New Mexico Permit Test: Sharing the Road Practice Questions

Correct answer: At least five feet

Keep a safe distance when passing a bicyclist, trying for at least five feet, and pass only when safe and legal.

Source: Sharing the Road – Bicycles

Correct answer: Yes, when needed, such as to turn left or avoid hazards

Bicyclists may take the whole lane when needed, such as preparing to turn left, avoiding being squeezed on a narrow street, or avoiding hazards.

Source: Sharing the Road – Bicycles

Correct answer: Slow down and merge behind the bicyclist before turning

Do not cut in front of a cyclist with a sudden right turn; slow and merge behind them first.

Source: Sharing the Road – Bicycles

Correct answer: Shared-lane markings showing bikes may use the full lane

Sharrows are painted where a lane is too narrow to share side by side; cyclists may take the lane and motorists must yield as needed.

Source: Sharing the Road – Bicycles

Correct answer: Slow, yield to cyclists, and pass only when there's room

Near sharrows, slow and yield to cyclists, pass only when there is room for them to move right, and try for five feet of clearance.

Source: Sharing the Road – Bicycles

Correct answer: As a legal slow-moving vehicle with a car's rights and duties

Bicycle riders have the same rights and responsibilities as car drivers; treat a bicycle as a legal slow-moving vehicle.

Source: Sharing the Road – Bicycles

Correct answer: Minors must; adults should

The manual says adults should, and minors must, wear a well-fitting bicycle helmet.

Source: Sharing the Road – Bicycles

Correct answer: In the same direction as traffic

Cyclists must travel in the same direction as traffic and make turns the way cars do.

Source: Sharing the Road – Bicycles

Correct answer: Almost 800 feet

Large trucks and RVs take much longer to stop, nearly 800 feet at 55 mph, so do not cut in front and slow down.

Source: Sharing the Road – Large Trucks and RVs

Correct answer: If you cannot see the driver in the truck's side mirror, the driver cannot see you

Truckers sit high but still have large blind spots; if you cannot see the driver in the side mirror, they cannot see you.

Source: Sharing the Road – Large Trucks and RVs

Correct answer: The left side, then move ahead of it

Always pass a large truck or RV on the left, then move ahead rather than staying in its blind spot.

Source: Sharing the Road – Large Trucks and RVs

Correct answer: Check its signals again before passing; it may turn right

Big rigs often swing wide for right turns; check the signals again before you try to pass.

Source: Sharing the Road – Large Trucks and RVs

Correct answer: The trucker may not know you are there

If you follow too closely, the truck driver may not see you, and the truck may be going slower than it looks.

Source: Sharing the Road – Large Trucks and RVs

Correct answer: 25 mph or less

These vehicles usually go 25 mph or less and should display an orange slow-moving vehicle triangle.

Source: Communicating – Adjusting to Traffic (Slow Moving Traffic)

Correct answer: Drivers and passengers under 18

New Mexico requires helmets for motorcycle drivers and passengers under 18, and recommends them for everyone.

Source: Motorcycles – Helmet Requirements