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Alaska Motorcycle: Right-of-Way practice test
Who goes first at intersections, four-way stops, roundabouts, and crosswalks, and how to yield to pedestrians and emergency vehicles.
Content reviewed against official driver handbooks · August 12, 2026
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1. How close must a train be for the Alaska Driver Manual to tell you to be prepared to stop at a crossing?
Correct answer: Within 1,500 feet
Trains can't stop quickly or in a short distance, so be ready to stop if one is within 1,500 feet, even at an unmarked crossing.
Source: Alaska Driver Manual — Railroad Crossings
2. Must you yield the right of way to a bicyclist the same way you would to another vehicle?
Correct answer: Yes; a bicycle is a vehicle, and right-of-way rules protect bicyclists
The manual reminds drivers that a bicycle is a vehicle, so right-of-way rules apply and you must yield to bicyclists as you would to any vehicle.
Source: Alaska Driver Manual — Bicycles
3. The Highway Safety Planning Agency message in the motorcycle manual says about half of motorcycle crashes involve another vehicle. About what share of those crashes resulted from the other vehicle making a left turn in front of the rider?
Correct answer: Nearly 40 percent
The message notes that roughly half of motorcycle crashes involve another motor vehicle and that nearly 40 percent were caused by that vehicle turning left across the rider's path.
Source: Alaska Motorcycle Manual — A Message from the Highway Safety Planning Agency
4. What does the Alaska Driver Manual tell drivers to do before making a left turn in front of an oncoming motorcycle?
Correct answer: Look twice, making sure you see the motorcycle and judge its speed
Drivers turning left across an oncoming motorcycle's path cause many car-motorcycle crashes, often by misjudging its speed, so the manual says to look a second time before turning.
Source: Alaska Driver Manual — Motorcycles
5. You approach an uncontrolled intersection from the right as another vehicle approaches from your left. Does that guarantee you the right of way?
Correct answer: No; it's yours only when the other driver yields to you and nobody is already in the intersection
The driver on the left must yield, but the manual warns the driver on the right not to assume anything: the right of way exists only when the other driver actually yields and the intersection is clear.
Source: Alaska Driver Manual — Right of Way Law
6. The last car of a train has just passed a crossing. Why shouldn't you start across right away?
Correct answer: Another train could be coming on a different track, especially from the other direction
The manual warns about a second train: don't move until you're sure nothing is approaching on another track.
Source: Alaska Driver Manual — Railroad Crossings
7. An emergency vehicle passes you on its way to an emergency. How closely may you follow it?
Correct answer: No closer than 500 feet
Alaska prohibits following an emergency vehicle responding to an emergency any closer than 500 feet.
Source: Alaska Driver Manual — Emergency Vehicles
8. Where do pedestrians have the right of way, according to the Alaska Driver Manual?
Correct answer: At marked crosswalks or at intersections, even where no crosswalk lines are painted
Crosswalk lines are not needed to give pedestrians the right of way; they have it at marked crosswalks or at intersections, and drivers should always yield to them.
Source: Alaska Driver Manual — Marking
9. In which direction does traffic travel around the center island of an Alaska roundabout?
Correct answer: Counterclockwise
Vehicles circulate counterclockwise around the center island, entering to the right of it when there is a gap.
Source: Alaska Driver Manual — Roundabouts
10. You stopped behind a school bus that has its red lights flashing. When may you proceed?
Correct answer: When the stop sign is pulled in, the red lights go off, and the bus moves, or the bus driver signals you on
Drivers behind a stopped school bus must remain stopped until the bus pulls in its stop sign, turns off the red lights, and starts moving, or until its driver waves them on.
Source: Alaska Driver Manual — Overtaking a School Bus with Red Lights Activated
11. At an uncontrolled intersection, how does the right of way work between motor vehicles and non-motorized users such as pedestrians and bicyclists?
Correct answer: Non-motorized users have the right of way
Alaska's manual gives non-motorized users the right of way over motor vehicles through uncontrolled intersections.
Source: Alaska Driver Manual — Right of Way Law
12. A signal is showing a flashing yellow ball. What should you do?
Correct answer: Slow down, proceed carefully, and give way to anyone already in the intersection
A flashing yellow ball means reduce speed and proceed with caution, giving way to people and vehicles within the intersection.
Source: Alaska Driver Manual — Traffic Signals
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