Ch. 6 · Hazardous Areas

While driving, pedestrians near the right side of the road may become invisible due to the lights from your vehicle and oncoming vehicles, so you need to be very careful.

[True / False · Medium]

Answer: ✕ False

Explanation

The Rules of the Road section "1. Night Driving (2)" states that "pedestrians near the center of the road may become invisible due to the lights from your vehicle and oncoming vehicles." The question says "right side," but the correct location is "center."

Driving school curriculumStage 2 – Topic 7: Driving in adverse conditions

Hikari
Hikari
Right side makes sense — that's where pedestrians usually walk, right?
Misaki
Misaki
Actually, that's false. The real danger zone is near the center of the road, where your headlights and oncoming lights can create blind spots.
Hikari
Hikari
Oh, so the lights kind of cancel each other out in the middle?
Misaki
Misaki
Precisely. Always watch the center carefully at night — pedestrians there can vanish in the glare.

Source: Ch. 6 Hazardous Areas · Section (第３節 夜間) · 1 夜間の走行(2) 自分の車と対向車のライトで、道路の中央付近の歩行者が見えなくなることがあるので、十分注意しましよう。

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