Japan Foreign Licence Conversion Knowledge Test (外免切替)
Signals, signs and turn signals: practice questions
Our Japan licence conversion (外免切替) bank has 19 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? A police officer's instruction that differs from a road sign must be ignored in favour of the sign.
- True
- False
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B. False — A police officer's instructions take priority over signs and markings.
Question 2
True or false? You may sound the horn to tell pedestrians to move out of the way.
- True
- False
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B. False — Outside the required places, the horn may only be used when unavoidable to avoid danger.
Question 3
True or false? Holding your right arm straight out horizontally from the right side of the car signals a left turn.
- True
- False
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B. False — Right arm horizontal signals a right turn. For a left turn, bend the right arm up at the elbow or hold the left arm out horizontally.
Question 4
True or false? When turning right at an intersection, it is enough to signal 10 m before the intersection.
- True
- False
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B. False — Right turns, like left turns, are signalled from 30 m before the intersection.
Question 5
True or false? You may keep the turn signal on after a lane change in case you want to change lanes again.
- True
- False
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B. False — Stop signalling promptly once the manoeuvre is finished, and do not signal when it is not needed.