New York permit test: sharing the road
Pedestrians, bicyclists, motorcyclists, trucks, buses and slow vehicles. 7 questions.
A pedestrian with a white cane or guide dog is crossing at a crosswalk against the signal. What must you do?
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Sample sharing the road questions
A pedestrian with a white cane or guide dog is crossing at a crosswalk against the signal. What must you do?
- A Proceed, since the signal is in your favor
- B Honk to warn the pedestrian to go back
- C Drive around the pedestrian slowly
- D Yield the right-of-way to the pedestrian
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D. Yield the right-of-way to the pedestrian
New York law gives blind pedestrians with a guide dog or white or metal cane the right-of-way at marked or unmarked crosswalks, even when the signals or other rules are not in their favor.
Children are nearby, and you need to back out of your driveway. What does the manual recommend?
- A Rely on your backup camera and mirrors
- B Get out and check behind the car before backing
- C Honk twice and back out slowly
- D Back out quickly to spend less time in the driveway
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B. Get out and check behind the car before backing
Small children are hard to see behind a vehicle. Before backing into or out of a driveway, get out and check behind your car, and look through the back window as you back up.
You are passing a motorcyclist riding near the right side of the lane. How much room should you give?
- A Half the lane, since a motorcycle is narrow
- B Enough to clear its handlebars by a foot
- C A full lane, just as you would for a car
- D No special room, as long as you signal
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C. A full lane, just as you would for a car
Motorcycles are entitled to the full width of a lane. Never move into the same lane space as a motorcycle, even if the lane is wide and the rider is to one side.
After passing a large truck, when is it safe to move back in front of it?
- A As soon as your rear bumper clears its front bumper
- B When you can see the whole front of the truck in your mirror
- C When the truck driver flashes the headlights
- D After counting one second past the truck's cab
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B. When you can see the whole front of the truck in your mirror
Trucks take much longer to stop than cars. After passing, do not pull in front until you can see the whole front of the truck in your mirror.