# MenkyoQuest — Ch. 9 Passenger & Substitute (full chapter)

> Class-2 license duties for bus, taxi, and substitute-driving operators. Useful for anyone aiming to become a professional driver in Japan.

## Chapter metadata

- Number: Chapter 9
- Japanese title: 第９章 旅客自動車や代行運転自動車の運転者などの心得
- English subtitle: Passenger & Substitute Drivers
- Total questions: 14
- Format split: 11 true/false + 3 multiple-choice
- Difficulty split: easy 3 / medium 8 / hard 3

## All questions

### 本文

#### 第９章 旅_本文_01 [T/F, easy]

**Question:** Drivers of passenger vehicles must notify their employer when illness, fatigue, or other reasons may prevent them from driving safely.
**Correct:** True
**Explanation:** Chapter 9, Section 1(2)(a) of the Rules of the Road states: "When illness, fatigue, or other reasons may prevent safe driving, notify your employer accordingly." This reporting obligation and self-monitoring of physical condition are required to protect passenger safety.
**Driving school curriculum:** Stage 2 – Topic 14: Vehicle owner responsibilities and insurance
**Source:** 1(2)ア 病気や疲れなどの理由により安全運転ができないおそれがあるときは、その旨を事業者に申し出ること。
**Individual page:** https://www.menkyoquest.com/en/q/ch9_q001 ([plain text](https://www.menkyoquest.com/en/q/ch9_q001.txt))

#### 第９章 旅_本文_02 [T/F, hard]

**Question:** When leaving the vehicle on a slope, passengers must be asked to disembark, but when passing through a dangerous location, passengers may remain in the vehicle.
**Correct:** False
**Explanation:** Chapter 9, Section 1(2)(c) of the Rules of the Road specifies: "When leaving the vehicle on a slope or when passing through a dangerous location, passengers must disembark." Passengers must disembark in both situations—when leaving the vehicle on a slope and when passing through a dangerous location.
**Driving school curriculum:** Stage 2 – Topic 14: Vehicle owner responsibilities and insurance
**Source:** 1(2)ウ 坂道で車から離れるときや危険な場所を通過するときは、旅客を降ろすこと。
**Individual page:** https://www.menkyoquest.com/en/q/ch9_q002 ([plain text](https://www.menkyoquest.com/en/q/ch9_q002.txt))

#### 第９章 旅_本文_03 [T/F, medium]

**Question:** Bus drivers must sound the horn when departing, except when safety has been confirmed immediately before departure.
**Correct:** True
**Explanation:** Chapter 9, Section 1(2)(i) of the Rules of the Road states: "Bus drivers must sound the horn when departing, except when safety has been confirmed immediately before departure." If safety has been confirmed just prior to departure, sounding the horn is not required.
**Driving school curriculum:** Stage 2 – Topic 14: Vehicle owner responsibilities and insurance
**Source:** 1(2)ケ バスの運転者は、発車するに当たり、その直前に安全が確認できた場合を除き、警音器を吹鳴すること。
**Individual page:** https://www.menkyoquest.com/en/q/ch9_q003 ([plain text](https://www.menkyoquest.com/en/q/ch9_q003.txt))

#### 第９章 旅_本文_04 [T/F, easy]

**Question:** Drivers of passenger vehicles must open the boarding doors after confirming the vehicle has stopped, and must close them securely before departing.
**Correct:** True
**Explanation:** Chapter 9, Section 1(2)(f) of the Rules of the Road states: "Open the boarding doors after confirming the vehicle has stopped, and close them securely before departing." To ensure passenger safety, the timing of stopping and opening/closing doors is strictly defined.
**Driving school curriculum:** Stage 2 – Topic 14: Vehicle owner responsibilities and insurance
**Source:** 1(2)カ 乗降口のドアは、停車を確認したあとで開き、また確実に閉めてから発車すること。
**Individual page:** https://www.menkyoquest.com/en/q/ch9_q004 ([plain text](https://www.menkyoquest.com/en/q/ch9_q004.txt))

#### 第９章 旅_本文_05 [MC, medium]

**Question:** How often must drivers of passenger vehicles perform or confirm daily inspections?
**Options:**
  A. Once per week, before starting operations
  B. Once per day, before starting operations
  C. Twice per day, before and after operations
  D. Every time the vehicle travels more than 100 km
**Correct:** B. Once per day, before starting operations
**Explanation:** Chapter 9, Section 2(9) of the Rules of the Road specifies: "Drivers of passenger vehicles must perform or confirm daily inspections once per day before starting operations, and must report the results to their employer." Daily inspection or confirmation is required before each day's operations begin.
**Driving school curriculum:** Stage 2 – Topic 14: Vehicle owner responsibilities and insurance
**Source:** 2(9) 旅客自動車の運転者は、一日一回、運行の開始前に日常点検を実施し、又はその確認をし、事業者にその結果を報告すること。
**Individual page:** https://www.menkyoquest.com/en/q/ch9_q005 ([plain text](https://www.menkyoquest.com/en/q/ch9_q005.txt))

#### 第９章 旅_本文_06 [T/F, hard]

**Question:** Taxi drivers must display the vacant sign when they cannot pick up passengers due to meal breaks or rest periods.
**Correct:** False
**Explanation:** Chapter 9, Section 2(3) of the Rules of the Road states: "Taxi drivers must display the out-of-service sign when they cannot pick up passengers due to meal breaks or rest periods." In this case, the out-of-service sign, not the vacant sign, must be displayed.
**Driving school curriculum:** Stage 2 – Topic 14: Vehicle owner responsibilities and insurance
**Source:** 2(3) タクシーの運転者は、食事や休憩、回送のため旅客を乗せることができないときは、回送板を掲示すること。
**Individual page:** https://www.menkyoquest.com/en/q/ch9_q006 ([plain text](https://www.menkyoquest.com/en/q/ch9_q006.txt))

#### 第９章 旅_本文_07 [T/F, easy]

**Question:** Route buses must turn on interior lights when traveling on roads at night.
**Correct:** True
**Explanation:** Chapter 9, Section 2(1) of the Rules of the Road states: "Route buses must turn on interior lights when traveling on roads at night." Interior lighting is required during nighttime route-bus operations for passenger safety and convenience.
**Driving school curriculum:** Stage 2 – Topic 14: Vehicle owner responsibilities and insurance
**Source:** 2(1) 路線バスは、夜間、道路を通行するときは、室内灯をつけること。
**Individual page:** https://www.menkyoquest.com/en/q/ch9_q007 ([plain text](https://www.menkyoquest.com/en/q/ch9_q007.txt))

#### 第９章 旅_本文_08 [MC, medium]

**Question:** What is the correct action for a passenger vehicle driver to take when the vehicle becomes immobilized within a railroad crossing due to breakdown or other cause?
**Options:**
  A. Promptly guide passengers to evacuate to safety and signal approaching trains with a red light
  B. Promptly guide passengers to evacuate to safety and signal approaching trains with a flare or similar device
  C. Keep passengers waiting inside the vehicle and signal approaching trains with a flare or similar device
  D. Promptly guide passengers to evacuate to safety and signal approaching trains with the horn
**Correct:** B. Promptly guide passengers to evacuate to safety and signal approaching trains with a flare or similar device
**Explanation:** Chapter 9, Section 1(2)(d) of the Rules of the Road specifies: "When the vehicle becomes immobilized within a railroad crossing due to breakdown or other cause, promptly guide passengers to evacuate to safety and signal approaching trains using a flare or similar device." Ensuring passenger safety and warning trains are required.
**Driving school curriculum:** Stage 2 – Topic 14: Vehicle owner responsibilities and insurance
**Source:** 1(2)エ 故障などのため踏切内で動かなくなったときは、速やかに旅客を誘導して退避させるとともに、発炎筒などで列車に合図をすること。
**Individual page:** https://www.menkyoquest.com/en/q/ch9_q008 ([plain text](https://www.menkyoquest.com/en/q/ch9_q008.txt))

#### 第９章 旅_本文_09 [T/F, medium]

**Question:** Bus drivers may engage in conversation unrelated to their duties while the bus is in motion with passengers aboard, as long as it does not interfere with safe driving.
**Correct:** False
**Explanation:** Chapter 9, Section 2(2) of the Rules of the Road states: "Bus drivers must avoid conversation unrelated to their duties while the bus is in motion with passengers aboard." Unnecessary conversation while driving is prohibited regardless of whether it affects safe driving.
**Driving school curriculum:** Stage 2 – Topic 14: Vehicle owner responsibilities and insurance
**Source:** 2(2) バスの運転者は、旅客のいるバスの走行中は、職務に必要のない話はしないようにすること。
**Individual page:** https://www.menkyoquest.com/en/q/ch9_q009 ([plain text](https://www.menkyoquest.com/en/q/ch9_q009.txt))

#### 第９章 旅_本文_10 [MC, hard]

**Question:** What items must a driver who has taken over duties inspect?
**Options:**
  A. Tire air pressure and engine oil level
  B. Function of the steering wheel, brakes, and other components
  C. Remaining fuel level and interior cleanliness
  D. Light operation and wiper function
**Correct:** B. Function of the steering wheel, brakes, and other components
**Explanation:** Chapter 9, Section 1(2)(e) of the Rules of the Road specifies: "Drivers who have taken over duties must inspect the function of the steering wheel, brakes, and other components." In addition to receiving a handoff regarding road and vehicle conditions, inspection of functions directly related to driving is required.
**Driving school curriculum:** Stage 2 – Topic 14: Vehicle owner responsibilities and insurance
**Source:** 1(2)オ 業務を交代するときは、道路や車の状況について申し継ぎをすること。申し継ぎを受けた運転者は、ハンドル、ブレーキなどの機能について点検すること。
**Individual page:** https://www.menkyoquest.com/en/q/ch9_q010 ([plain text](https://www.menkyoquest.com/en/q/ch9_q010.txt))

#### ch9_trap_01 [T/F, medium]

**Question:** The driver of a passenger vehicle must, in all cases, open the passenger door before completing the stop.
**Correct:** False
**Explanation:** The Rules of the Road state that doors should be opened "after confirming the vehicle has stopped." There is no exception allowing doors to be opened before stopping; they must always be opened after the vehicle has stopped. This question presents the incorrect procedure of opening doors before stopping, so it is false.
**Driving school curriculum:** Stage 2 – Topic 14: Vehicle owner responsibilities and insurance
**Source:** Rules of the Road, Ch.9 (Conduct of passenger-vehicle and substitute drivers) — Drivers of buses, taxis, hire cars, and substitute-driving vehicles must prioritize passenger safety, avoid sudden braking or acceleration, alert passengers before rough sections, and follow specific duties around departure, accidents, and at railroad crossings.
**Individual page:** https://www.menkyoquest.com/en/q/ch9_trap_01 ([plain text](https://www.menkyoquest.com/en/q/ch9_trap_01.txt))

#### ch9_trap_02 [T/F, medium]

**Question:** A bus driver must sound the horn before departure unless a safety check was completed immediately before, but when a conductor is on duty, the driver must absolutely never depart without the conductor's signal.
**Correct:** True
**Explanation:** When departing, a bus driver confirms safety and gives a signal (including use of the horn) before pulling out, and when a conductor is aboard, departs only on the conductor's signal. Both parts of this statement — giving a signal unless safety has been confirmed, and not departing without the conductor's signal when a conductor is aboard — are correct, so the statement as a whole is correct.
**Driving school curriculum:** Stage 2 – Topic 14: Vehicle owner responsibilities and insurance
**Source:** Rules of the Road, Ch.9 (Conduct of passenger-vehicle and substitute drivers) — Drivers of buses, taxis, hire cars, and substitute-driving vehicles must prioritize passenger safety, avoid sudden braking or acceleration, alert passengers before rough sections, and follow specific duties around departure, accidents, and at railroad crossings.
**Individual page:** https://www.menkyoquest.com/en/q/ch9_trap_02 ([plain text](https://www.menkyoquest.com/en/q/ch9_trap_02.txt))

#### ch9_trap_03 [T/F, medium]

**Question:** While working as a taxi driver, I became unable to pick up passengers because I was going to take a lunch break, but I left the off-duty sign inside the vehicle without displaying it.
**Correct:** False
**Explanation:** The Rules of the Road state that taxi drivers must display the off-duty sign when they cannot pick up passengers due to meals or breaks. Leaving it inside the vehicle does not constitute displaying it and misleads passengers, so this is inappropriate.
**Driving school curriculum:** Stage 2 – Topic 14: Vehicle owner responsibilities and insurance
**Source:** Rules of the Road, Ch.9 (Conduct of passenger-vehicle and substitute drivers) — Drivers of buses, taxis, hire cars, and substitute-driving vehicles must prioritize passenger safety, avoid sudden braking or acceleration, alert passengers before rough sections, and follow specific duties around departure, accidents, and at railroad crossings.
**Individual page:** https://www.menkyoquest.com/en/q/ch9_trap_03 ([plain text](https://www.menkyoquest.com/en/q/ch9_trap_03.txt))

#### ch9_trap_04 [T/F, medium]

**Question:** A passenger on the bus was talking loudly on the phone and disturbing other passengers, but I wanted to concentrate on driving so I did not do anything as a crew member.
**Correct:** False
**Explanation:** The Rules of the Road state that bus crew members must take necessary measures such as stopping passengers when they engage in conduct that violates legal provisions inside the vehicle. Even if you want to concentrate on driving, you must fulfill your duty as a crew member.
**Driving school curriculum:** Stage 2 – Topic 14: Vehicle owner responsibilities and insurance
**Source:** Rules of the Road, Ch.9 (Conduct of passenger-vehicle and substitute drivers) — Drivers of buses, taxis, hire cars, and substitute-driving vehicles must prioritize passenger safety, avoid sudden braking or acceleration, alert passengers before rough sections, and follow specific duties around departure, accidents, and at railroad crossings.
**Individual page:** https://www.menkyoquest.com/en/q/ch9_trap_04 ([plain text](https://www.menkyoquest.com/en/q/ch9_trap_04.txt))

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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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