Japan Foreign Licence Conversion Knowledge Test (外免切替)
Overtaking and passing: practice questions
Our Japan licence conversion (外免切替) bank has 14 questions on this topic. Here are 5 of them with answers; the full mock exam draws from every topic, like the real one.
Question 1
True or false? Overtaking in a tunnel is always prohibited.
- True
- False
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B. False — Overtaking in tunnels is prohibited except where the tunnel has lanes (車両通行帯).
Question 2
True or false? A tram is normally overtaken on its right.
- True
- False
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B. False — Trams are overtaken on the left.
Question 3
True or false? You may move into the right side of the road to overtake on any two-way road, whatever its width, as long as nothing is coming.
- True
- False
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B. False — This is allowed only where the left part is less than 6 m wide with good visibility, and not where signs or markings forbid it.
Question 4
True or false? When overtaking, you begin moving out at the same moment you switch on the right indicator.
- True
- False
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B. False — Signal right, then about 3 seconds later begin moving out gently.
Question 5
True or false? Overtaking is prohibited on bends and near the top of an uphill slope.
- True
- False
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A. True — Bends, hilltops and steep downhill slopes are no-overtaking places.