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Sharing the road with large trucks, buses, light rail, school buses, motorcycles and bicycles, slow vehicles and animals, and what to do at railroad crossings and in work zones.

Each question below covers one rule from the California Driver Handbook. Answer it, see why the other answers are wrong, and follow the link to the handbook page.

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13 questions

  1. Truck blind spots (No Zones)What are a large truck's No Zones?
  2. Passing a truck and not lingering beside itOn which side should you pass a large truck?
  3. Trucks need more room to stopAt 55 mph, how much distance can a large truck need to stop?
  4. School bus with flashing red lightsA school bus ahead is stopped with red lights flashing. What must you do?
  5. School bus across a divided or multilane highwayWhen may you keep driving past a school bus that's flashing red lights?
  6. School bus with flashing yellow lightsA school bus ahead starts flashing yellow lights. What does that mean for you?
  7. Never drive through a safety zoneCan you ever drive through a safety zone?
  8. Passing a bus or streetcar stopped at a safety zoneA streetcar is stopped at a safety zone. What's the fastest you may pass it?
  9. Stopping distance from railroad tracksA crossing signal warns that a train is coming. What's the closest you may stop to the nearest track?
  10. Flashing red lights at a railroad crossingAt a railroad crossing, the gate goes up but the red lights are still flashing. What should you do?
  11. Passing a bicyclist: 3 feetWhen you pass a bicyclist in your lane, what's the least space you may leave?
  12. Following an emergency vehicle: 300 feetAn ambulance with its siren on passes you. What's the closest you may follow it?
  13. Pulling over for an emergency vehicleAn ambulance behind you has its siren and red lights on. What should you do?

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