# MenkyoQuest — Question ch7_q020

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

## Question
You may drive on the roadside strip or shoulder of an expressway.

## Correct answer
False

## Explanation
Rules of the Road Chapter 7, Section 2, 3(2) clearly prohibits this: "You must not drive on the roadside strip or shoulder of an expressway." The roadside strip and shoulder are for emergency evacuation and for disabled vehicles to stop, not for normal driving.

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

## Source passage (Rules of the Road)
3 走行方法 (2) 高速道路の路側帯や路肩を通行してはいけません。

## Tags
高速道路, 路側帯, 路肩, 通行禁止

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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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