A 3-minute lesson from the West Virginia course. Read the rules and examples, follow the handbook page references, and check your understanding before you move on.
Motorcycles and bicycles are small, easy to miss, and give their riders no protection. Drivers who don't pay attention cause many car-motorcycle crashes. Expect them, give them a full lane of space, and leave them time to react.
Know the rule
Motorcycles are hard to see, often stop more quickly than cars, and can dart in front of you. Expect to see them and give them space and time to maneuver.
Follow a motorcycle farther back than a car; it can usually stop much faster. To pass, move completely into the other lane and wait until you're well ahead before returning.
Always dim your lights for an oncoming bicyclist at night. Take extra care mornings and afternoons, and give cyclists the benefit of the doubt even when they break the rules.
You come up behind a cyclist on a narrow two-lane road with a car approaching in the other lane. Slow down and wait behind the cyclist until the oncoming car passes, then pass with plenty of room.
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 key thing to give motorcyclists when sharing the road with them?
Space and time to maneuver
A horn warning before every pass
The right lane exclusively
Priority at every intersection
Answer: Space and time to maneuver
Space is described as the key to safely sharing the road with motorcycles.