Gentsuki License Exam Questions I

*Note: gentsuki = attached motor, ie: scooter, most mini-bikes, etc. Not Motorcycles.
Answers are on Page 6

1. When driving on a road with a passing lane, weaving back and forth between the lanes causes
distress for other drivers, so it's best not to change lanes as much as possible.
2. After you have checked the safety of your surroundings, it is okay to signal and start moving at
the same time.
3. When driving, you should not think of yourself as number one, instead what is important, is to
think of the position of other drivers and pedestrians, and being willing to make concessions
with them.
4. Just before and after the top of a hill, and similarly on a steep downslope, you must slow down.
5. When you see a sign as shown below, you can make a right turn on a gentsuki vehicle, as
shown by the () - (A) symbol turning arrows.

6. When driving a gentsuki vehicle, you want your wrist set low, as you grip the handle lightly in a
position ready to rotate the throttle forward. You want to use your elbow, not shoulder strength.
7. If you have confidence in your driving, and can respond quickly, it is okay to drive while
talking on your cell phone.
8. When you see a sign like the one below, it is okay to proceed without applying your brakes in
preparation.

9. While driving, if there is an obstacle in front of you, the first car to reach it (either right or left
side of the road) gets the right-of-way.

10. Even in a location where there is no sign telling you to honk your horn, when you are passing
through an intersection that limits visibility, or when you are passing someone, you must honk
your horn.
11. Before you signal that you want to pass, you should check the safety around you.
12. If it is only a light accident, and both parties are agreed, you don't need to go to the Police.
13. In a place where I saw the below sign, I made a U-turn.

14. When you stop at an intersection, to defend against a bumper collision from behind, you should
pump your breaks several times.
15. When turning in or pulling out from a side road, and cross a sidewalk, you must, whether or not
there are pedestrians, proceed slowly.
16. The street signs below both show us that a previous rule or limit has ended.

17. In an area where you a sign like the one below, the maximum speed for a gentsuki vehicle is
30km/h.

18. When you are passing someone, it is okay to accelerate beyond the legal speed limit.
19. In an intersection in front of you, there is a police officer with both his hands held out
horizontally. For the traffic facing the police officer's front, you cannot go forward or turn right,
but you may turn left slowly.
20. Even when an intersection's traffic light is green, but when the other side of the intersection is
packed with other vehicles, and it seems as though you would get stuck and be a hindrance in
the intersection, you must not pass through.
21. There is a rule that you are not allowed to park in front of a parking garage, but if you are
connected with the place somehow (ie employee) you may park in front of it.
22. Within 5 meters of a corner (where you would turn into or out of another road), parking is not
allowed, but stopping is.

23. On a steep down hill, a 'small class' car was going too slowly, so I passed it.
24. The left-side of the road was undergoing construction, so I went into the right lane to pass.
25. In a location where there is a street sign like below, you are not allowed to change into the right
lane in order to pass.

26. You can use a construction helmet as a riding helmet.

27. When you arrive behind a commuter's bus stopped at one of its stop points, you have to stop,
and cannot proceed until the bus starts moving.
28. When you try to grip the accelerator (throttle) while wearing gloves, it is slippery and hard to
grip, so it's best not to wear them.
29. When the traffic signal on your right or left turns red, it does not mean that the signal in front of
you is instantly green.
30. There are three ways of braking for a 2-wheeled vehicle. (front-wheel brake, rear-wheel brake,
as well as an engine brake, caused by shifting down.)
31. When going into a dark tunnel, visibility drops which increases danger, so you should lower
your speed a reasonable amount, but if you can see a light ahead of you, that necessity goes
away.
32. When the light ahead of you indicates it will be turning red, you can enter the intersection as
long as you are extra careful and go slowly.
33. Stopping directly in front of a crosswalk is prohibited, but stopping on the other side of it is
okay.
34. When passing a crosswalk, you must stop momentarily, whether there are pedestrians or not.
35. When you come across a sign in the road as shown in the image below, you must drive on the
side the arrow points to.

36. I parked along the left edge of a road that had a sidewalk.

37. Your vehicle inspection certificate, compulsory automobile liability insurance form, and
personal liability insurance forms are all very important documents, so it is best to keep them
separated from your automobile.
38. In a place where to see either of the two signs as shown below, you are only allowed to make a
left turn.

39. As long as it is just a small gulp, it is okay for you to have alcohol and drive.
40. According to the image below, two-wheeled vehicles and gentsuki vehicles, cannot continue
through.

41. The sign below acts to show you where the center of a road is, on a road where there is no
painted center line.

42. When loading baggage onto your gentsuki vehicle, the maximum height cannot be more than 2
meters from the ground, while the weight has to be withing 30 kilograms.
43. When you cut off your engine, and push-walk your gentsuki vehicle, you can pass along the
sidewalk.
44. You must always honk your horn at a pedestrian crossing.
45. When turning in a car, the back wheel(s) are closer to the inside of the turn.
46. After getting some kind of voluntary insurance, you become more loose when driving,
increasing accidents, so it would be better not to get voluntary insurance.

47. As shown in the image below, you are proceeding at 30km/h. When you take a left turn, what
things should you be aware of while driving?

a) The cyclist may suddenly change direction, so until the bicycle passes the side road, you
should lower your speed and follow him.
b) Another car might come out from the side road, so you should slow to where it would be
easy to stop in front of the side road.
c) There is the possibility of running into the bicycle when turning, so you should accelerate,
pass the cyclist, and turn in front of him.
48. You are proceeding at 30km/h. When you want to continue going straight, what things should
you be aware of as you drive?

a) The opposing car may turn to his right directly after the large vehicle passes, so you should
slow down to be able to stop at any moment.
b) The opposing car might turn right without realizing you're approaching, so you should
squeeze in behind the large vehicle in front of you.
c) You think the car turning to his right will hand over the right-of-way to you, so you increase
your speed and continue.