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. A car ahead of you is stopped at a crosswalk. What should you do?

   Correct answer: Do not pass, since it may be yielding to a pedestrian

   It is illegal to pass a vehicle stopped at a crosswalk because the driver may be waiting for a pedestrian to cross.

   Source: Oregon Driver Manual — Pedestrians, p. 47

2. 2. When following a motorcycle, what should you do differently than following a car?

   Correct answer: Allow more following distance than for a car

   Give a motorcycle more following room than you would a car, because riders may slow or stop suddenly.

   Source: Oregon Driver Manual — Motorcycles and Mopeds, p. 52

3. 3. On a two-lane road, a school bus ahead stops and flashes its red lights. What must you do?

   Correct answer: Stop before reaching it and stay until the red lights go off

   If a school bus displays flashing red lights, halt before you reach it and stay stopped until the driver shuts the red lights off.

   Source: Oregon Driver Manual — School Buses, p. 55

4. 4. Before turning where bicycles may be present, what should you always do?

   Correct answer: Check your blind spot and mirrors for riders alongside you

   Always check mirrors and look over your shoulder for people riding bicycles who may be beside you before making a turn.

   Source: Oregon Driver Manual — Turns, p. 39

5. 5. At speeds over 35 mph, when may you pass a person bicycling in your lane?

   Correct answer: Only if you leave enough room to avoid contact if the rider falls

   Above 35 mph you may pass a bicyclist in your lane only if you leave enough room to avoid hitting them should they fall.

   Source: Oregon Driver Manual — Bicycles, p. 50

6. 6. On a multi-lane road you approach a stopped vehicle with its lights flashing. What is required?

   Correct answer: Move over a lane, or slow at least 5 mph under the limit

   You must change lanes away from a stopped vehicle showing flashing lights, or if you can't, slow to at least 5 mph below the posted limit.

   Source: Oregon Driver Manual — Approaching Stopped Vehicles, p. 57

7. 7. How can you tell whether a large truck's driver can see you?

   Correct answer: If you cannot see the driver in their side mirror, they cannot see you

   Large vehicles have big blind spots; if you cannot see the driver in the truck's side mirror, that driver cannot see your vehicle.

   Source: Oregon Driver Manual — Large Vehicles, p. 53

8. 8. On a divided highway split by an unpaved median, a school bus stops across the median with red lights flashing. What must you do?

   Correct answer: Continue, since you are not on the same side as the bus

   On a highway divided by an unpaved median or barrier, you must stop only if you are on the same side as the bus.

   Source: Oregon Driver Manual — School Buses, p. 55

9. 9. A large truck ahead swings wide to make a turn. What should you avoid?

   Correct answer: Squeezing between the truck and the curb

   Never try to pass between a large turning vehicle and the curb; it may need more than one lane to complete the turn.

   Source: Oregon Driver Manual — Large Vehicles (Turns), p. 53

10. 10. Is it legal to share a single lane side-by-side with a motorcycle?

    Correct answer: No, motorcycles are entitled to a full lane

    Sharing a lane with a motorcycle or moped is against the law; you must give them the full lane, including when passing.

    Source: Oregon Driver Manual — Motorcycles and Mopeds, p. 52

11. 11. At an intersection with no painted lines, is there still a crosswalk?

    Correct answer: Yes, an unmarked crosswalk exists at every intersection

    A crosswalk exists at every intersection even without paint; an unmarked crosswalk is at least six feet wide.

    Source: Oregon Driver Manual — Pedestrians, p. 47

12. 12. You must remain stopped for a pedestrian in a crosswalk when they are in which position?

    Correct answer: In your lane, the next lane over including a bike lane, or the lane you are entering

    Stop and stay stopped when the pedestrian is in your lane, an adjacent lane including a bike lane, or the lane you are turning into.

    Source: Oregon Driver Manual — Pedestrians, p. 46