# MenkyoQuest — Question kyousyu_1-05_04

Chapter: Ch. 1 Common Conduct
Section: 第２節 信号、標識・標示に従うこと
Type: True/False
Difficulty: hard

## Question
When an emergency vehicle approaches near an intersection, you must enter the intersection, then pull over to the left side of the road and slow down to a stop-ready speed (jokō).

## Correct answer
False

## Explanation
The Rules of the Road state that near an intersection, you must "avoid the intersection," pull over to the left side of the road, and "come to a complete stop." Entering the intersection or merely slowing down to a stop-ready speed is not permitted.

## Driving school curriculum
Stage 1 – Topic 5: Priority for emergency vehicles

## Source passage (Rules of the Road)
第５章第２節５「交差点の付近では、交差点を避けて、道路の左側に寄つて一時停止をし」

## Tags
緊急自動車, 交差点, 一時停止, 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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