehicles

## Source passage (Rules of the Road)
１ 坂道・山道 (６)

## Tags
坂道, 道の譲り方, 上り坂, 下り坂

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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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