# MenkyoQuest — Question ch6_q050

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

## Question
When there is a risk of a head-on collision with an oncoming vehicle, you should avoid leaving the roadway even if the area off the road is not dangerous.

## Correct answer
False

## Explanation
The Rules of the Road (7) states: "If the area off the road is not dangerous, you must not hesitate to leave the roadway." If the area off the road is safe, you should actively leave the roadway and not avoid doing so. Therefore, the statement in the question is incorrect.

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

## Source passage (Rules of the Road)
(7) もし道路外が危険な場所でないときは、道路外に出ることをためらつてはいけません。

## Tags
正面衝突, 回避, 道路外, 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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