For those who take practical driving test

❶　When you get into the car

When getting into the car, adjust your seat and rearview and side mirrors, and fasten your seatbelt.

❷　Driving lanes

Drive in the lanes to the left of the center of the road.

Where there are two lanes in the same direction, drive in the left-hand lane.

❸　Following traffic signs and signals

Stop sign, flashing red signal

• Where there is a stop sign or flashing red signal, ensure that you stop ahead of the stopping line
• After stopping, check carefully that the left and right is safe and then move forward without interfering with the progress of vehicles passing through the intersection.

Red signal

• In the case of red signal, ensure that you stop ahead of the stopping line (you cannot go in any direction).

Green arrow signals

• Where there is a red signal with green arrow signals, you can proceed only in the direction of the arrow (in the case of a right arrow, you can also make a U-turn).

❹　Safety confirmation when changin course

• Changing course refers to changing driving course to the left or right while driving, such as by starting from the side of the road, stopping on the side of the road, avoiding obstacles, and turning left or right at intersections etc.
• When changing course, check ahead for safety, and then confirm as below that following vehicles are not too close. Also, when changing course across the center line, pay attention to oncoming vehicles.

Changing course to the left

Changing course to the right

❶ Check the rearview mirror

❷ Check the side mirrors

❸ Directly check the blind spot visually

➎　Shifting lanes around obstacles

1. Check behind in the rearview and side mirrors, and indicate about 3 seconds prior to changing course.
2. Check that there is no oncoming traffic, and change course after checking in the rearview and side mirrors and with your own eyes that the right-hand side is safe.
3. To shift lanes around obstacle such as road construction or parked vehicles, maintain a safe gap (about 1metre), or where such a gap is not possible, move slowly, checking that it is safe.
4. Indicate, and then check in the rearview and side mirrors and with your own eyes that the left-hand side is safe, before returning to your course.

❻　Turning right

1. To turn right, check in the rearview and side mirrors and with your own eyes that the right-hand side is safe, and then after indicating move closer to the center of the road.
2. Indicate again just ahead of the intersection
3. Turn slowly into the center of the intersection, and drive so as to not hinder the progress of oncoming vehicles
4. After turning right, drive in the left-hand lane

If you don't stay to the center...

• You may collide with vehicles in the right lane

• Vehicles driving straight or turning left cannot pass

❼　Turning left

1. To turn left, check in the in the rearview and side mirrors and with your own eyes that the left-hand side is safe, and then after indicating move closer to the left-hand side of the road
2. Indicate again just ahead of the intersection
3. At the intersection, follow the edge of the intersection and turn slowly
4. After turning left, drive in the left-hand lane

If you don't move to the left-hand side...

• You may collide with vehicles in the left lane

• Vehicles driving straight or turning right cannot pass

❽　Acts leading to the termination of the confirmation

Confirmation will be terminated on the spot in the event of any of the following dangerous behaviors.

(Examples)

• Driving in the right-hand lane
• Ignoring traffic signals
• Failure to stop at a stopping location (or stopping over the stopping line)
• Disturbing the progress of other vehicles
• Failure to follow the instructions of the official in charge
• Deviating from the course, and failing to stop
• Coming into contact with an obstacle, and failing to stop

* When you may deviate from your course or when you may come into contact with an obstacle, check your surroundings, reverse, and try again.