A 3-minute lesson from the Pennsylvania course. Read the rules and examples, follow the handbook page references, and check your understanding before you move on.
A motorcycle is a full-size vehicle with the same rights and responsibilities as any other. Its small profile makes it hard to see and hard to judge for speed and distance. Most motorcycle crashes with cars are caused by the car's driver, not the rider.
Know the rule
Don't crowd motorcycles or take their right-of-way. Anticipate a rider's moves: potholes and other minor annoyances for you are major hazards for them.
Don't trust a motorcycle's flashing turn signal: it may not cancel itself, and riders forget. Don't pull out in front of a motorcycle or moped until you see it actually turning.
You're waiting to turn left and an oncoming motorcycle is signaling right. Wait. Its signal may be left on by mistake, and a car turning left in front of a motorcycle causes nearly 40% of these crashes. Go only once you see it actually turning.
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.
According to the handbook, most vehicle/motorcycle crashes happen where?
On rural back roads
At intersections
In parking lots
On limited-access highways
Answer: At intersections
Most motorcycle/vehicle crashes occur at intersections, often from left-turning vehicles.