Delaware permit test: sharing the road
Pedestrians, bicyclists, motorcyclists, trucks, buses and slow vehicles. 7 questions.
How much room does Delaware law require when you pass a bicyclist?
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Sample sharing the road questions
How much room does Delaware law require when you pass a bicyclist?
- A At least eighteen inches
- B At least two feet
- C At least ten feet
- D At least three feet
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D. At least three feet
Under the Bicycle Friendly Delaware Act, give cyclists at least three feet when passing. If the lane is too narrow to share, change lanes completely.
Source: Delaware Driver Manual, page 96
Your lane is too narrow for your car and a bicycle to fit side by side. A double yellow line divides the road. How must you pass the cyclist?
- A Squeeze past within the lane, staying right of the line
- B Sound the horn so the cyclist moves onto the shoulder
- C Change lanes completely, even across the double yellow line, when safe
- D Never pass, because double yellow lines forbid it
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C. Change lanes completely, even across the double yellow line, when safe
When a lane is too narrow for a vehicle and a bicycle side by side, Delaware requires you to change lanes completely, even across a double yellow line, when it is safe. In very wide lanes you may pass without changing lanes but must slow down and keep three feet away.
Source: Delaware Driver Manual, page 97
When may a Delaware driver honk at a bicyclist?
- A Only to warn of an imminent collision or danger
- B Any time, to let the cyclist know you are behind them
- C Whenever the cyclist is riding slower than traffic
- D Before every pass, as a courtesy
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A. Only to warn of an imminent collision or danger
The Bicycle Friendly Delaware Act forbids sounding your horn at cyclists unless there is imminent danger. A sudden horn can startle a rider into a fall.
Source: Delaware Driver Manual, page 96
Under Delaware law, what may a bicyclist do at a stop sign on a minor road when no vehicle is stopped there?
- A Ride through without slowing down
- B Treat it as a yield sign after slowing and yielding
- C Get off and walk the bicycle across
- D Come to a full stop every time
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B. Treat it as a yield sign after slowing and yielding
Delaware lets cyclists treat stop signs on minor roads as yield signs, after slowing and yielding to any vehicle at or approaching the intersection. They must still stop at major roads with three or more lanes or when a vehicle is already stopped there. Drivers should expect this.
Source: Delaware Driver Manual, page 99