# MenkyoQuest — Question ch8_q034

Chapter: Ch. 8 Motorcycles
Section: 第４節 ブレーキの掛け方
Type: True/False
Difficulty: hard

## Question
Engine braking becomes more effective in higher gears.

## Correct answer
False

## Explanation
The Rules of the Road, section "2(3)," states: "Engine braking becomes more effective in lower gears." Because braking power increases in lower gears, not higher gears, this statement is incorrect.

## Driving school curriculum
Stage 1 – Topic 7: Safe speed and following distance

## Source passage (Rules of the Road)
２（３）エンジンブレーキは、低速ギアになるほど制動力が大きくなります。

## Tags
エンジンブレーキ, ギア, 制動力, 引っかけ

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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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