Ch. 1 · Common Conduct

You must not grab onto moving vehicles or streetcars from the outside.

[True / False · Easy]

Answer: ✓ True

Explanation

The Rules of the Road, Chapter 1, Section 4, Item 1(6) explicitly states that "grabbing onto moving vehicles or streetcars from the outside" is a dangerous act on the road that must not be done.

Driving school curriculumStage 1 – Topic 1: Driver's mindset

Hikari

I've seen people do that in movies—looks fun but probably sketchy?

Yui

Definitely true—it's explicitly prohibited! Grabbing onto moving vehicles or streetcars from the outside is super dangerous.

Hikari

Yeah, I can see how that'd go badly real fast.

Yui

Right? Leave the stunts to the pros and stay safe on the road!

Source: Ch. 1 Common Conduct · Section (第４節道路でしてはいけないことなど) · １(６) 走つている車や路面電車に外からつかまること。

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