# MenkyoQuest — Question kyousyu_1-12_03

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

## Question
When passing on a slope, the principle is that the descending vehicle yields to the ascending vehicle, but if there is a turnout nearby, even the ascending vehicle should enter the turnout and wait.

## Correct answer
True

## Explanation
The Rules of the Road state that when passing on a slope, the principle is that the descending vehicle yields to the ascending vehicle, but if there is a turnout nearby, even the ascending vehicle should enter the turnout and wait. As an exception to the principle, remember that the ascending vehicle may yield when a turnout is available.

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

## Source passage (Rules of the Road)
近くに待避所があるときは、上りの車でも、その待避所に入つて待ちましよう。

## Tags
行き違い, 待避所, 坂道, 上り坂, 例外

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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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