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. You encounter livestock on or beside a rural highway. You should:

   Correct answer: Yield, slow down, and avoid honking

   Yield the right-of-way to livestock, slow down, keep your distance, and avoid honking because the noise can frighten the animals.

   Source: Section 7: Driving Conditions — D. Farm Safety/Rural Driving

2. 2. Compared with most cars, motorcycles can:

   Correct answer: Stop in a shorter distance

   Motorcycles are lightweight and can stop more quickly than most vehicles, so give extra following room when you are behind one.

   Source: Section 10: Sharing the Road — D. Motorcycles

3. 3. You are approaching a stopped emergency vehicle with its lights flashing on the roadside. Wisconsin's Move Over law says to:

   Correct answer: Move over or slow down for it

   You must move over or slow down for a stopped emergency vehicle displaying its lights, staying in the lane farthest from it when you can.

   Source: Section 10: Sharing the Road — B. Emergency Vehicles

4. 4. On multi-lane roads, the handbook advises you to avoid:

   Correct answer: Driving in another driver's blind spot

   Avoid driving directly alongside other vehicles in a blind spot; move ahead or drop back so drivers can see you and you have more room to react.

   Source: Section 10: Sharing the Road

5. 5. On a divided highway, you are traveling on the opposite side from a stopped school bus with its red lights flashing. You:

   Correct answer: Do not need to stop because the road is divided

   On a divided highway with a barrier between opposing lanes, you do not have to stop for a school bus that is on the other side.

   Source: Section 10: Sharing the Road — C. School Buses

6. 6. According to the handbook, driving on a sidewalk is:

   Correct answer: Illegal unless you are crossing it

   It is illegal to drive on a sidewalk except when you are crossing it, such as entering or leaving a driveway.

   Source: Section 10: Sharing the Road — A. Pedestrians

7. 7. When you come up behind slow-moving farm equipment on the road, you should:

   Correct answer: Be patient and pass only when it is safe

   Farm equipment may lack brake lights or turn signals and moves slowly, so be patient and pass only when it is safe.

   Source: Section 7: Driving Conditions — D. Farm Safety/Rural Driving

8. 8. A school bus ahead of you stops and turns on its flashing red lights. You must stop at least:

   Correct answer: 20 feet away

   When a school bus is stopped with red lights flashing, you must stop no closer than 20 feet from it.

   Source: Section 10: Sharing the Road — C. School Buses

9. 9. You want to pass a bicyclist, but a vehicle is approaching in the oncoming lane. You should:

   Correct answer: Wait until the oncoming vehicle has cleared

   Wait for the oncoming traffic to clear before passing a bicyclist so you can give enough room.

   Source: Section 10: Sharing the Road — E. Bicycles

10. 10. The blind-spot area behind a large truck where the driver cannot see you extends roughly:

    Correct answer: About 200 feet behind

    A large truck's rear no-zone reaches about 200 feet behind it, and about 20 feet in front, where the driver cannot see nearby cars.

    Source: Section 10: Sharing the Road — F. No-Zones

11. 11. How should you treat a bicyclist who is using a full traffic lane?

    Correct answer: Allow them the full lane and do not share it

    Bicyclists are allowed to use the whole traffic lane, and you should not try to share the lane with them.

    Source: Section 10: Sharing the Road — E. Bicycles

12. 12. An emergency vehicle is coming toward you with lights and siren active. You should:

    Correct answer: Pull over and stop until it passes

    Pull to the side of the road and stop until the emergency vehicle has passed, and never stop in the middle of an intersection.

    Source: Section 10: Sharing the Road — B. Emergency Vehicles