At a location with a "Stopping and Parking Prohibited" sign, you cannot stop your vehicle under any circumstances, even for a brief stop to pick up or drop off passengers.

Answer: False

Explanation

"Stopping and Parking Prohibited" (駐停車禁止) prohibits both parking AND stopping as a general rule. The narrow exceptions are limited to: (1) stopping to follow a police officer's instruction or a legal order, and (2) emergency stops to prevent danger. Stopping to pick up or drop off passengers is NOT an exception under this sign — that exception applies only under the looser "Parking Prohibited" (駐車禁止) sign. The absolute "under any circumstances" phrasing is slightly too strong (because of the narrow police/emergency exceptions), but loading or unloading passengers is still prohibited here.