Passing an oncoming vehicle on a narrow uphill 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 up a narrow uphill road, and a passenger car coming downhill is approaching in the oncoming lane. There are no guardrails on either side; one side is the mountainside and the other is a valley. Answer true or false for each of the following.
- (1)You are going uphill and would stall if you lost momentum, so you have the oncoming car give way to you.
- (2)The vehicle on the side that has a turnout stops and lets the other go first.
- (3)You use the horn to hurry the oncoming car along.
Show the answers and explanation
- (1) ✕ FalseYou are going uphill and would stall if you lost momentum, so you have the oncoming car give way to you.
- (2) ○ TrueThe vehicle on the side that has a turnout stops and lets the other go first.
- (3) ✕ FalseYou use the horn to hurry the oncoming car along.
Explanation
When vehicles meet on a slope, the rule is that the downhill vehicle gives way to the uphill vehicle. But if there is a turnout nearby, even the uphill vehicle should pull into it and wait (Rules of the Road (kyōsoku), Ch. 6, Sec. 2, 1(6)). Where one side is a cliff and the vehicles cannot pass safely, the vehicle on the cliff side stops and gives way (Rules of the Road, Ch. 6, Sec. 2, 1(8)). Do not use the horn to hurry the other driver.
Source: Rules of the Road (kyōsoku), Ch. 6, Sec. 2, 1(6) (narrow slopes)
