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| - **Stop light (10)** Stop at the stop light if it is yellow or red. Make sure that the white line just disappears under the hood. If you are the first car at the stop light and it turns green, you must **LL-LR** before going. Look over left shoulder. Drive in left lane - in the straight portion bring your speed up to 30 km/h. | - **Stop light (10)** Stop at the stop light if it is yellow or red. Make sure that the white line just disappears under the hood. If you are the first car at the stop light and it turns green, you must **LL-LR** before going. Look over left shoulder. Drive in left lane - in the straight portion bring your speed up to 30 km/h. | ||
| - **Flashing yellow light (11)** Slow down. **LL-LR**. You don't have to stop, you have the right of way. After the light, **RM-RS-RH**, pull into right lane. Stay slightly to the right. | - **Flashing yellow light (11)** Slow down. **LL-LR**. You don't have to stop, you have the right of way. After the light, **RM-RS-RH**, pull into right lane. Stay slightly to the right. | ||
| - | - **Stop sign (12)** Stop for at least 3 seconds. **LL-LR**. Look over right shoulder. Pull into far left lane. Make sure not to put your wheel over the small triangle in the road. Drive straight. Slow down for the curve and keep your foot off the brake in the curve. **LM-LS-LH**. Pull to the left. Look over left shoulder. turn and head for the end. You will be told where to turn (back to where you came from). **RM-RS-RH** etc. If there are any cars parked there, you will be told to go around them slowly. Do the usual signaling business as if it is any other obstacle and go around. | + | - **Stop sign (12)** Stop for at least 3 seconds. **LL-LR**. Look over right shoulder. Turn and pull into far left lane. Make sure not to put your wheel over the small triangle in the road. Drive straight. Slow down for the curve and keep your foot off the brake in the curve. **LM-LS-LH**. Pull to the left. Look over left shoulder. turn and head for the end. You will be told where to turn (back to where you came from). **RM-RS-RH** etc. If there are any cars parked there, you will be told to go around them slowly. Do the usual signaling business as if it is any other obstacle and go around. |
| - **Pull up to pole (1)** You should pull the car slightly closer to the curb for the very end (30cm instead of the usually 50cm), but don't hit the curb. **LM-LS-LH**, slow down and stop before the pole. Put the car in park. Put on the brake. Turn off ignition. | - **Pull up to pole (1)** You should pull the car slightly closer to the curb for the very end (30cm instead of the usually 50cm), but don't hit the curb. **LM-LS-LH**, slow down and stop before the pole. Put the car in park. Put on the brake. Turn off ignition. | ||
| - **Getting out of car** Open the door half way, check for cars left and right and then full open and get out. Come around back of car and go to passenger side. You will get a pink slip if you passed. You will get a white slip if you failed. If you don't speak Japanese, you might ask them to write what you did wrong. | - **Getting out of car** Open the door half way, check for cars left and right and then full open and get out. Come around back of car and go to passenger side. You will get a pink slip if you passed. You will get a white slip if you failed. If you don't speak Japanese, you might ask them to write what you did wrong. | ||
| - **Finishing up** If you got a white slip you will reschedule - usually the next open date will be two weeks or so away. If you want an earlier date, it may be possible to call every day and ask if there are cancellations. If you passed, you will pay 2050 yen and then expect to wait some time. My test was at 9:00 AM and it took till 1:30PM to get the final license. | - **Finishing up** If you got a white slip you will reschedule - usually the next open date will be two weeks or so away. If you want an earlier date, it may be possible to call every day and ask if there are cancellations. If you passed, you will pay 2050 yen and then expect to wait some time. My test was at 9:00 AM and it took till 1:30PM to get the final license. | ||