# MenkyoQuest — Question ch8_q038

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

## Question
Which of the following is the correct precaution when braking?

## Options
A. Apply the brakes hard all at once
B. Apply the front and rear brakes simultaneously while using the engine brake
C. Turn the handlebars while braking
D. Tilt the vehicle body while braking

## Correct answer
B. Apply the front and rear brakes simultaneously while using the engine brake

## Explanation
The Rules of the Road, section "2(1)," states: "When braking, keep the vehicle body vertical, do not turn the handlebars, and apply the front and rear brakes simultaneously while using the engine brake." Option 2 is correct.

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

## Source passage (Rules of the Road)
２（１）ブレーキを掛けるときは、車体を垂直に保ち、ハンドルを切らない状態で、エンジンブレーキを効かせながら前後輪のブレーキを同時に掛けましよう。

## Tags
ブレーキ操作, 基本姿勢, 前後輪同時, エンジンブレーキ

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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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