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Vehicle handling: Japan Licence Test Practice Questions

Vehicle questions cover braking, loading, towing and the checks that keep a car legal.

Quick answerThe bank contains 79 vehicle handling questions, 3 of them illustrated. Five representative questions are shown below; follow a set link to study the topic in full.

Every question below appears in the numbered sets listed under “Study this topic by set”. Answers are shown immediately; each carries the same explanation used in the practice app.

Sample questions

Honmen set 1Source question 67Vehicle handling

Sample question 1

Japanese licence-test illustration: Figure 16: truck with overhanging cargo

If loading cargo that cannot be divided as shown in Figure 16, a driver need not obtain a permit from the police chief having jurisdiction over the place of departure.

Answer: False

Explanation: A permit must be obtained because the total length extends beyond more than 1/10th of the length behind the automobile.
Honmen set 2Source question 61Vehicle handling

Sample question 2

Japanese licence-test illustration: Regular motorcycles with engine displacement of 125 cc or less may not proceed.

On a road where there is a traffic sign as shown in Figure 13, general mopeds may not proceed but large or regular motorcycles may proceed regardless of engine displacement.

Answer: False

Explanation: Regular motorcycles with engine displacement of 125 cc or less may not proceed.
Honmen set 4Source question 51Vehicle handling

Sample question 3

Japanese licence-test illustration: The sign designates that vehicles with a total weight exceeding 5,500 kilograms may not proceed.

The traffic sign shown in Figure 10 means that vehicles carrying cargo that weighs more than 5,500 kilograms may not proceed.

Answer: False

Explanation: The sign designates that vehicles with a total weight exceeding 5,500 kilograms may not proceed.
Karimen set 1Source question 15Vehicle handling

Sample question 4

The term "wheelbase differential" refers to the differential that is generated by rear wheels following a path outside the front wheels' turning arc when a vehicle executes a turn.

Answer: False

Explanation: It is a differential between the turning arcs of the front and rear wheels, caused by the rear wheels following a path INSIDE the front wheels' turning arc.
Karimen set 1Source question 16Vehicle handling

Sample question 5

In correct driving posture, the knees are slightly bent when depressing the clutch pedal and the elbows are slightly bent when holding the steering wheel.

Answer: True

Explanation: Arms and legs must not be fully stretched or bent excessively.

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