Strictly Prohibited! Immediate Failure Guide

Immediate Failure Guide

"Absolutely prohibited behaviors"
Explanation of dangerous errors that cause the driving test to be terminated immediately (Direct Fail), not just point deductions.

🚨 Examiner Intervention (Braking/Steering)

This is the most common failure. During the test, if the examiner in the passenger seat hits the auxiliary brake, grabs the steering wheel, or shouts "Danger!", the exam is terminated immediately.

Examiners try to be patient, but if they judge "This is unsafe, a collision is imminent!", they will intervene to ensure safety.

💡 Instructor's Advice This often happens when you fail to see a priority vehicle or oncoming car when entering a priority road or turning right. Don't just look at your path; observe the surroundings carefully.

🚥 Running Red Light / Failure to Stop

This is a careless mistake often caused by nervousness, but it results in an immediate fail.

Running a Red Light: Not just red, but if the light turns yellow when you could have stopped safely, but you proceed anyway, it is a failure.
Failure to Stop Completely (Tomare): At a "Stop" (Tomare) sign, if your wheels do not stop completely (rolling stop) and you proceed, you fail.

💡 Instructor's Advice "Thinking you stopped" is dangerous. At the stop line, press the brake firmly to stop the car completely (0 km/h) so the examiner can clearly see it.

⚡ Obstructing Right-of-Way (Danger)

Occurs when you misunderstand "which car goes first" at an intersection and obstruct other vehicles.

Forcing others to brake: If a vehicle on the priority road has to brake or swerve because you forced your way out, the test is terminated.
Turning Right: If you cut in front of an oncoming vehicle going straight while you are turning right.

💡 Instructor's Advice If you are wondering "Can I make it?", the correct answer is DO NOT GO. If you make another car slow down because of you, it's a fail.

🚗 Obstructing Traffic Behind (Start-up)

Error when starting from a parked position on the side of the road.

Lack of Rear Check: Starting without checking (or noticing) a car coming from behind, causing obstruction.

💡 Instructor's Advice After signaling, check the rearview mirror, side mirror, and turn your head to check the blind spot. If a car is coming, wait for it to pass before starting.

🚶 Failure to Protect Pedestrians

Crosswalks are absolute safety zones. Violations here are strictly penalized.

Pedestrians Crossing: If a pedestrian is crossing or about to cross, and you do not stop to yield, you fail immediately.

💡 Instructor's Advice If you see someone standing near a crosswalk, prepare to stop (slow down). Assuming "they probably won't cross" is the most dangerous mindset.

🚃 Railroad Crossing Errors

Accidents inside railroad crossings can be fatal, so errors here are immediate failures.

Failure to Stop: Proceeding without stopping before the stop line.
Stopping Inside: Entering the crossing when there is traffic ahead and getting stuck inside, or stalling inside the crossing.

💡 Instructor's Advice Make sure there is enough space for your car on the other side of the tracks before entering. For Manual (MT) cars, never shift gears inside the crossing; keep it in low gear and pass decisively.

🚧 Inability to Pass (S-Curve / Crank)

Rules for narrow roads (S-shaped, Crank) are as follows.

Correction (Backing up): Allowed up to 3 times (points deducted). But if you need to correct a 4th time, you fail.
Collision / Wheel Drop (Datsurin): If you hit a pole or drive off the curb (drop a wheel) and do not stop, but continue driving, you fail immediately.

💡 Instructor's Advice If you feel you might hit or have dropped a wheel, brake immediately and back up. If you do this, you still have a chance to pass. Trying to force your way through is a guaranteed fail.

🚙 Manual Transmission (MT) Errors

If you are testing with a manual car, watch out for these operation errors.

Rolling Back (Gyakkou): On a hill start, if the car rolls back significantly (approx. 1m), you fail.
Repeated Stalling: Stalling once is just a deduction, but if you stall 4 times in a row at the same spot, it is considered "inability to operate" and you fail.

💡 Instructor's Advice If you stall, don't panic. Take a deep breath and restart the engine. Panicking leads to wrong operations and repeated stalling.