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Japan Medium Vehicle Theory study plan

Japan Medium Vehicle Theory · Give each week a clear focus.

8 weeks · About 6 hours per week

Week 1

Traffic laws and rules applying to medium vehicles (Road Traffic Act, license system, vehicle classification)

  • List the medium-vehicle classes and license categories under the Road Traffic Act, and state the weight, capacity, and dimension thresholds that separate them

  • Explain the licensing and endorsement requirements that apply to medium vehicles, including the conditions attached to a medium-class license

  • Identify which traffic regulations differ for medium vehicles compared with ordinary passenger cars, and record each difference with the article or rule it comes from

  • Solve 30 classification and licensing scenarios, writing the deciding rule next to each answer

Your checkpoint

A one-page classification reference sheet plus a log of 30 scenario answers with the governing rule cited for each

Week 2

Traffic laws and rules applying to medium vehicles (Road Traffic Act, license system, vehicle classification) & Safe driving practices and hazard prediction (defensive driving, following distance, speed management)

  • Apply speed limits, following distance, and lane-use rules to medium vehicles in urban, suburban, and expressway settings

  • Describe the defensive-driving sequence of scan, predict, decide, and act, and demonstrate it on ten hazard descriptions

  • Calculate safe following distance in seconds for dry, wet, and loaded conditions, and justify each figure

  • Complete 40 mixed law-and-hazard questions with written reasoning for every wrong option

Your checkpoint

A following-distance and speed table for three road types and three weather states, plus a 40-question review log

Week 3

Safe driving practices and hazard prediction (defensive driving, following distance, speed management)

  • Predict hazards from intersections, parked vehicles, blind corners, and pedestrian behavior in 15 written scenarios

  • Explain how vehicle weight and load shift stopping distance and required gap, with an estimate for a loaded versus empty medium truck

  • Build a personal hazard checklist covering mirror use, blind-spot checks, and intersection approach

  • Practice narrating a hazard scan aloud for five minutes and note where attention lapsed

Your checkpoint

A 15-scenario hazard prediction worksheet with a written action plan for each, and a self-observed attention log

Week 4

Vehicle characteristics and handling of medium vehicles (dimensions, weight, center of gravity, braking, turning radius, blind spots)

  • State the typical dimensions, weight, wheelbase, and turning radius of a medium vehicle and explain how each affects maneuvering

  • Explain how center of gravity and load distribution change rollover risk and cornering behavior

  • Describe braking behavior of medium vehicles, including air-brake or assisted-brake characteristics and fade risk

  • Map the blind spots around a medium vehicle and state the mirror and head-check routine for each

Your checkpoint

A vehicle-characteristics diagram showing blind-spot zones, turning path, and load center of gravity, with a written explanation of each

Week 5

Cargo loading, passenger transport, and weight/height limits & Driving in adverse conditions and emergency procedures (rain, snow, fog, night, tire blowout, brake failure)

  • Apply the legal height, width, length, and weight limits to loading decisions and identify when permits or special handling are needed

  • Plan a load distribution and securing method that keeps the center of gravity low and within axle limits

  • Explain passenger transport duties for medium vehicles, including seating, standing, and door supervision

  • Describe the correct response to rain, fog, snow, and night driving, and to a tire blowout or brake failure at speed

Your checkpoint

A load plan for one hypothetical cargo with weight distribution, securing method, and limit check, plus a one-page emergency response card

Week 6

Vehicle inspection, maintenance, and pre-trip checks & Cargo loading, passenger transport, and weight/height limits

  • List the pre-trip checks for tires, brakes, lights, fluids, mirrors, and load security, and state the failure sign each check detects

  • Explain the vehicle inspection cycle and the owner's maintenance obligations for medium vehicles

  • Diagnose five maintenance fault descriptions and state the immediate action for each

  • Rehearse a two-minute pre-trip walkaround and record it as a checklist

Your checkpoint

A completed pre-trip inspection checklist with fault-diagnosis notes for five cases

Week 7

Traffic accidents, first aid, and reporting obligations & Driver responsibilities, etiquette, and environmental driving

  • State the reporting obligations after an accident, including what must be reported, to whom, and within what timeframe

  • Describe first-aid priorities at a crash scene, including scene safety, casualty assessment, and when not to move an injured person

  • Explain driver responsibilities toward pedestrians, cyclists, and other road users, and the etiquette expected on public roads

  • List environmentally efficient driving practices and estimate their effect on fuel use and emissions

Your checkpoint

A one-page accident-response and reporting flow, plus a short environmental driving guide with five concrete habits

Week 8

Traffic laws and rules applying to medium vehicles (Road Traffic Act, license system, vehicle classification) & Safe driving practices and hazard prediction (defensive driving, following distance, speed management) & Vehicle characteristics and handling of medium vehicles (dimensions, weight, center of gravity, braking, turning radius, blind spots) & Cargo loading, passenger transport, and weight/height limits & Driving in adverse conditions and emergency procedures (rain, snow, fog, night, tire blowout, brake failure) & Vehicle inspection, maintenance, and pre-trip checks & Traffic accidents, first aid, and reporting obligations & Driver responsibilities, etiquette, and environmental driving

  • Review every weak area flagged in earlier weeks and rewrite the notes for each into a corrected summary

  • Complete two full timed mock exams under test conditions and score them by domain

  • Analyze every missed question to identify whether the cause was a knowledge gap, a misread, or a rule confusion

  • Recite the key limits, distances, and reporting deadlines from memory without notes

Your checkpoint

Two scored mock exams with a per-domain error analysis and a final one-page memory sheet of limits and deadlines

Milestones

Week 2: Can state all medium-vehicle classification thresholds and licensing conditions from memory, and score at least 80% on a 20-question law set

Week 4: Can draw the vehicle blind-spot and turning diagram unaided and explain how load shifts stopping distance and rollover risk

Week 6: Can complete the pre-trip checklist from memory in under five minutes and correctly diagnose all five maintenance fault cases

Week 8: Score at least 85% on both timed mock exams with no domain below 70%, and recite the memory sheet of limits and deadlines without notes