Ch. 10 · Accidents & Disaster

When stopping unavoidably on an expressway, the vehicle must be parked on the road shoulder or in the median strip.

[True / False · Medium]

Answer: ✕ False

Explanation

This is incorrect. Section 1 specifies that the vehicle "must be parked on the road shoulder or roadside zone." The correct term is roadside zone, not median strip.

Driving school curriculumStage 2 – Topic 13: Responding to traffic accidents

Hikari
Hikari
On an expressway, you park on the shoulder or median strip if you have to stop, right?
Momoka
Momoka
Close! But that's false — it's shoulder or roadside zone, not median strip. The median is the wrong term here.
Hikari
Hikari
Ah, tricky! I mixed those up.
Momoka
Momoka
Roadside zone is key — remember, never the median on expressways!

Source: Ch. 10 Accidents & Disaster · Section (第２節 故障などのとき) · 高速道路でやむを得ず駐車する場合には、 他の車の走行の妨害にならないよう路肩又は路側帯に車を駐車させなければなりません。

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