Squeezed between an oncoming car and a bicycle on a narrow road
Look at the picture, read the situation, and mark each of the three statements true (○) or false (✕). All three right scores 2 points.
You are driving along a narrow residential street at 20 km/h. An oncoming car is approaching from ahead, and a bicycle is traveling in your direction along the left edge of the road. If you pass the bicycle now, you will end up too close to the oncoming car. Answer true or false for each of the following.
- (1)To pass the bicycle, you move over into the oncoming lane and go by.
- (2)You wait behind the bicycle until the oncoming car has passed.
- (3)You use the horn to hurry the bicycle along so that you can go first.
Show the answers and explanation
- (1) ✕ FalseTo pass the bicycle, you move over into the oncoming lane and go by.
- (2) ○ TrueYou wait behind the bicycle until the oncoming car has passed.
- (3) ✕ FalseYou use the horn to hurry the bicycle along so that you can go first.
Explanation
On a narrow road, the rule is to let the oncoming vehicle go first and wait yourself (Rules of the Road (kyōsoku), Ch. 5, Sec. 6, 5). Under the Rules of the Road, Ch. 5, Sec. 3, 7(2), you are required to leave sufficient space to the side of a bicycle. Needless use of the horn violates the Road Traffic Act, Art. 54.
Source: Rules of the Road (kyōsoku), Ch. 5, Sec. 6, 5 (dealing with oncoming vehicles on a narrow road) / Rules of the Road, Ch. 5, Sec. 3, 7(2) (safe distance from bicycles)
