Japanese SOFA License Test Questions with
Verified correct Answers latest revised and
updated 2025
14. What should you do in the event of a vehicle malfunction or breakdown
on a National Expressway or an Exclusive Roadway? --- correct answer ---
The vehicle must be completely moved off the expressway and warning
devices (i.e. flares/ safety triangles) must be used to indicate the vehicle is
stopped for emergency or maintenance reasons.
Note: Any vehicle stopped on the expressway at night are required to
display parking lights and/or emergency flashers.
15. What is the maximum speed limit for all trucks under 5 tons and all
passenger vehicles (including buses/motorcycles with 125cc engine or
higher)? --- correct answer ---80 km/h
16. What is the maximum speed for trucks over 5 tons, all special vehicles
(i.e. cement trucks, wreckers), and motorcycles/ scooters under 125cc? ---
correct answer ---60 km/h
17. What is the maximum speed for any 2-wheeled vehicle under 50cc? ---
correct answer ---30 km/h
, 18. When can you drive slower than the posted speed limit on expressways
and exclusive use roadways? --- correct answer ---ONLY when it is unsafe to
do so due to hazardous weather/ road conditions.
19. What is the 3-4 second rule? --- correct answer ---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.
20. What is the difference between overtaking and passing? --- correct
answer ---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
21. What are some passing restrictions? --- correct answer ---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 single line
tunnels, and if posted as "No Passing Zones"
Verified correct Answers latest revised and
updated 2025
14. What should you do in the event of a vehicle malfunction or breakdown
on a National Expressway or an Exclusive Roadway? --- correct answer ---
The vehicle must be completely moved off the expressway and warning
devices (i.e. flares/ safety triangles) must be used to indicate the vehicle is
stopped for emergency or maintenance reasons.
Note: Any vehicle stopped on the expressway at night are required to
display parking lights and/or emergency flashers.
15. What is the maximum speed limit for all trucks under 5 tons and all
passenger vehicles (including buses/motorcycles with 125cc engine or
higher)? --- correct answer ---80 km/h
16. What is the maximum speed for trucks over 5 tons, all special vehicles
(i.e. cement trucks, wreckers), and motorcycles/ scooters under 125cc? ---
correct answer ---60 km/h
17. What is the maximum speed for any 2-wheeled vehicle under 50cc? ---
correct answer ---30 km/h
, 18. When can you drive slower than the posted speed limit on expressways
and exclusive use roadways? --- correct answer ---ONLY when it is unsafe to
do so due to hazardous weather/ road conditions.
19. What is the 3-4 second rule? --- correct answer ---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.
20. What is the difference between overtaking and passing? --- correct
answer ---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
21. What are some passing restrictions? --- correct answer ---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 single line
tunnels, and if posted as "No Passing Zones"
