Sharing the Road

Study questions with answers

12 sample Sharing the Road questions with the correct answer, a short explanation, and the official handbook reference. Read through them, then take the quiz above.

1. 1. On a two-lane road, a driver should avoid:

   Correct answer: Squeezing past a bicyclist between them and oncoming cars

   The manual warns against squeezing past a bicyclist between the rider and oncoming vehicles.

   Source: Oklahoma Driver Manual, Chapter 10: Sharing the Road

2. 2. Animal-drawn vehicles on Oklahoma roads:

   Correct answer: Have the same road rights and must follow the same rules as cars

   They have the same right to use the road as a motor vehicle and must obey the same rules of the road.

   Source: Oklahoma Driver Manual, Chapter 10: Sharing the Road

3. 3. At a railroad crossing where you must stop, you should halt within 50 feet but no closer than:

   Correct answer: 15 feet from the nearest rail

   The law says to stop within 50 feet but not less than 15 feet from the nearest rail.

   Source: Oklahoma Driver Manual, Chapter 10: Sharing the Road

4. 4. Every person who operates a motorcycle in Oklahoma is required to have:

   Correct answer: A motorcycle (M) endorsement on their license

   All motorcycle operators must carry a motorcycle (M) endorsement on their driver license.

   Source: Oklahoma Driver Manual, Chapter 10: Sharing the Road

5. 5. When a train is approaching a railroad crossing, a driver must:

   Correct answer: Always yield the right-of-way to the train

   You must always yield the right-of-way to a train, because a train collision is always the car driver's fault.

   Source: Oklahoma Driver Manual, Chapter 10: Sharing the Road

6. 6. Because a motorcycle needs the full width of a lane, a driver should:

   Correct answer: Not try to share the lane and respect its space

   You should not try to share a lane with a motorcycle and should respect its space and position in traffic.

   Source: Oklahoma Driver Manual, Chapter 10: Sharing the Road

7. 7. A large truck's blind spot behind it can extend rearward as far as:

   Correct answer: 200 feet

   A truck's rear blind spot can reach up to 200 feet behind the trailer.

   Source: Oklahoma Driver Manual, Chapter 10: Sharing the Road

8. 8. Research cited in the manual shows most car-motorcycle collisions are caused by:

   Correct answer: The car driver turning into the motorcycle's path

   Two-thirds of these crashes happen because the car driver turned into the motorcycle's path, often not seeing it.

   Source: Oklahoma Driver Manual, Chapter 10: Sharing the Road

9. 9. A train traveling around 55 mph needs about how much distance to come to a stop?

   Correct answer: A mile or more

   The manual notes a train at that speed takes a mile or more to stop.

   Source: Oklahoma Driver Manual, Chapter 10: Sharing the Road

10. 10. When following a motorcycle, a driver should keep a following distance of at least:

    Correct answer: Three seconds

    Allow at least a three-second following distance so the rider has room to maneuver or stop.

    Source: Oklahoma Driver Manual, Chapter 10: Sharing the Road

11. 11. A useful rule for staying visible to a truck driver is:

    Correct answer: If you cannot see the truck's mirror, the driver cannot see you

    If you cannot see the truck's side mirror, then the driver cannot see you either.

    Source: Oklahoma Driver Manual, Chapter 10: Sharing the Road

12. 12. Trucks often swing wide to make right turns, so a driver should:

    Correct answer: Never enter that space or try to pass on the right

    Never pull into the open space a truck leaves on its right or try to pass on the right, or you may be sideswiped.

    Source: Oklahoma Driver Manual, Chapter 10: Sharing the Road