# MenkyoQuest — Question ch6_q048

Chapter: Ch. 6 Hazardous Areas
Section: 第５節 緊急時の措置
Type: Multiple choice
Difficulty: medium

## Question
Which of the following is NOT listed in the Rules of the Road as a measure to take when brakes fail on a downhill slope?

## Options
A. Downshift quickly
B. Pull the handbrake
C. Turn off the engine switch
D. Drop the wheels into a ditch on the mountain side

## Correct answer
C. Turn off the engine switch

## Explanation
The Rules of the Road (6) describes measures such as "downshift quickly and pull the handbrake. If that still does not stop the vehicle, drop the wheels into a ditch on the mountain side," etc., but there is no mention of turning off the engine switch. Therefore, option 3 is correct.

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

## Source passage (Rules of the Road)
(6) 下り坂などでブレーキが効かなくなつたときは、手早く減速チェンジをし、ハンドブレーキを引きます。それでも停止しないようなときは、山側のみぞに車輪を落としたり...

## Tags
ブレーキ故障, 下り坂, 減速チェンジ, ハンドブレーキ, 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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