Japanese Sofa License Exam 2023 with complete solution
What does Japanese law categorize anyone with a motor vehicle as?
a professional driver
When can a vehicle partially/fully cross into the next lane?
1. When traveling on multi-lane roadways.
2. When the width of the left half is insufficient to proceed.
3. When unable to proceed due to road damage, construction, and other impediments.
4. When passing another vehicle.
5. When merging across a multi-lane road in order to right-hand turn.
Solid or broken WHITE line.
Vehicles may pass other vehicles.
Solid yellow line next to a broken centerline.
No passing from the lane nearest the solid yellow line.
Solid yellow/ double-solid yellow centerline.
No passing from either lane.
Pedestrians on sidewalks and crosswalks have the right of way. When can a
vehicle cross a sidewalk?
When this is the only way to enter/exit a business, private residence, or similar location.
Bus Exclusive or Preferred Lane
They are designated "priority" for public buses, school buses, and taxis. All other
vehicles, except motorcycles, are required to move out of the lane immediately when a
bus or taxi approaches from the rear.
Bus exclusive lanes during specific hours
POV's can only move into the bus exclusive lane 100 feet (30 meters) prior to your left
turn.
When a bus is signaling to leave a bus stop
No vehicle shall impede or interfere with the bus unless doing so means an abrupt
change in speed or traffic lanes which could cause an accident in an adjacent traffic
lane.
When is the far-left lane on HWY 58 strictly used for buses, motorcycles, and
designated vehicles?
Between the hours of 0730-0900 and 1730-1900.
When meeting a bus (school bus or the green line) on any military installations.
When the bus stops all vehicles, in both directions, must stop until the bus moves or the
driver signals vehicles to proceed. CAUTION: Watch carefully for pedestrians/children in
cases they attempt to cross the street once the bus leaves.
Motorcycles are restricted to the far-left lane on which hwys? (Except within 30
meters or 100 feet of a right-turn.)
HWY 58 from Naha to Kadena Circle
330
329
When there are multiple lanes, which is considered the "passing lane"?
The far-right lane
What should you do in the event of a vehicle malfunction or breakdown on a
National Expressway or an Exclusive Roadway?
, The vehicles must be completely moved off the expressway and warning devices
(flares/safety triangles) must be used to indicate the vehicle is stopped for emergency or
maintenance reasons.
What is the maximum speed limit for all trucks under 5 tons and all passenger
vehicles (including buses/motorcycles with 125cc engine or higher)?
80 km/h
What is the maximum speed for trucks over 5 tons, all special vehicles (cement
trucks, wreckers), and motorcycles/scooters under 125cc?
60 km/h
What is the maximum speed for any 2-wheeled vehicle under 50cc?
30 km/h
When can you drive slower than the posted speed limit on expressways and
exclusive use roadways?
ONLY when it is unsafe to do so due to hazardous weather/road conditions.
What is the 3-4 second rule?
The way to calculate the recommended distance between you and the vehicle in front of
you. It should take 3-4 seconds to get to the same spot the car in front of you was just
in.
What is the difference between overtaking and passing?
Passing: going around a slower vehicle to the right on a two-way roadway
Overtaking: one vehicle moving past a slower vehicle on a one-way or multi-lane road
What are some passing restrictions?
1. Dual passing- passing a vehicle that is in the process of passing another vehicle
2. No passing if the vehicle ahead is matching the speed of another vehicle
3. No zig-zagging between lanes of traffic that are moving slower or are at a standstill
4. NO PASSING within 30 meters of a crosswalk or intersection, on blind curves, near
the top of upgrades or on steep downgrades, inside singe line tunnels and if posted as
"No Passing Zones."
When are you allowed to stop in "No Parking Zones"/"No Stopping Zones"?
When clearing the lane of travel for an emergency vehicle, if you're directed to by a
uniformed officer, or to avert danger.
When are you not allowed to park/stop along the roadway?
-within 5 meters or less of a fire station, fire hydrant, or a fire station's fire truck
entrance/exit road
-within 1 meter or less of a fire alarm
-at designated intersections or crosswalks
When are you not allowed to park?
1. Within 3 meters of a vehicle entrance/exit that provides access to a main road (i.e.
McDonald's entry/exit on HWY 58)
2. Within 1 meter of a fire alarm
3. Within 5 meters of a roadway construction
4. Red or yellow curbs on U.S. installations
5. On grass or bare terrain on U.S. installations
6. Any location where there is less than .5m of clear space between the vehicle and the
roadway.
What does Japanese law categorize anyone with a motor vehicle as?
a professional driver
When can a vehicle partially/fully cross into the next lane?
1. When traveling on multi-lane roadways.
2. When the width of the left half is insufficient to proceed.
3. When unable to proceed due to road damage, construction, and other impediments.
4. When passing another vehicle.
5. When merging across a multi-lane road in order to right-hand turn.
Solid or broken WHITE line.
Vehicles may pass other vehicles.
Solid yellow line next to a broken centerline.
No passing from the lane nearest the solid yellow line.
Solid yellow/ double-solid yellow centerline.
No passing from either lane.
Pedestrians on sidewalks and crosswalks have the right of way. When can a
vehicle cross a sidewalk?
When this is the only way to enter/exit a business, private residence, or similar location.
Bus Exclusive or Preferred Lane
They are designated "priority" for public buses, school buses, and taxis. All other
vehicles, except motorcycles, are required to move out of the lane immediately when a
bus or taxi approaches from the rear.
Bus exclusive lanes during specific hours
POV's can only move into the bus exclusive lane 100 feet (30 meters) prior to your left
turn.
When a bus is signaling to leave a bus stop
No vehicle shall impede or interfere with the bus unless doing so means an abrupt
change in speed or traffic lanes which could cause an accident in an adjacent traffic
lane.
When is the far-left lane on HWY 58 strictly used for buses, motorcycles, and
designated vehicles?
Between the hours of 0730-0900 and 1730-1900.
When meeting a bus (school bus or the green line) on any military installations.
When the bus stops all vehicles, in both directions, must stop until the bus moves or the
driver signals vehicles to proceed. CAUTION: Watch carefully for pedestrians/children in
cases they attempt to cross the street once the bus leaves.
Motorcycles are restricted to the far-left lane on which hwys? (Except within 30
meters or 100 feet of a right-turn.)
HWY 58 from Naha to Kadena Circle
330
329
When there are multiple lanes, which is considered the "passing lane"?
The far-right lane
What should you do in the event of a vehicle malfunction or breakdown on a
National Expressway or an Exclusive Roadway?
, The vehicles must be completely moved off the expressway and warning devices
(flares/safety triangles) must be used to indicate the vehicle is stopped for emergency or
maintenance reasons.
What is the maximum speed limit for all trucks under 5 tons and all passenger
vehicles (including buses/motorcycles with 125cc engine or higher)?
80 km/h
What is the maximum speed for trucks over 5 tons, all special vehicles (cement
trucks, wreckers), and motorcycles/scooters under 125cc?
60 km/h
What is the maximum speed for any 2-wheeled vehicle under 50cc?
30 km/h
When can you drive slower than the posted speed limit on expressways and
exclusive use roadways?
ONLY when it is unsafe to do so due to hazardous weather/road conditions.
What is the 3-4 second rule?
The way to calculate the recommended distance between you and the vehicle in front of
you. It should take 3-4 seconds to get to the same spot the car in front of you was just
in.
What is the difference between overtaking and passing?
Passing: going around a slower vehicle to the right on a two-way roadway
Overtaking: one vehicle moving past a slower vehicle on a one-way or multi-lane road
What are some passing restrictions?
1. Dual passing- passing a vehicle that is in the process of passing another vehicle
2. No passing if the vehicle ahead is matching the speed of another vehicle
3. No zig-zagging between lanes of traffic that are moving slower or are at a standstill
4. NO PASSING within 30 meters of a crosswalk or intersection, on blind curves, near
the top of upgrades or on steep downgrades, inside singe line tunnels and if posted as
"No Passing Zones."
When are you allowed to stop in "No Parking Zones"/"No Stopping Zones"?
When clearing the lane of travel for an emergency vehicle, if you're directed to by a
uniformed officer, or to avert danger.
When are you not allowed to park/stop along the roadway?
-within 5 meters or less of a fire station, fire hydrant, or a fire station's fire truck
entrance/exit road
-within 1 meter or less of a fire alarm
-at designated intersections or crosswalks
When are you not allowed to park?
1. Within 3 meters of a vehicle entrance/exit that provides access to a main road (i.e.
McDonald's entry/exit on HWY 58)
2. Within 1 meter of a fire alarm
3. Within 5 meters of a roadway construction
4. Red or yellow curbs on U.S. installations
5. On grass or bare terrain on U.S. installations
6. Any location where there is less than .5m of clear space between the vehicle and the
roadway.
