Ch. 8 · Motorcycles

When turning right at an intersection, a general moped must always make a right turn using the two-stage right turn method.

[True / False · Medium]

Momoka

Mopeds always do that wide two-stage right turn thing, right?

Hikari

Not always — that's false. They only use the two-stage turn at certain signalized intersections or where there's a sign for it.

Momoka

So sometimes they turn right the normal small way?

Hikari

Yep! If there's a small right turn sign or it's a smaller intersection, stick to the regular method.

Source: Ch. 8 Motorcycles · Section (第３節 安全な運転の方法 ３ 右折するときの運転) · Rules of the Road, Ch.8 §3 (Safe riding methods) / 3(2)(a) Two-stage right turn / 3(2)(b) Small-radius right turn — At intersections other than those in (a), such as intersections on roads with the “General Moped Right-Turn Method (Small-Radius)” sign, you must move as close to the center of the road as possible in advance and proceed at a stop-ready speed (jokō) just inside the center of the intersection.

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