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Alaska permit test: sharing the road

Vulnerable road users, bicycles, motorcycles, school buses, slow-moving vehicles, and large trucks and buses. 21 questions, 10 at a time, starting with ones you haven't seen.

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  1. Slow down and be ready to stop when turning into a crosswalk. (p. 48)
  2. Children under nine lack the physical and mental development to handle traffic safely, so drive with extra care near them. (p. 49)
  3. Pedestrians should walk on the left side of the highway, facing oncoming traffic, and wear light colours at night. (p. 49)
  4. Cyclists may use the road and ride with the flow of traffic. (p. 49)
  5. Give motorcyclists the same four-second following distance as other vehicles. (p. 52)
  6. You may not pass a school bus with flashing red lights. (p. 53)
  7. The slow-moving vehicle emblem is required on vehicles that travel 25 mph or less. (p. 54)
  8. A car at 55 mph stops in about 130 to 140 feet, while a truck needs about 400 feet. (p. 82)
  9. When the truck driver's face isn't visible in their side mirror, you are in the No-Zone and they cannot see you. (p. 82)
  10. Driving close behind a truck hides the road ahead, so you may not notice a slowdown, debris or a crash until it is an emergency. (p. 83)

Taken from the explanations to checked practice questions; page numbers link to the official handbook.

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Sample sharing the road questions

  1. 1.When you stop for a pedestrian at a crosswalk, where should you stop?

    • AIn the crosswalk, to block other cars
    • BIt doesn't matter
    • CWell back from the crosswalk
    • DRight at the edge of the crosswalk
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    ✓ C. Well back from the crosswalk

    Stop well back from the crosswalk so drivers in other lanes can see the pedestrian and stop too.

    Source: Alaska Driver Manual (REV.10/2025), page 48

  2. 2.A motorcycle rides near the right edge of a wide lane. May you drive in that lane beside it?

    • AYes, if the lane is wide enough for both
    • BYes, as long as you both go slowly
    • CNo; it is illegal and extremely hazardous
    • DOnly on city streets, not on highways
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    ✓ C. No; it is illegal and extremely hazardous

    Motorcycles need a full lane width. Never move into the same lane as a motorcycle, even if the lane is wide and the rider is to one side.

    Source: Alaska Driver Manual (REV.10/2025), page 52

  3. 3.A school bus approaching you has flashing yellow/amber lights. What should you do?

    • ASlow down and be ready to stop
    • BFlash your headlights
    • CSpeed up to pass it
    • DIgnore them until they turn red
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    ✓ A. Slow down and be ready to stop

    Yellow/amber lights mean the bus is about to stop. Reduce speed, and stop completely when it stops with red lights flashing and the stop sign out.

    Source: Alaska Driver Manual (REV.10/2025), page 53

  4. 4.From 55 mph, about how far does a truck need to stop, compared with a car?

    • AAbout 200 feet, versus 100 for a car
    • BAbout 140 feet, the same as a car
    • CAbout 400 feet, versus 130-140 for a car
    • DAbout 1,000 feet, versus 300 for a car
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    ✓ C. About 400 feet, versus 130-140 for a car

    A car at 55 mph stops in about 130 to 140 feet, while a truck needs about 400 feet. Don't cut in front of trucks.

    Source: Alaska Driver Manual (REV.10/2025), page 82