RI DMV Sharing the Road 3 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: You want to turn right at an intersection and a bicyclist is riding on your right. What should you do?
- Speed up and turn ahead of the bicyclist
- Turn alongside the bicyclist
- Yield and let the bicyclist go through before turning (Correct answer)
- Honk so the bicyclist stops
Correct answer: Yield and let the bicyclist go through before turning
Turning across a bicyclist's path causes a common 'right hook' crash, so drivers must yield before turning right.
Question 2: What is the main reason a loaded tractor-trailer needs more distance to stop than a car at highway speed?
- Its much greater weight increases stopping distance (Correct answer)
- Truck tires have no tread
- Its brakes are weaker by law
- Truck drivers react more slowly
Correct answer: Its much greater weight increases stopping distance
A fully loaded truck's weight can require nearly twice the stopping distance of a passenger car at highway speeds.
Question 3: When approaching a horse-drawn vehicle or a person riding a horse on the road, you should:
- Follow closely until you can pass
- Rev your engine so the horse moves aside
- Slow down, pass wide, and avoid loud noises (Correct answer)
- Honk to alert the rider
Correct answer: Slow down, pass wide, and avoid loud noises
Horses are easily startled, so drivers should slow down, give plenty of room, and avoid sudden noises.
Question 4: You are merging onto a highway and a large truck is in the merge lane's path. The best action is to:
- Stop at the end of the ramp
- Force the truck to change lanes
- Merge directly beside the truck
- Adjust your speed to merge safely behind or well ahead of the truck (Correct answer)
Correct answer: Adjust your speed to merge safely behind or well ahead of the truck
Trucks cannot slow or change lanes quickly, so merging traffic should adjust speed to avoid crowding them.
Question 5: When may you drive in a lane marked with a bicycle symbol and solid white lines (a designated bike lane)?
- Never under any circumstance
- Any time no bicycle is visible
- Whenever traffic is heavy
- Only briefly when turning, after yielding to bicyclists (Correct answer)
Correct answer: Only briefly when turning, after yielding to bicyclists
Drivers may cross a bike lane only to turn or enter a driveway, and must first yield to any bicyclists in the lane.
Question 6: At night, a pedestrian wearing dark clothing is walking along the edge of the road. What should you do?
- Sound your horn and continue at the same speed
- Maintain speed since pedestrians must stay off the road
- Slow down and move over to give them room (Correct answer)
- Flash your high beams continuously
Correct answer: Slow down and move over to give them room
Pedestrians can be hard to see at night, so drivers should reduce speed and allow extra clearance.
Question 7: Which of these road users is most likely to be hidden in your vehicle's blind spot?
- A city bus
- A garbage truck
- A tractor-trailer
- A motorcyclist (Correct answer)
Correct answer: A motorcyclist
Motorcycles are small and easily disappear into a car's blind spots, so always check over your shoulder before changing lanes.
RI DMV Sharing the Road 3
You want to turn right at an intersection and a bicyclist is riding on your right.
What should you do?