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A blue square with a white cross whose vertical bar is thick and pointed at both ends, like an arrow shaft.

A vehicle on a road with this sign does not have to slow down even when entering an intersection with poor visibility.

この標識がある道路を通行する車は、見通しのきかない交差点に入ろうとするときでも徐行する必要はない。

This statement is TRUE

Explanation

True. Travel on a priority road is excepted from the duty to slow down, because it is the crossing traffic that stops or slows. You still have to check that it is safe.

About this sign

Name
Priority road優先道路
What it means
Marks this road as the priority road: traffic on it has precedence over traffic coming from the crossing road.

Original text

交通法第三十六条第二項の道路標識により、優先道路として指定すること。

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) 優先道路(四〇五) · Prime Minister's Office / Ministry of Construction Order No.3 of 1960

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