Delaware permit test: sharing the road
Pedestrians, bicycles, motorcycles, mopeds, animal riders, slow-moving vehicles and trucks and their No-Zones. 27 questions, 10 at a time, starting with ones you haven't seen.
Rules to remember10 key sharing the road rulesShow the rules
- You must not drive through a pedestrian safety zone or block a crosswalk. (p. 94, Delaware Driver Manual (JULY 2026) (opens the handbook))
- You must not pass a vehicle that is stopped to let a pedestrian cross. (p. 95, Delaware Driver Manual (JULY 2026) (opens the handbook))
- Cyclists may use all Delaware roads except limited access highways. (p. 96, Delaware Driver Manual (JULY 2026) (opens the handbook))
- Under the Bicycle Friendly Delaware Act, drivers may not honk at bicyclists unless there is imminent danger. (p. 96, Delaware Driver Manual (JULY 2026) (opens the handbook))
- All persons under 18 must wear a properly fitted and fastened bicycle helmet. (p. 99, Delaware Driver Manual (JULY 2026) (opens the handbook))
- Motorcycles are entitled to the full lane width. (p. 100, Delaware Driver Manual (JULY 2026) (opens the handbook))
- You may not operate a moped or triped on any public road without a valid driver license. (p. 101, Delaware Driver Manual (JULY 2026) (opens the handbook))
- The orange triangular Slow-Moving Vehicle emblem warns of a slow vehicle ahead. (p. 102, Delaware Driver Manual (JULY 2026) (opens the handbook))
- Trucks have deep blind spots directly behind them. (p. 103, Delaware Driver Manual (JULY 2026) (opens the handbook))
- Never pass behind a truck that is backing up; you enter its blind spot. (p. 104, Delaware Driver Manual (JULY 2026) (opens the handbook))
Taken from the explanations to checked practice questions; page numbers link to the official handbook.
Sample sharing the road questions
1.You are waiting to turn left and see a motorcycle approaching. Why is this a common crash situation?
- ARiders have priority only at night
- BDrivers miss it or misjudge its speed
- CMotorcycles cannot stop quickly
- DMotorcycles always ride too fast
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✓ B. Drivers miss it or misjudge its speed
Left turns in front of motorcycles cause many injury crashes because drivers fail to pick out the rider or misjudge its speed. Look, look again, and know its speed before turning.
2.The car in the lane next to you has stopped at a crosswalk. You can't see why. What should you do?
- AHonk and drive around it
- BDon't pass; someone may be crossing
- CPass the stopped car carefully
- DChange lanes and speed up
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✓ B. Don't pass; someone may be crossing
You must not pass a vehicle that is stopped to let a pedestrian cross. Someone may be crossing where you can't see.
3.You are in a very wide lane with room for both your car and a bicycle. How may you pass the cyclist?
- AOnly after a warning honk
- BOnly by changing lanes completely
- CAt normal speed, at any distance
- DIn your lane, slower, 3+ feet away
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✓ D. In your lane, slower, 3+ feet away
In an unusually wide lane, you may pass a bicycle without changing lanes, but you must slow down and leave at least three feet of clearance.
4.Who must wear a bicycle helmet in Delaware?
- AAll riders of any age
- BEveryone under 18
- COnly children under 12
- DNo one; helmets are optional
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✓ B. Everyone under 18
All persons under 18 must wear a properly fitted and fastened bicycle helmet. Parents are responsible if their child doesn't.