# MenkyoQuest — Ch. 11 Owner & Manager (full chapter)

> Owner and user obligations — vehicle inspection (shaken), voluntary insurance, and the role of the safe-driving manager. Reflects the latest law revisions.

## Chapter metadata

- Number: Chapter 11
- Japanese title: 第11章 自動車所有者、使用者、安全運転管理者、自動車運転代行業者などの心得
- English subtitle: Owners & Managers
- Total questions: 24
- Format split: 18 true/false + 6 multiple-choice
- Difficulty split: easy 6 / medium 13 / hard 5

## All questions

### 第１節 自動車所有者などの義務

#### 第11章 _第１節 自_01 [T/F, easy]

**Question:** A vehicle storage location must be secured within 2 kilometers of the principal place of use, in a place other than a road.
**Correct:** True
**Explanation:** The Rules of the Road, Section 1, 1(1) clearly states: "You must secure a vehicle storage location within 2 kilometers of the principal place of use, such as your residence, in a place other than a road."
**Driving school curriculum:** Stage 2 – Topic 14: Vehicle owner responsibilities and insurance
**Source:** Rules of the Road, Chapter 11, Section 1 (Duties of Vehicle Owners) / 1. Securing a Parking Place: You must secure a parking place — within 2 km of your principal place of use, in a location off the road.
**Individual page:** https://www.menkyoquest.com/en/q/ch11_q001 ([plain text](https://www.menkyoquest.com/en/q/ch11_q001.txt))

#### 第11章 _第１節 自_02 [T/F, hard]

**Question:** A vehicle storage location may be secured within 3 kilometers of the principal place of use, in a place other than a road.
**Correct:** False
**Explanation:** The Rules of the Road specifies "within 2 kilometers." The statement "within 3 kilometers" is incorrect; the storage location must be secured within 2 kilometers of the principal place of use.
**Driving school curriculum:** Stage 2 – Topic 14: Vehicle owner responsibilities and insurance
**Source:** Rules of the Road, Chapter 11, Section 1 / 1. Securing a Parking Place: You must secure a parking place within 2 km of your principal place of use, off the road. (2 km is the maximum — within 3 km is not sufficient.)
**Individual page:** https://www.menkyoquest.com/en/q/ch11_q002 ([plain text](https://www.menkyoquest.com/en/q/ch11_q002.txt))

#### 第11章 _第１節 自_03 [T/F, medium]

**Question:** The parking space certificate sticker is issued by the chief of police and must be displayed by affixing it to the rear window of the vehicle.
**Correct:** True
**Explanation:** The Rules of the Road, Section 1, 1(2) states: "You must display the parking space certificate sticker issued by the chief of police by affixing it to the rear window of the vehicle." Both the issuing authority and display location match the statement.
**Driving school curriculum:** Stage 2 – Topic 14: Vehicle owner responsibilities and insurance
**Source:** Rules of the Road, Chapter 11, Section 1 / 1. Securing a Parking Place (2): Before putting your vehicle on the road, you must display the parking-location sticker (保管場所標章) issued by the police station chief, affixed to the rear glass of the vehicle.
**Individual page:** https://www.menkyoquest.com/en/q/ch11_q003 ([plain text](https://www.menkyoquest.com/en/q/ch11_q003.txt))

#### 第11章 _第１節 自_04 [T/F, easy]

**Question:** A moped must be registered and a license plate (number plate) must be attached.
**Correct:** True
**Explanation:** The Rules of the Road, Section 1, 2 states that a moped must be declared (filed with the municipality) and a license plate (number plate) must be attached. Mopeds have an obligation to declare and display a license plate.
**Driving school curriculum:** Stage 2 – Topic 14: Vehicle owner responsibilities and insurance
**Source:** Rules of the Road, Chapter 11, Section 1 / 2. Vehicle Registration: All vehicles must be registered (light vehicles 軽自動車 require notification instead) and bear a number plate. Mopeds 原付 also require notification and a number plate.
**Individual page:** https://www.menkyoquest.com/en/q/ch11_q004 ([plain text](https://www.menkyoquest.com/en/q/ch11_q004.txt))

#### 第11章 _第１節 自_05 [T/F, medium]

**Question:** A light motor vehicle must be registered and a number plate must be attached.
**Correct:** False
**Explanation:** The Rules of the Road, Section 1, 2 states: "Vehicles must be registered (light motor vehicles must be reported) and a number plate must be attached." Light motor vehicles require "reporting," not "registration."
**Driving school curriculum:** Stage 2 – Topic 14: Vehicle owner responsibilities and insurance
**Source:** Rules of the Road, Chapter 11, Section 1 / 2. Vehicle Registration: Light vehicles 軽自動車 use a notification system, not registration. The Q's phrasing "must be registered" is wrong for light vehicles.
**Individual page:** https://www.menkyoquest.com/en/q/ch11_q005 ([plain text](https://www.menkyoquest.com/en/q/ch11_q005.txt))

#### 第11章 _第１節 自_06 [T/F, easy]

**Question:** You must not lend a vehicle to someone without a license or someone who has been drinking alcohol.
**Correct:** True
**Explanation:** The Rules of the Road, Section 1, 5 clearly prohibits this: "You must not lend a vehicle to someone without a license or someone who has been drinking alcohol." This must be observed as a duty of the vehicle owner.
**Driving school curriculum:** Stage 2 – Topic 14: Vehicle owner responsibilities and insurance
**Source:** Rules of the Road, Chapter 11, Section 1 / 5. Vehicle Management: Do not lend your vehicle to an unlicensed person or to someone who has been drinking. Also take care that the vehicle cannot be taken without permission (e.g. remove the key).
**Individual page:** https://www.menkyoquest.com/en/q/ch11_q006 ([plain text](https://www.menkyoquest.com/en/q/ch11_q006.txt))

#### 第11章 _第１節 自_07 [T/F, hard]

**Question:** The number on the inspection sticker affixed to the front windshield indicates the date (year and month) of the previous inspection.
**Correct:** False
**Explanation:** The Rules of the Road, Section 1, 3 states: "The number on the inspection sticker affixed to the front windshield indicates the date (year and month) of the next inspection." The statement "previous inspection" is incorrect; it should be "next inspection."
**Driving school curriculum:** Stage 2 – Topic 14: Vehicle owner responsibilities and insurance
**Source:** Rules of the Road, Chapter 11, Section 1 / 3. Vehicle Inspection: Vehicles must undergo periodic inspections. The numbers on the inspection sticker affixed to the front windshield indicate the date of the NEXT inspection (year, month) — not the previous one.
**Individual page:** https://www.menkyoquest.com/en/q/ch11_q007 ([plain text](https://www.menkyoquest.com/en/q/ch11_q007.txt))

#### 第11章 _第１節 自_08 [MC, medium]

**Question:** Which of the following statements about vehicle storage locations is correct?
**Options:**
  A. It must be secured within 1 kilometer of the principal place of use
  B. It must be secured within 2 kilometers of the principal place of use, in a place other than a road
  C. It must be secured within 3 kilometers of the principal place of use
  D. It may be on a road as long as it is within 2 kilometers of the principal place of use
**Correct:** B. It must be secured within 2 kilometers of the principal place of use, in a place other than a road
**Explanation:** The Rules of the Road, Section 1, 1(1) states: "You must secure a vehicle storage location within 2 kilometers of the principal place of use, in a place other than a road." The distance must be within 2 kilometers and must be a place other than a road.
**Driving school curriculum:** Stage 2 – Topic 14: Vehicle owner responsibilities and insurance
**Source:** Rules of the Road, Chapter 11, Section 1 / 1. Securing a Parking Place (1): The parking place must be within 2 km of the principal place of use, and off the road.
**Individual page:** https://www.menkyoquest.com/en/q/ch11_q008 ([plain text](https://www.menkyoquest.com/en/q/ch11_q008.txt))

#### 第11章 _第１節 自_09 [MC, medium]

**Question:** Which of the following statements about motor vehicle registration or reporting is correct?
**Options:**
  A. Light motor vehicles must be registered and a number plate attached
  B. Mopeds must be registered and a number plate attached
  C. Mopeds must be declared and a license plate attached
  D. Light motor vehicles must be declared and a license plate attached
**Correct:** C. Mopeds must be declared and a license plate attached
**Explanation:** The Rules of the Road, Section 1, 2 states that a moped must be declared (filed with the municipality) and a license plate must be attached. Light motor vehicles require reporting (notification), ordinary vehicles require registration, but mopeds require declaration.
**Driving school curriculum:** Stage 2 – Topic 14: Vehicle owner responsibilities and insurance
**Source:** Rules of the Road, Chapter 11, Section 1 / 2. Vehicle Registration: All vehicles require registration (light vehicles notify instead); mopeds require notification and a number plate.
**Individual page:** https://www.menkyoquest.com/en/q/ch11_q009 ([plain text](https://www.menkyoquest.com/en/q/ch11_q009.txt))

#### 第11章 _第１節 自_10 [MC, easy]

**Question:** Which vehicles are required to carry compulsory automobile liability insurance or mutual aid coverage?
**Options:**
  A. Motor vehicles only
  B. Light motor vehicles only
  C. Motor vehicles and mopeds
  D. Motor vehicles only; mopeds are optional
**Correct:** C. Motor vehicles and mopeds
**Explanation:** The Rules of the Road, Section 1, 4 states: "You must carry compulsory automobile liability insurance or mutual aid coverage. Mopeds must also carry compulsory automobile liability insurance or mutual aid coverage." The requirement applies not only to vehicles but also to mopeds.
**Driving school curriculum:** Stage 2 – Topic 14: Vehicle owner responsibilities and insurance
**Source:** Rules of the Road, Chapter 11, Section 1 / 4. Compulsory Insurance: Vehicles must be insured under jibaiseki (compulsory third-party liability) or its mutual-aid equivalent. Mopeds are also required to carry compulsory insurance.
**Individual page:** https://www.menkyoquest.com/en/q/ch11_q010 ([plain text](https://www.menkyoquest.com/en/q/ch11_q010.txt))

### 第２節 使用者、安全運転管理者、自動車運転代行業者などの義務

#### 第11章 _第２節 使_01 [T/F, easy]

**Question:** The vehicle user must make efforts to ensure that drivers comply with traffic regulations and that safe-driving managers properly manage safe driving practices.
**Correct:** True
**Explanation:** The text in "1. Obligations of the User, etc. (1)" clearly states: "The vehicle user must make efforts to ensure that drivers comply with traffic regulations and that safe-driving managers properly manage safe driving practices."
**Driving school curriculum:** Stage 2 – Topic 14: Vehicle owner responsibilities and insurance
**Source:** Rules of the Road, Chapter 11, Section 2 (Duties of operators, safe-driving managers, and substitute-driving providers) / 1. Operator's duties (1): The vehicle's operator must make reasonable efforts to ensure drivers observe traffic rules and that the safe-driving manager handles safe-driving management. The same applies to substitute-driving providers having their drivers operate substitute-driving vehicles.
**Individual page:** https://www.menkyoquest.com/en/q/ch11_q011 ([plain text](https://www.menkyoquest.com/en/q/ch11_q011.txt))

#### 第11章 _第２節 使_02 [T/F, medium]

**Question:** Users of emergency vehicles or road maintenance work vehicles must make efforts to provide traffic safety education to drivers in all cases.
**Correct:** False
**Explanation:** The text in "1 (2)" states that users must make efforts to provide traffic safety education to drivers "except when a safe-driving manager is appointed." This requirement does not apply in all cases—it excludes situations where a safe-driving manager is already in place.
**Driving school curriculum:** Stage 2 – Topic 14: Vehicle owner responsibilities and insurance
**Source:** Rules of the Road, Chapter 11, Section 2 / 1. Operator's duties (2): The operator of an emergency vehicle (such as a fire engine) or a road-maintenance vehicle must, except where a safe-driving manager is already appointed, make reasonable efforts to provide drivers with the traffic-safety education required for safe driving.
**Individual page:** https://www.menkyoquest.com/en/q/ch11_q012 ([plain text](https://www.menkyoquest.com/en/q/ch11_q012.txt))

#### 第11章 _第２節 使_03 [MC, hard]

**Question:** Which of the following driver violations is NOT explicitly stated in the text as a reason for the user to be ordered by the Public Safety Commission to take measures to prevent recurrence?
**Options:**
  A. Maximum speed violations
  B. Overloading violations
  C. Fatigued driving
  D. Unlicensed driving
**Correct:** D. Unlicensed driving
**Explanation:** The text in "1 (4)" explicitly lists three violations that trigger orders from the Public Safety Commission: "(a) Maximum speed violations," "(b) Overloading violations," and "(c) Fatigued driving." Unlicensed driving is not included in this list.
**Driving school curriculum:** Stage 2 – Topic 14: Vehicle owner responsibilities and insurance
**Source:** Rules of the Road, Chapter 11, Section 2 / 1. Operator's duties (4): If a driver commits any of the following, the prefectural Public Safety Commission may order the vehicle's operator to take measures to prevent recurrence — (a) speeding violations, (b) overloading-and-driving, (c) fatigue driving.
**Individual page:** https://www.menkyoquest.com/en/q/ch11_q013 ([plain text](https://www.menkyoquest.com/en/q/ch11_q013.txt))

#### 第11章 _第２節 使_04 [T/F, medium]

**Question:** A vehicle user who has been ordered to pay a parking violation fine may be subject to a penalty that prohibits operating that vehicle for a certain period if the user has previously been ordered to pay a parking violation fine.
**Correct:** True
**Explanation:** If a vehicle user who has previously been ordered to pay a parking-violation fine (a fine charged to the registered user when the actual driver cannot be identified) is ordered to pay one again, they may face a use-ban on that vehicle for a set period. In plain terms: repeated parking offences by the same user trigger a use restriction on the car itself (Road Traffic Act §51-4).
**Driving school curriculum:** Stage 2 – Topic 14: Vehicle owner responsibilities and insurance
**Source:** 第11章第２節 １ 使用者の義務など（５）
**Individual page:** https://www.menkyoquest.com/en/q/ch11_q014 ([plain text](https://www.menkyoquest.com/en/q/ch11_q014.txt))

#### 第11章 _第２節 使_05 [MC, hard]

**Question:** Which of the following criteria for appointing a safe-driving manager is correct?
**Options:**
  A. One vehicle with a passenger capacity of 10 or more
  B. One vehicle with a passenger capacity of 11 or more
  C. Four or more other vehicles
  D. Large motorcycles and ordinary motorcycles are each counted as one vehicle
**Correct:** B. One vehicle with a passenger capacity of 11 or more
**Explanation:** The text in "2 (1)" clearly states: "One or more vehicles with a passenger capacity of 11 or more; or five or more other vehicles (large motorcycles and ordinary motorcycles are each counted as 0.5 vehicles)."
**Driving school curriculum:** Stage 2 – Topic 14: Vehicle owner responsibilities and insurance
**Source:** 第11章第２節 ２ 安全運転管理者など（１）
**Individual page:** https://www.menkyoquest.com/en/q/ch11_q015 ([plain text](https://www.menkyoquest.com/en/q/ch11_q015.txt))

#### 第11章 _第２節 使_06 [T/F, medium]

**Question:** A deputy safe-driving manager must be appointed at workplaces that use 15 or more vehicles.
**Correct:** False
**Explanation:** The text in "2 (2)" specifies that a deputy safe-driving manager must be appointed "at workplaces that use 20 or more vehicles (large motorcycles and ordinary motorcycles are each counted as 0.5 vehicles)." The requirement is 20 or more vehicles, not 15.
**Driving school curriculum:** Stage 2 – Topic 14: Vehicle owner responsibilities and insurance
**Source:** 第11章第２節 ２ 安全運転管理者など（２）
**Individual page:** https://www.menkyoquest.com/en/q/ch11_q016 ([plain text](https://www.menkyoquest.com/en/q/ch11_q016.txt))

#### 第11章 _第２節 使_07 [T/F, easy]

**Question:** Safe-driving managers are required to provide traffic safety education to drivers.
**Correct:** True
**Explanation:** The text in "2 (3) (a)" explicitly lists "providing traffic safety education" as one of the duties that safe-driving managers must reliably perform.
**Driving school curriculum:** Stage 2 – Topic 14: Vehicle owner responsibilities and insurance
**Source:** 第11章第２節 ２ 安全運転管理者など（３）ア
**Individual page:** https://www.menkyoquest.com/en/q/ch11_q017 ([plain text](https://www.menkyoquest.com/en/q/ch11_q017.txt))

#### 第11章 _第２節 使_08 [T/F, hard]

**Question:** Safe-driving managers must retain records of alcohol screening confirmations made with an alcohol detector for six months.
**Correct:** False
**Explanation:** The text in "2 (3) (g)" specifies that confirmations must be "made using an alcohol detector, and those records must be retained for one year." The retention period is one year, not six months.
**Driving school curriculum:** Stage 2 – Topic 14: Vehicle owner responsibilities and insurance
**Source:** Rules of the Road, Chapter 11, Section 2 / 2. Safe-driving managers (3) (g): For drivers about to drive and drivers who have just finished driving, the safe-driving manager must verify the presence or absence of alcohol — by visual confirmation of the driver's state and by using an alcohol detector — and must keep the records for one year while keeping the alcohol detector in proper working order at all times.
**Individual page:** https://www.menkyoquest.com/en/q/ch11_q018 ([plain text](https://www.menkyoquest.com/en/q/ch11_q018.txt))

#### 第11章 _第２節 使_09 [MC, medium]

**Question:** Which of the following actions is NOT explicitly stated in the text as something that vehicle owners or safe-driving managers must not order drivers to do or tolerate?
**Options:**
  A. Unlicensed driving
  B. Maximum speed violations
  C. Overloading violations
  D. Drunk driving or alcohol-impaired driving
**Correct:** C. Overloading violations
**Explanation:** Items (a)-(f) of "2(5)" explicitly list "unlicensed driving," "maximum speed violations," and "drunk or alcohol-impaired driving." Item (e), however, reads "driving a vehicle in violation of loading restrictions" - the exact term "overloading violations" does not appear in the text. Therefore this is the correct answer.
**Driving school curriculum:** Stage 2 – Topic 14: Vehicle owner responsibilities and insurance
**Source:** 第11章第２節 ２ 安全運転管理者など（５）
**Individual page:** https://www.menkyoquest.com/en/q/ch11_q019 ([plain text](https://www.menkyoquest.com/en/q/ch11_q019.txt))

#### 第11章 _第２節 使_10 [T/F, medium]

**Question:** Designated driver service operators must appoint a safe-driving manager at each of their business offices.
**Correct:** True
**Explanation:** The text in "2 (1)" clearly states: "Designated driver service operators must appoint a safe-driving manager at each of their business offices."
**Driving school curriculum:** Stage 2 – Topic 14: Vehicle owner responsibilities and insurance
**Source:** 第11章第２節 ２ 安全運転管理者など（１）
**Individual page:** https://www.menkyoquest.com/en/q/ch11_q020 ([plain text](https://www.menkyoquest.com/en/q/ch11_q020.txt))

### 第1節 自動車所有者などの義務 1 自動車の保管場所の確保など

#### ch11_trap_01 [T/F, medium]

**Question:** Vehicle owners must secure a parking space within 2 kilometers of their home.
**Correct:** False
**Explanation:** The Rules of the Road state "within 2 kilometers of the base of use, such as your address." It is not "home" but the "base of use," and as an exception, the actual place of use, such as a business office, may be the base.
**Driving school curriculum:** Stage 2 – Topic 14: Vehicle owner responsibilities and insurance
**Source:** Rules of the Road, Ch.11 §1 (Duties of vehicle owners) — Secure a parking place (within 2 km of principal use, off the road), register the vehicle (or notify for light vehicles/mopeds), undergo periodic statutory inspections (shaken), and maintain compulsory third-party-liability insurance (jibaiseki).
**Individual page:** https://www.menkyoquest.com/en/q/ch11_trap_01 ([plain text](https://www.menkyoquest.com/en/q/ch11_trap_01.txt))

### 第2節 使用者

#### ch11_trap_02 [T/F, medium]

**Question:** Businesses required to designate a safe-driving manager are limited, in all cases, to those using five or more vehicles.
**Correct:** False
**Explanation:** The Rules of the Road require a safe-driving manager for a single vehicle when its passenger capacity is 11 or more (e.g. buses, minibuses), and for five or more of other vehicles. Since the obligation can arise with fewer than five vehicles when the capacity is 11 or more, the phrase "in all cases, five or more" is incorrect.
**Driving school curriculum:** Stage 2 – Topic 14: Vehicle owner responsibilities and insurance
**Source:** Rules of the Road, Ch.11 §2 (Operators, safe-driving managers, substitute-driving providers) — Vehicle operators (employers) and safe-driving managers must educate drivers on traffic rules, verify physical condition and absence of alcohol before/after driving (with breathalyzer), and keep records of these checks.
**Individual page:** https://www.menkyoquest.com/en/q/ch11_trap_02 ([plain text](https://www.menkyoquest.com/en/q/ch11_trap_02.txt))

### 第1節 自動車所有者などの義務 5 自動車の管理

#### ch11_trap_03 [T/F, medium]

**Question:** A friend said "it's just a short trip, so it's fine," so I lent my vehicle to a friend whose license was suspended but who has driving skills, to go to a nearby convenience store.
**Correct:** False
**Explanation:** The Rules of the Road state "do not lend your vehicle to unlicensed people or people who have been drinking," and driving while a license is suspended is considered unlicensed driving. Regardless of distance or reason, this is a violation, and the vehicle owner is also subject to penalties.
**Driving school curriculum:** Stage 2 – Topic 14: Vehicle owner responsibilities and insurance
**Source:** Rules of the Road, Ch.11 §1 (Duties of vehicle owners) — Secure a parking place (within 2 km of principal use, off the road), register the vehicle (or notify for light vehicles/mopeds), undergo periodic statutory inspections (shaken), and maintain compulsory third-party-liability insurance (jibaiseki).
**Individual page:** https://www.menkyoquest.com/en/q/ch11_trap_03 ([plain text](https://www.menkyoquest.com/en/q/ch11_trap_03.txt))

### 第2節 使用者

#### ch11_trap_04 [T/F, medium]

**Question:** An employee was rushing a delivery and exceeded the speed limit by 30 km/h, but since no accident occurred, I as the employer have no responsibility.
**Correct:** False
**Explanation:** The Rules of the Road state that for speeding violations, the Public Safety Commission may issue instructions to the employer to prevent recurrence, and repeated violations may result in vehicle use restrictions. Employer responsibility applies regardless of whether an accident occurred.
**Driving school curriculum:** Stage 2 – Topic 14: Vehicle owner responsibilities and insurance
**Source:** Rules of the Road, Ch.11 §2 (Operators, safe-driving managers, substitute-driving providers) — Vehicle operators (employers) and safe-driving managers must educate drivers on traffic rules, verify physical condition and absence of alcohol before/after driving (with breathalyzer), and keep records of these checks.
**Individual page:** https://www.menkyoquest.com/en/q/ch11_trap_04 ([plain text](https://www.menkyoquest.com/en/q/ch11_trap_04.txt))

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