Delaware Permit Test: Sharing the Road Practice Questions

Correct answer: Limited access highways

Cyclists have the right to use all Delaware roads except limited access highways.

Source: Section Four – Bicycles

Correct answer: White headlight visible 500 feet and red rear reflector

At night a bicycle needs a white headlight visible 500 feet, a red rear reflector visible 600 feet, plus side reflectors or lamps.

Source: Section Four – Bicycles

Correct answer: A space at the head of a lane for cyclists at intersections

A bike box is a designated area at the head of a traffic lane at intersections giving cyclists a safe, visible way to get ahead.

Source: Section Four – Bicycles

Correct answer: No

Cyclists must not wear a headset covering both ears.

Source: Section Four – Bicycles

Correct answer: About two feet vs five to six feet

Motorcycles are only about two feet wide compared with the five-to-six-foot width of a car.

Source: Section Four – Sharing the Road With Motorcycles

Correct answer: Almost half

Nationally, almost half of all motorcycle crashes involve other motor vehicles.

Source: Section Four – Sharing the Road With Motorcycles

Correct answer: Look and look again; judge its speed

Left turns in front of motorcycles cause many crashes; look and look again and know its speed before turning.

Source: Section Four – Sharing the Road With Motorcycles

Correct answer: Three to five seconds

On a level highway it takes only three to five seconds longer to pass a truck than a car.

Source: Section Four – Sharing the Road With a Truck

Correct answer: At least four seconds

Avoid tailgating in the rear No-Zone; allow at least four seconds between your vehicle and the truck.

Source: Section Four – Sharing the Road With a Truck

Correct answer: Sixty-six percent

Sixty-six percent of commercial vehicle crashes are while backing; never cross behind a truck preparing to back up.

Source: Section Four – Sharing the Road With a Truck

Correct answer: Pushes the vehicles apart

Keep to the side; the turbulence pushes the vehicles apart, it does not suck them together.

Source: Section Four – Sharing the Road With a Truck

Correct answer: 8.5 feet

Most trailers are 8.5 feet wide and can completely hide objects behind them.

Source: Section Four – Sharing the Road With a Truck

Correct answer: All the rights and duties of motor vehicle drivers

Animal riders and animal-drawn vehicle drivers have all the rights and duties of motor vehicle drivers where applicable.

Source: Section Four – Other Highway Users

Correct answer: 89

From 2021–2023 there were 89 pedestrian fatalities, often linked to no reflective clothing, crossing outside crosswalks, or alcohol.

Source: Section Four – Pedestrians