Sharing the Road
Pedestrians, cyclists, motorcyclists, large vehicles, and emergency vehicles.
Sharing the Road rules in Pennsylvania follow the federal framework with state-specific limits, distances, and exceptions. The practice questions below are drawn from the Pennsylvania driver handbook, so they track the state's own rules.
Sharing the Road questions, Pennsylvania edition.
Each question links through to a full explanation, the rule it tests, and a citation back to the manual.
- According to the manual, why should you avoid stopping quickly right after passing a bicyclist? →
- You are driving behind a school bus. It stops with its red lights flashing and its stop arm extended. How far must you stop from the bus? →
- The manual gives one exception to stopping for a school bus with red lights flashing and its stop arm extended. When does the exception apply? →
- You are following a truck at night. What does the manual tell you to do with your headlights? →
- A motorcycle ahead of you at an intersection has its turn signal flashing. What does the manual tell you to do? →
- A truck ahead of you is preparing to back into a loading area and is temporarily blocking the roadway. What does the manual tell you to do? →
- The manual describes the 'Dutch Reach' method for opening a vehicle door. What does the method involve? →
- You are turning right on red at an intersection with a crosswalk. What does the manual tell you to do for pedestrians? →
- You approach a vehicle stopped in the road ahead of you. Before you pass it, what does the manual tell you to do? →
- According to the manual, when is it safe to wave a pedestrian into a line of moving traffic? →
- According to the manual, what following distance should you keep behind a motorcycle in good conditions? →
- The manual says most crashes between vehicles and motorcycles happen at intersections. What action does it name as the usual cause? →
- You are following a truck and cannot see either of its side mirrors from your seat. According to the manual, what does this tell you? →
- You meet a truck coming from the opposite direction on a two-lane road. What does the manual tell you to do? →
- According to the manual, how much longer does it usually take to pass a truck than a car on a level highway? →
- You realize you are driving in a truck's blind spot when the truck begins to move over into your lane. What does the manual tell you to do? →
- A school bus ahead of you begins flashing its amber (yellow) lights. According to the manual, what does this signal? →
- You are about to pass a horse-drawn vehicle on a rural road. What does the manual tell you to avoid? →
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