# MenkyoQuest — Question ch6_q041

Chapter: Ch. 6 Hazardous Areas
Section: 第５節 緊急時の措置
Type: True/False
Difficulty: easy

## Question
If your engine stalls at a railroad crossing or in an intersection, you can move the vehicle as an emergency measure by putting the gear in low or second and using the starter motor.

## Correct answer
True

## Explanation
The Rules of the Road (1) states: "In such cases, as an emergency measure, you can put the gear in low or second and use the starter motor (starting electric motor) to move the vehicle." However, this method cannot be used with automatic transmission vehicles.

## Driving school curriculum
Stage 2 – Topic 13: Responding to traffic accidents

## Source passage (Rules of the Road)
(1) 踏切や交差点の中でエンストしたときは、非常手段としてギアをローかセコンドに入れ、セルモーター(始動電動機)を使つて車を動かすこともできます。

## Tags
エンスト, 踏切, 交差点, セルモーター, 緊急時

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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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