Lesson · For the learner's permit test (仮免)
Intersections and right of way
Turning left and right, who goes first, roundabouts (環状交差点) and why you must never stop inside an intersection.
Rules as of Oct 22, 2026
What the test asks about
- Left turn: keep to the left edge, go slowly. (教則 第5章 第7節 2(1))
- Right turn from a one-way road: keep to the right edge. (教則 第5章 第7節 2(3))
- Don't enter if you'd stop inside and block traffic. (教則 第5章 第7節 2(9))
- Crossing a priority road: slow down and give way. (教則 第5章 第7節 3(1))
- Equal roads, no signals or priority road: left goes first. (教則 第5章 第7節 3(2))
- Center line through the intersection makes it a priority road. (教則 第5章 第7節 3(1))
- Roundabout: slow down, give way to traffic inside. (教則 第5章 第7節 4(3))
- Exit signal: left, when passing the exit before yours. (教則 第5章 第5節 1(2))
- Follow direction lanes at intersections, with narrow exceptions. (教則 第5章 第7節 2(6))
- One-way road: pull right if left blocks the emergency vehicle. (教則 第5章 第2節 5)
- Right turn: move to the center, turn just inside it. (教則 第5章 第7節 2(2))
- Turning right: give way to straight and left-turning traffic. (教則 第5章 第7節 2(5))
- Don't enter a crosswalk where you might get stuck. (教則 第5章 第7節 2(9))
- Narrower road gives way to the clearly wider road. (教則 第5章 第7節 3(1))
- Equal roads, no signals: trams have priority from either side. (教則 第5章 第7節 3(2))
- Roundabout: keep left for every direction. (教則 第5章 第7節 4(1))
- Roundabout: no right signal on entry; signal left to exit. (教則 第5章 第5節 1(2))
- Direction sign: go only the ways it allows. (教則 第5章 第7節 2(7))
- Emergency vehicle near an intersection: clear it, pull left, stop. (教則 第5章 第2節 5)
- Turning: rear wheels cut inside the front wheels. (教則 第5章 第7節 1(3))
Check yourself
10 questions from this topic, with the answer and the rule after each one.
Sources
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