Japanese SOFA License Test
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1. 1. What does Japan- a "professional driver"
ese law categorize
anyone with a motor
vehicle as?
2. 2. When can a vehicle 1. When traveling on multi-lane roadways.
partially/fully cross 2. When the width of the left half is insufficient to proceed.
into the next lane? 3. When unable to proceed due to road damage, construction, and other
impediments.
4. When passing another vehicle.
5. When merging across a multi-lane road in order to right-hand turn.
3. 3. Solid or broken Vehicles may pass other vehicles
WHITE line
4. 4. Solid yellow/ dou- No passing from either lane
ble solid yellow cen-
terline
5. 5. Solid yellow line No passing from the lane nearest the solid yellow line
next to a broken cen-
terline
6. 6. Pedestrians on When this is the only way to enter/exit a business, private residence, or
sidewalks and cross- similar location
walks have the right
of way. When can a
vehicle cross a side-
walk?
7. 7. Bus Exclusive or They are designated "priority" for public buses, school buses, and taxis. All
Preferred Lane other vehicles, except motorcycles, are required to move out of the lane
immediately when a bus or taxi approaches from the rear.
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8. 8. Bus exclusive lanes POV's can only move into the bus exclusive lane 100 feet (30 meters) prior to
during specific hours your left turn.
9. 9. When a bus is sig- No vehicle shall impede or interfere with the bus unless doing so means an
naling to leave a bus abrupt change in speed or traffic lanes which could cause an accident in an
stop adjacent traffic lane.
10. 10. When is the far Between the hours of 0730-0900 and 1730-1900
left lane on HWY 58
strictly used for bus-
es, motorcycles, and
designated vehicles?
11. 11. When meeting a When the bus stops all vehicles, in both directions, must stop until the bus
bus (school bus or moves or the driver signals vehicles to proceed.
the green line) on CAUTION: Watch carefully for pedestrians/children in case they attempt to
any military installa- cross the street once the bus leaves.
tion:
12. 12. Motorcycles are -HWY 58 from Naha to Kadena Circle
restricted to the far -330
left lane on which -329
hwys? (Except within
30 meters or 100 feet
of a right turn.)
13. 13. When there are The far right lane
multiple lanes, which
is considered the
"passing lane"?
14.
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1. 1. What does Japan- a "professional driver"
ese law categorize
anyone with a motor
vehicle as?
2. 2. When can a vehicle 1. When traveling on multi-lane roadways.
partially/fully cross 2. When the width of the left half is insufficient to proceed.
into the next lane? 3. When unable to proceed due to road damage, construction, and other
impediments.
4. When passing another vehicle.
5. When merging across a multi-lane road in order to right-hand turn.
3. 3. Solid or broken Vehicles may pass other vehicles
WHITE line
4. 4. Solid yellow/ dou- No passing from either lane
ble solid yellow cen-
terline
5. 5. Solid yellow line No passing from the lane nearest the solid yellow line
next to a broken cen-
terline
6. 6. Pedestrians on When this is the only way to enter/exit a business, private residence, or
sidewalks and cross- similar location
walks have the right
of way. When can a
vehicle cross a side-
walk?
7. 7. Bus Exclusive or They are designated "priority" for public buses, school buses, and taxis. All
Preferred Lane other vehicles, except motorcycles, are required to move out of the lane
immediately when a bus or taxi approaches from the rear.
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8. 8. Bus exclusive lanes POV's can only move into the bus exclusive lane 100 feet (30 meters) prior to
during specific hours your left turn.
9. 9. When a bus is sig- No vehicle shall impede or interfere with the bus unless doing so means an
naling to leave a bus abrupt change in speed or traffic lanes which could cause an accident in an
stop adjacent traffic lane.
10. 10. When is the far Between the hours of 0730-0900 and 1730-1900
left lane on HWY 58
strictly used for bus-
es, motorcycles, and
designated vehicles?
11. 11. When meeting a When the bus stops all vehicles, in both directions, must stop until the bus
bus (school bus or moves or the driver signals vehicles to proceed.
the green line) on CAUTION: Watch carefully for pedestrians/children in case they attempt to
any military installa- cross the street once the bus leaves.
tion:
12. 12. Motorcycles are -HWY 58 from Naha to Kadena Circle
restricted to the far -330
left lane on which -329
hwys? (Except within
30 meters or 100 feet
of a right turn.)
13. 13. When there are The far right lane
multiple lanes, which
is considered the
"passing lane"?
14.
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