Ch. 7 · Expressway

On the main lane of an expressway, when a vehicle equipped with a structure and equipment for towing is towing another vehicle, it must always travel in the leftmost traffic lane, except near exits.

[True / False · Medium]

Answer: ✓ True

Explanation

On the main lane of an expressway, when a vehicle equipped with a structure and equipment for towing is towing a vehicle equipped with a structure and equipment to be towed, it is required to travel in the leftmost traffic lane. However, this does not apply when moving in advance to a traffic lane connecting to an exit. This is specified in the Rules of the Road, Chapter 7, Section 2, Driving Precautions.

Driving school curriculumStage 2 – Topic 16: Driving on expressways

Hikari
Hikari
Leftmost lane the whole time? Even near exits, that can't be right.
Yui
Yui
It is true! Towing vehicles stick to the leftmost lane on the main expressway — except when they need to move over in advance to reach an exit.
Hikari
Hikari
Oh, so the exit part is the only exception?
Yui
Yui
Exactly. Otherwise, it's always leftmost — slower, safer, and out of the way of faster traffic.

Source: Ch. 7 Expressway · Section (第２節 走行上の注意) · 第２節 走行上の注意

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