Virginia Permit Test: Sharing the Road Practice Questions

Correct answer: Stop until everyone is clear and the bus moves

You must stop for a stopped school bus with flashing red lights and an extended stop sign when approaching from any direction, and stay stopped until everyone is clear and the bus moves.

Source: Section 3: Safe Driving – Stopping for School Buses

Correct answer: When a median or barrier separates you from the bus

You do not have to stop if you are going the opposite way on a road divided by a median or barrier and the bus is on the other side, but be ready for people leaving the bus.

Source: Section 3: Safe Driving – Stopping for School Buses

Correct answer: You must still stop

You must also stop if a school bus is loading or unloading passengers even when its signals are not on.

Source: Section 3: Safe Driving – Stopping for School Buses

Correct answer: Change lanes to pass safely

Virginia requires at least three feet of clearance when passing a cyclist; if the lane isn't wide enough, you must change lanes to pass.

Source: Section 3: Safe Driving – Sharing the Road

Correct answer: On interstates and most limited-access freeways

Bicyclists may legally use all public roads except interstates and most freeways (limited access highways).

Source: Section 3: Safe Driving – Sharing the Road

Correct answer: When necessary, such as before a left turn or when the lane is too narrow to share

Bicyclists may ride in the center of the lane when necessary, for example when about to turn left or when the lane is too narrow to share side by side with a car.

Source: Section 3: Safe Driving – Sharing the Road

Correct answer: The driver failing to see the motorcycle

More than half of fatal motorcycle crashes involve cars, often because the driver didn't see the motorcycle in time. Look twice for motorcycles.

Source: Section 3: Safe Driving – Sharing the Road

Correct answer: Add an extra second, and double it in bad weather

Never tailgate a motorcycle. Add an extra second to the following distance rule, and double that distance in bad weather.

Source: Section 3: Safe Driving – Sharing the Road

Correct answer: No, never drive beside a motorcycle in the same lane

Motorcyclists may use the whole lane as conditions change. Never drive beside a motorcycle in the same lane.

Source: Section 3: Safe Driving – Sharing the Road

Correct answer: If you can see the driver's face in the truck's side mirror

Trucks have large side No-Zones. If you can't see the driver's face in the side mirror, the driver can't see you.

Source: Section 3: Safe Driving – Sharing the Road (Trucks, Tractor-Trailers, Buses and RVs)

Correct answer: Nearly twice as much

Trucks, buses and RVs need nearly twice the time and room to stop as cars, so never cut in front of them and then slow down.

Source: Section 3: Safe Driving – Sharing the Road (Trucks, Tractor-Trailers, Buses and RVs)

Correct answer: 200 feet

Truck blind spots can stretch up to 20 feet in front of the cab and about 200 feet behind the vehicle.

Source: Section 3: Safe Driving – Sharing the Road (Trucks, Tractor-Trailers, Buses and RVs)

Correct answer: Stay back and never squeeze between the truck and the curb

Large vehicles often swing wide to turn and can't see cars right beside or behind them. Never try to squeeze between a truck and the curb.

Source: Section 3: Safe Driving – Sharing the Road (Trucks, Tractor-Trailers, Buses and RVs)

Correct answer: When you see the entire front of the truck in your rearview mirror

Cutting in too soon can get you rear-ended. Wait until you see the entire front of the truck in your rearview mirror, then keep your speed.

Source: Section 3: Safe Driving – Sharing the Road (Trucks, Tractor-Trailers, Buses and RVs)

Correct answer: More than half a mile

A truck and trailer may be as long as 65 feet, and passing one may take more than half a mile of clear road.

Source: Section 3: Safe Driving – Sharing the Road (Trucks, Tractor-Trailers, Buses and RVs)