South Carolina permit test: sharing the road
Pedestrians, bicyclists, motorcyclists, trucks, buses and slow vehicles. 8 questions.
A pedestrian using a white cane or guide dog starts to cross in front of you. What must you do?
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Sample sharing the road questions
A pedestrian using a white cane or guide dog starts to cross in front of you. What must you do?
- A Keep going if you have a green light
- B Tap your horn so they know you are there
- C Come to a complete stop
- D Slow down and steer around them
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C. Come to a complete stop
You must always yield to people who are visually impaired. When a pedestrian is guided by a dog or carries a white cane, come to a complete stop and wait until they have crossed.
You need to turn right into a driveway, and a bike lane runs along the curb. What does the manual say about driving in the bike lane?
- A You may never cross it, even at a driveway
- B You may cross it only to enter or leave a driveway, after yielding
- C You may drive in it for a block or so to set up for the turn ahead
- D You may stop in it briefly to drop off a passenger
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B. You may cross it only to enter or leave a driveway, after yielding
Yield to bicyclists where a bike lane meets a road. Do not stop, park or drive in a bike lane unless you are entering or leaving an alley or driveway, on official duty, directed by police, or in an emergency.
How much road space should you give a motorcycle?
- A A full lane width, never sharing the lane
- B Half a lane, since motorcycles are narrow
- C Same as a bicycle at the road's edge
- D Enough to pass it within the same lane
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A. A full lane width, never sharing the lane
Motorcyclists have the same rights as other drivers. Allow them a full lane width and do not share the lane, because the rider needs space to react to traffic and road hazards.
What minimum following distance should you keep behind a motorcycle in dry conditions?
- A 3 seconds
- B 1 second
- C 2 seconds
- D 4 seconds
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D. 4 seconds
Allow at least 4 seconds behind a motorcyclist, and more in wet conditions. Riders may suddenly change speed or lane position to avoid potholes, gravel, seams or railroad tracks.