# MenkyoQuest — Question ch8_q016

Chapter: Ch. 8 Motorcycles
Section: 第２節 正しい乗り方
Type: True/False
Difficulty: hard

## Question
When riding a motorcycle, tense your shoulders and bend your elbows significantly.

## Correct answer
False

## Explanation
The Rules of the Road specifies "relax your shoulders and bend your elbows slightly." Tensing your shoulders or bending your elbows significantly is incorrect; a relaxed posture is required.

## Driving school curriculum
Stage 1 – Topic 1: Driver's mindset

## Source passage (Rules of the Road)
肩の力を抜き、ひじをわずかに曲げる。

## Tags
二輪車, 乗車姿勢, 肩, ひじ, 引っかけ問題

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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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