# MenkyoQuest — Question kyousyu_1-12_02

Chapter: Ch. 5 Driving Method
Section: 第２節 自動車の通行するところ
Type: True/False
Difficulty: easy

## Question
On slopes, because starting on an uphill is difficult, the principle is that the descending vehicle yields to the ascending vehicle when passing each other.

## Correct answer
True

## Explanation
The Rules of the Road state that on slopes, because starting on an uphill is difficult, the descending vehicle yields to the ascending vehicle. This is to avoid collisions or backward rolling caused by failed starts on uphill slopes, and is a fundamental rule for passing on slopes.

## Driving school curriculum
Stage 1 – Topic 12: Passing oncoming vehicles

## Source passage (Rules of the Road)
坂道では、上り坂での発進がむずかしいため、下りの車が、上りの車に道を譲りましよう。

## Tags
行き違い, 坂道, 上り坂, 道を譲る

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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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