# MenkyoQuest — Question kyousyu_1-12_05

Chapter: Ch. 5 Driving Method
Section: 第２節 自動車の通行するところ
Type: Multiple choice
Difficulty: hard

## Question
Which of the following is correct regarding passing on slopes or roads with cliffs?

## Options
A. Because starting on an uphill is difficult, the principle when passing is that the ascending vehicle yields to the descending vehicle.
B. On a road where one side has a cliff with a risk of falling, if safe passing is not possible, the vehicle on the side opposite the cliff must come to a complete stop and yield.
C. On a slope, if there is a turnout nearby, even the ascending vehicle should enter the turnout and wait.
D. When passing on mountain roads, the shoulder is not prone to collapse, so you may pull over all the way to the edge of the shoulder.

## Correct answer
C. On a slope, if there is a turnout nearby, even the ascending vehicle should enter the turnout and wait.

## Explanation
The Rules of the Road state that on slopes, 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. The other options are incorrect because the vehicle on the cliff side must yield, and on mountain roads you should not pull over too close to the shoulder.

## 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, がけ, 山道

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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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