A 3-minute lesson from the Idaho course. Read the rules and examples, follow the handbook page references, and check your understanding before you move on.
More and more Idahoans ride bicycles for transportation and recreation. Cyclists may ride on all Idaho roadways with the same rights as drivers, and most bike-car collisions injure the cyclist. Share the road with cooperation, patience, and understanding.
Know the rule
Bicyclists must ride with the flow of traffic, as close to the right curb or edge as safely possible, except when passing, turning left, avoiding an obstacle, or when the road is too narrow to share side by side.
When passing a cyclist, move into the left lane if possible; if not, pass with as much clearance as possible, at least three (3) feet. You may need to wait for a break in oncoming traffic.
Idaho cyclists don't have to come to a complete stop at stop signs. They must yield to vehicles in or at the intersection (or close enough to be a hazard), then proceed with caution.
At a red light, cyclists may go through with caution after stopping and yielding to vehicles in or near the intersection. Turning right on red, they need not stop completely but must yield.
Stopped and turning right: look left, right, and to the rear, checking right first. A cyclist on the sidewalk, riding against traffic, or pulled up beside you may be on your right.
You're signaling right and a cyclist is riding ahead of you near the curb. Don't speed past and cut in front of them. Slow down, stay behind until they pass the corner, then make your turn.
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.
Bicyclists must ride:
in the center of the lane on any road
with traffic, as far right as is safe
on the sidewalk where available
against the flow of traffic for visibility
Answer: with traffic, as far right as is safe
Bicyclists ride with traffic, staying right except when conditions require otherwise.