A 4-minute lesson from the New Jersey course. Read the rules and examples, follow the handbook page references, and check your understanding before you move on.
Riders on two wheels follow the same traffic laws you do but are far harder to see and far less protected. Most motorcycle crashes happen because drivers simply don't notice the motorcycle. Look twice and give extra room.
Know the rule
The laws for cars and trucks also govern motorcycles, but riders may react differently to situations.
Mopeds (motorized bicycles) are low-speed two-wheelers with pedals. Riders may not exceed 25 mph, must obey all signs and signals, ride on the right with traffic, and have the same rights and duties as other drivers.
When signaling a right turn, you must yield to bicyclists, skateboarders and inline skaters going through the intersection. They may use a traffic lane to turn left, or ride on the right edge of the turn lane.
On a narrow one-lane road you come up behind a cyclist. There isn't room to give 4 feet because of oncoming traffic, so slow to 25 mph or less and stay back until you can pass with at least 4 feet.
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.
What is the maximum speed a moped may legally travel in New Jersey?
Besides the standard left-arm-up signal, how else may a bicyclist signal a right turn?
Right arm straight out
Left arm straight down
Right arm pointing down
Left arm straight out
Answer: Right arm straight out
Instead of extending the left hand and arm upward, bicyclists, skateboarders, and inline skaters may extend the right hand and arm straight out for a right turn.