NC DMV Sharing the Road 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: When passing a bicyclist on a North Carolina road, drivers must allow a minimum of how much clearance?
- Two feet
- Four feet (Correct answer)
- Six feet
- One car length
Correct answer: Four feet
North Carolina law requires drivers to give bicyclists at least four feet of clearance or fully change lanes when passing.
Question 2: A large truck is turning right at an intersection ahead of you. What should you expect?
- The truck will stay tightly in the right lane
- The truck may swing wide to the left before turning right (Correct answer)
- The truck will stop before turning
- The truck will accelerate through the turn
Correct answer: The truck may swing wide to the left before turning right
Large trucks often swing left before making a right turn, so never squeeze into the gap on their right side.
Question 3: You are driving behind a motorcycle. What following distance should you maintain?
- One second
- The same as for a car
- At least four seconds (Correct answer)
- Two car lengths at any speed
Correct answer: At least four seconds
Motorcycles can stop quickly and are easily hidden from view, so an increased following distance of at least four seconds is recommended.
Question 4: If you cannot see a truck driver's face in the truck's side mirror, what does this mean?
- The truck driver cannot see you (Correct answer)
- You are following at a safe distance
- The mirror is broken
- You may pass on the right
Correct answer: The truck driver cannot see you
If you can't see the driver in the truck's mirror, you are in a blind spot and the driver cannot see your vehicle.
Question 5: A pedestrian is crossing at an intersection without a marked crosswalk. What should you do?
- Honk to warn them
- Yield, because an unmarked crosswalk still exists at intersections (Correct answer)
- Proceed, since there is no crosswalk
- Speed up to pass before they reach your lane
Correct answer: Yield, because an unmarked crosswalk still exists at intersections
Unmarked crosswalks legally exist at most intersections, and drivers must yield to pedestrians crossing there.
Question 6: When is it legal in North Carolina to pass a stopped school bus displaying its stop arm on a two-lane road?
- When no children are visible
- When you are traveling in the opposite direction
- Never (Correct answer)
- When you slow to under 20 mph
Correct answer: Never
On a two-lane road, all traffic in both directions must stop for a school bus with its stop arm extended.
Question 7: You approach a horse-drawn vehicle on a rural North Carolina road. What is the safest action?
- Honk so the driver knows you are there
- Pass quickly at normal speed
- Slow down and pass carefully with plenty of room (Correct answer)
- Follow closely until the road widens
Correct answer: Slow down and pass carefully with plenty of room
Horses can be startled by noise and close vehicles, so slow down and pass with wide clearance without honking.
NC DMV Sharing the Road 2
When passing a bicyclist on a North Carolina road, drivers must allow a minimum of how much clearance?