Ch. 4 · Pre-Drive Conduct

Users of commercial vehicles such as taxis and hired cars must perform daily inspections once a week before operation.

[True / False · Medium]

Answer: ✕ False

Explanation

The question says "once a week," but the correct frequency is "once a day." Taxis, hired cars, rental cars and similar commercial vehicles must run a daily pre-operation inspection — the reasoning being that vehicles carrying paying passengers need fresh safety checks every day. This is stricter than the inspection cadence for privately-owned personal cars.

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Hikari

An inspection? Once a week sounds plenty. I'll go with True!

Misaki

That's the trap. For commercial vehicles the daily inspection isn't "once a week" — it's once a day, before operation.

Hikari

Every day?! That's stricter than my own car…

Misaki

Yes. Taxis and buses carry paying passengers, so a fresh check every day is only natural. That's why the statement is false.

Misaki

Swapping "once a day" for "once a week" is a classic trap. Remember it as: cars that carry people get inspected every day.

Source: Ch. 4 Pre-Drive Conduct · Section (第３節自動車の点検) · タクシー、ハイヤーなどの事業用の自動車や自家用の大型自動車及び中型自動車、準中型貨物自動車、普通貨物自動車、大型特殊自動車、レンタカーなどの使用者又はこれらの自動車を運行しようとする者は、１日１回、運行する前にこの点検を行わなければなりません。

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