Japan Foreign Licence Conversion Knowledge Test (外免切替)
Railway crossings, slopes, night and weather: practice questions
Our Japan licence conversion (外免切替) bank has 23 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? At a railway crossing without a signal, you must stop just before it (or its stop line) and check both ways with your own eyes and ears, for example with the window open.
- True
- False
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A. True — The kyōsoku requires a stop and a check by sight and hearing.
Question 2
True or false? If a tyre bursts while driving, grip the wheel firmly, avoid sudden braking and brake intermittently.
- True
- False
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A. True — Concentrate on keeping straight and stop with intermittent braking.
Question 3
True or false? At dusk, accidents are frequent, so turn on your lights early.
- True
- False
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A. True — Turning on lights early makes your car visible.
Question 4
True or false? You should not change gear while crossing a railway crossing.
- True
- False
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A. True — Stay in the low gear you started in so the engine does not stall.
Question 5
True or false? If a railway crossing has a traffic signal, you may go through on green without stopping.
- True
- False
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A. True — Where there is a signal at the crossing, you may follow it.