Ch. 5 · Driving Method

Parking means stopping a vehicle continuously or stopping when the driver has left the vehicle and cannot immediately operate it.

[True / False · Easy]

Answer: ✓ True

Explanation

According to the text, 'Parking means stopping a vehicle continuously or stopping when the driver has left the vehicle and cannot immediately operate it.' The definition of parking is either continuous stopping of the vehicle or stopping when the driver has left and cannot immediately operate it.

Driving school curriculumStage 2 – Topic 10: Parking and stopping

Hikari
Hikari
So parking is just stopping for a long time?
Misaki
Misaki
Not only that. Parking means stopping continuously or stopping when you've left the vehicle and can't immediately operate it. Both count.
Hikari
Hikari
Oh, so even a quick errand counts if I leave the car?
Misaki
Misaki
Exactly. If you can't jump back in and drive immediately, that's parking. The statement is true.

Source: Ch. 5 Driving Method · Section (第８節 駐車と停車) · １ 駐車と停車の意味

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Source content excerpted from the NPA “Rules of the Road” instructional manual, in the public domain under Japanese Copyright Act Article 13(2). Explanations are AI-assisted and copyrighted by the MenkyoQuest editorial team.