Japan Medium Vehicle Theory case studies
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The Japan Medium Vehicle Class 1 License (中型自動車一種免許) is a Japanese driving credential that sits between ordinary and large vehicle licences. It covers vehicles with a gross vehicle weight between 5 and 11 tonnes, a maximum payload between 3 and 6.5 tonnes, or passenger capacity of 11 to 29 people plus the driver. The Japan Medium Vehicle Theory case studies are 5 cases and about 3,633 words.
1The 16:40 Loading That Must Reach the Port Gate by 18:00
A medium flat-bed truck (車両総重量 7,980 kg, tare 3,200 kg, maximum payload 4,780 kg, rear-axle rating 5,200 kg, deck height 1,300 mm) is loaded at a factory in Aichi for a 40 km run to Nagoya Port. The consignment is 14 pallets of castings, 380 kg each, stacked two high.
731 words, about 4 min26 km Descent, Pedal to the Floor at the 4 km Mark
At 21:20 a loaded medium truck (gross 7,600 kg, air-over-hydraulic brakes, exhaust brake and retarder fitted) begins a 6 km descent on a mountain national road signed at 7% for most of its length. The road is still wet from earlier rain.
757 words, about 4 min3The 8t-Limited Licence and Three Candidate Vehicles
A distribution company in Saitama hires a 42-year-old driver who has held a car licence since 1998. When the 2007 licence system changed, her 普通免許 was converted to a 中型免許 bearing the 8t limitation (中型8t限定).
675 words, about 3 min4Left Turn into a 5.5 m Street with a Mirror at 3.3 m
An 8.7 m medium box truck - width 2.29 m, wheelbase 4.8 m, rear overhang 2.4 m, box top 3.45 m, gross 6.9 t loaded, cargo floor 1.1 m - must turn left from a two-lane road into a 5.5 m residential side street in Kyoto. The corner radius is about 6 m, a guardrail runs along the far side of the side street, and a convex road mirror is mounted on a pole at 3.3 m on the near corner.
777 words, about 4 min522:05, an Unlit Bicycle, and a Dispatcher Who Says 'Report Tomorrow'
At 22:05 in light rain a medium truck (gross 6.2 t, running empty) travelling at about 45 km/h in a 50 km/h zone strikes a cyclist who came out of a side street on the left into the truck's path. The cyclist is on the road, conscious but confused, bleeding from a scalp wound, with the left forearm bent at an unnatural angle.
693 words, about 3 min