# MenkyoQuest — Question ch8_q037

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

## Question
Shifting suddenly from a high gear to low gear will not damage the engine or cause the motorcycle to fall over.

## Correct answer
False

## Explanation
The Rules of the Road, section "2(3)," states: "Shifting suddenly from a high gear to low gear can damage the engine or cause the motorcycle to fall over, so shift down in proper sequence." It is clearly stated that there is danger.

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

## Source passage (Rules of the Road)
２（３）ギアをいきなり高速からローに入れるとエンジンを傷めたり、転倒したりするおそれがありますので、順序よくシフトダウンしましよう。

## Tags
シフトダウン, ギア操作, エンジン, 転倒, 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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