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. When passing a bicyclist, Utah law requires you to leave a minimum of:

   Correct answer: Three feet of space

   You must give at least three feet of space when passing a bicyclist or other vulnerable roadway user.

   Source: Utah Driver Handbook — Section 14: Sharing the Road (Bicycles)

2. 2. Why should you not assume a motorcycle is turning just because its signal is flashing?

   Correct answer: Many motorcycle signals do not self-cancel

   Many motorcycle turn signals do not cancel themselves, so a flashing signal may simply have been left on by mistake.

   Source: Utah Driver Handbook — Section 14: Sharing the Road (Motorcycles)

3. 3. When they are ridden on the roadway, bicycles are treated as:

   Correct answer: Vehicles with the same rights and duties

   Bicycles are considered vehicles on the road, and riders have the same rights and duties as motorists.

   Source: Utah Driver Handbook — Section 14: Sharing the Road (Bicycles)

4. 4. If there is no sidewalk, a pedestrian should walk:

   Correct answer: On the left shoulder facing traffic

   Where there is no sidewalk, walk or jog on the left shoulder facing oncoming traffic, staying as far from the roadway edge as possible.

   Source: Utah Driver Handbook — Section 14: Sharing the Road (Pedestrians)

5. 5. When you meet a horse-drawn vehicle or a horseback rider, you should:

   Correct answer: Pass with care and avoid honking or revving

   Pass carefully and avoid using your horn or revving the engine, which could frighten the animal and cause a crash.

   Source: Utah Driver Handbook — Section 14: Sharing the Road (Animal-Drawn Vehicles and Horseback Riders)

6. 6. A golf cart operated on a public road that a city allows must follow the same rules as:

   Correct answer: A bicycle

   Golf cart operators must comply with the same rules of the road as a bicycle, and must check local ordinances first.

   Source: Utah Driver Handbook — Section 14: Sharing the Road (Golf Cart)

7. 7. At night, a bicycle ridden on the roadway must have a front white light and a rear red light or reflector visible for at least:

   Correct answer: 500 feet

   A bicycle ridden in the dark needs a white headlight and a red taillight or reflector, plus side reflectors, all visible from at least 500 feet.

   Source: Utah Driver Handbook — Section 14: Sharing the Road (Bicycles)

8. 8. A good rule of thumb for staying visible to a truck driver is:

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

   If you cannot see the trucker's face in their side mirror, then the trucker cannot see you either.

   Source: Utah Driver Handbook — Section 14: Sharing the Road (A Trucker's Blind Spot)

9. 9. A motor-assisted scooter may NOT be operated:

   Correct answer: On a road posted higher than 25 mph or with four or more lanes

   Scooters are barred from highways with four or more lanes and from roads with a posted speed limit above 25 mph, among other restrictions.

   Source: Utah Driver Handbook — Section 14: Sharing the Road (Motor-Assisted Scooters)

10. 10. When sharing the road with a motorcycle, you should:

    Correct answer: Allow the motorcycle the entire lane

    Give a motorcycle a full lane rather than sharing it, because riders need the room to react to traffic.

    Source: Utah Driver Handbook — Section 14: Sharing the Road (Motorcycles)

11. 11. A large truck's blind spot directly behind it can extend up to about:

    Correct answer: 200 feet

    Big trucks have a rear blind spot of up to 200 feet, so following too closely means the driver cannot see you.

    Source: Utah Driver Handbook — Section 14: Sharing the Road (The No-Zone)

12. 12. When following a motorcycle, a driver should stay back at least:

    Correct answer: Two seconds

    Keep at least two seconds of following distance behind a motorcycle, and more when the road is wet, since riders may change speed or position suddenly.

    Source: Utah Driver Handbook — Section 14: Sharing the Road (Motorcycles)