Ch. 11 · Owner & Manager

Which of the following is NOT listed in the Rules of the Road as something that vehicle owners or safe-driving managers must not order drivers to do or tolerate?

[Multiple choice · Medium]

Answer: C: Ignoring a traffic signal

Explanation

Items (a)-(f) of Rules of the Road, Chapter 11, Section 2, 2(5) list "unlicensed driving," "maximum speed violations," and "drunk or alcohol-impaired driving," as well as driving while overworked and the like, driving a vehicle in violation of loading restrictions (overloading), and acts related to illegal parking. "Ignoring a traffic signal" is not among them, so it is the correct answer. Ignoring a signal is of course a violation too, but the acts the Rules list as ones for which a vehicle user and others may be penalized are these items (a)-(f).

Driving school curriculumStage 2 – Topic 14: Vehicle owner responsibilities and insurance

Hikari
Hikari
These all sound like things you obviously can't order drivers to do, right?
Yui
Yui
Most of them are on the list, but "ignoring a traffic signal" is the odd one out — the Rules list things like unlicensed driving, speeding, drunk driving, and overloading, but not that.
Hikari
Hikari
So it's not on the list even though it's a violation?
Yui
Yui
Exactly! The correct answer is "ignoring a traffic signal" — it's still a violation, just not one of the acts listed there.

Source: Ch. 11 Owner & Manager · Section (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 ２ 安全運転管理者など（５）

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