Lesson · For the final test (本免)
Vehicle checks, passengers and loads
Daily vehicle checks, seat belts and child seats, how many people and how much load you may carry, compulsory insurance (自賠責) and what affects your reactions.
Rules as of Oct 22, 2026
What the test asks about
- Private passenger car: periodic inspection every year. (教則 第4章 第3節 3)
- Low or soft brake pedal: suspect a fluid leak or air. (教則 第4章 第3節 1)
- Always carry an emergency signal device such as a flare. (教則 第4章 第3節 2)
- Overhang: at most 1/10 of length front and back. (教則 第4章 第4節 1)
- Under 12: three children count as two. (教則 第4章 第4節 1 備考)
- Cargo bed: only the minimum people needed to watch the load. (教則 第4章 第4節 2)
- Fallen load: remove it quickly and prevent danger. (教則 第4章 第4節 4)
- Tighter curve or higher speed: more centrifugal force. (教則 第4章 第5節 2(2))
- Fatigue hits the eyes first: more missed hazards. (教則 第4章 第5節 1(2))
- Higher speed: worse vision, especially close up. (教則 第4章 第5節 1(1))
- Rental passenger car: periodic inspection every 6 months. (教則 第4章 第3節 3)
- Private car: daily check at a suitable time, not every day. (教則 第4章 第3節 1)
- Tread depth: check the wear indicator (slip sign). (教則 第4章 第3節 1)
- Load length: at most 1.2 times the car's length. (教則 第4章 第4節 1)
- Load height: 3.8 m measured from the ground. (教則 第4章 第4節 1)
- Seating capacity includes the driver. (教則 第4章 第4節 1)
- Double the speed: braking distance about four times. (教則 第4章 第5節 2(4))
- Drowsy-making medicine: don't drive. (教則 第4章 第1節 3)
- Compulsory insurance is required; voluntary insurance is extra. (教則 第11章 第1節 4; 第4章 第1節 1(1)イ)
- Pregnant: wear lap and shoulder belt, off the bump. (教則 第5章 第1節 3(3))
Check yourself
10 questions from this topic, with the answer and the rule after each one.
Sources
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