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Sharing the road questions

Sharing the road with school buses, large trucks, motorcycles, bicycles, horses and deer, the Move Over law, emergency vehicles, work zones and railroad crossings.

Each question below covers one rule from the New York State Driver's Manual. Answer it, see why the other answers are wrong, and follow the link to the manual page.

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20 questions

  1. Large vehicles' blind spots (no zones)What are a large truck's "no zones"?
  2. Passing a large vehicleYou've just passed a large truck. When is it safe to move back in front of it?
  3. Large vehicles take longer to stopHow does a large truck's stopping distance compare with a car's at the same speed?
  4. School bus with flashing red lights: stop 20 feet awayA school bus ahead has stopped with its red lights flashing. How far from it should you stop?
  5. School bus across a divided highway: still stopA school bus on the other side of a divided highway stops with its red lights flashing. Must you stop?
  6. School bus with flashing yellow lightsWhat do flashing yellow lights on a school bus mean?
  7. Stop 15 feet from the tracksRed lights are flashing at a railroad crossing. How close to the tracks may you stop?
  8. Wait until gates are up and lights are offAt a crossing with gates and lights, when may you drive across after a train passes?
  9. Passing a bicyclistHow should you pass a bicyclist riding ahead of you in your lane?
  10. Room on the other side of the tracksWhen may you start across railroad tracks?
  11. A motorcycle gets the full laneA motorcycle rides near the left edge of a wide lane. Can you pull up beside it in the same lane?
  12. No lane sharing with carsCan a motorcyclist share your lane to get past your car in slow traffic?
  13. Work zone fines doubleWhat happens to a speeding ticket fine in a work zone?
  14. Move Over lawA tow truck with flashing amber lights is stopped on the shoulder of a two-lane country road. What must you do?
  15. Horses: no hornWhat is illegal when you approach or pass a horse on the road?
  16. Pull over for an emergency vehicleAn ambulance with flashing red lights and a siren comes at you in the oncoming lane of a two-way road. What do you do?
  17. When you may go after a school bus stopYou've stopped behind a school bus whose red lights are flashing. When may you drive on?
  18. Passing a stopped school bus: finesWhat is the minimum fine for a first conviction of passing a stopped school bus?
  19. Deer: October to December, dawn and duskAt what times of day are deer most active near roads?
  20. Vehicles that stop at every railroad crossingWhich of these must stop at every railroad crossing?

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