# MenkyoQuest — Question ch7_q012

Chapter: Ch. 7 Expressway
Section: 第２節 走行上の注意
Type: True/False
Difficulty: medium

## Question
When your vehicle breaks down on an expressway, the warning triangle should be placed in front of your vehicle.

## Correct answer
False

## Explanation
Rules of the Road Chapter 7, Section 2, 4(2) specifies, "Place the warning triangle on the road behind the vehicle." To alert following traffic that your vehicle is stopped, you must place it behind your vehicle, not in front. This is a commonly tricky point.

## Driving school curriculum
Stage 2 – Topic 16: Driving on expressways

## Source passage (Rules of the Road)
4 駐車、停車の禁止など (2) 高速道路で故障、燃料切れ、交通事故などにより運転することができなくなつたときは自動車の後方の路上に停止表示器材を置き

## Tags
高速道路, 故障, 停止表示器材, 後方

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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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