A white disc with a red rim, two blue arrows inside (one straight, one bulging out to the right and back), and a red diagonal bar struck through them.

It is not this sign but the "no overtaking" sign that bans overtaking itself.

追越しそのものを禁止するのは、この標識ではなく「追越し禁止」の標識である。

This statement is TRUE

Explanation

True. This sign bans crossing into the right-hand side of the road in order to overtake. Overtaking itself is banned by the separate "no overtaking" sign.

About this sign

Name: No overtaking by crossing into the right half of the road追越しのための右側部分はみ出し通行禁止
What it means: You may not cross into the right half of the road in order to overtake. Overtaking that stays within your own half is not prohibited by this sign.

Original text

交通法第十七条第五項第四号の道路標識により、車両が追越しのため右側部分にはみ出して通行することを禁止すること。

Source: Order on Road Signs, Road Lines and Road Markings — 道路標識、区画線及び道路標示に関する命令別表第一（第二条関係）追越しのための右側部分はみ出し通行禁止（三一四） · Prime Minister's Office / Ministry of Construction Order No.3 of 1960

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Related terms

Overtaking (oikoshi)