Hawaii driving lesson · Pedestrians, School Buses & Bicycles
Driving near bicyclists
A 3-minute lesson from the Hawaii course. Read the rules and examples, follow the handbook page references, and check your understanding before you move on.
Bicycles are vehicles with the same rights and responsibilities as cars, but they're harder to see and riders' skills vary widely. Give them room, expect sudden moves, and check for them every time you turn right or open a door.
Know the rule
Bicycles are legally considered vehicles, with all the rights and responsibilities of other vehicles.
Many crashes happen when a motorist passes a bicyclist and then immediately slows and turns right. If you'll turn right right away, it's better not to pass.
Stay clear of bike lanes, especially when turning right; look for and yield to bicyclists when crossing a bike lane. Don't drive in a bike lane to turn right.
You're about to turn right at the next corner when you come up behind a bicyclist. Stay behind the rider and turn after them instead of passing and cutting across their path.
Check your understanding
Read the question, decide on an answer, then open it to check the explanation. These are Roadwise study questions based on the source handbook.
Bicycles are legally considered:
pedestrians, with pedestrian rights
vehicles, with the same rights and duties
vehicles, but with no right-of-way at intersections
toys when ridden by children
Answer: vehicles, with the same rights and duties
Bicycles are legally treated as vehicles with matching rights and responsibilities.