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Oklahoma permit test: sharing the road

Pedestrians, bicycles, motorcycles, trucks, trains and railroad crossings, and slow-moving vehicles. 22 questions, 10 at a time, starting with ones you haven't seen.

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  1. Even when the right-of-way is yours, never honk, rev your engine or try to rush or frighten someone walking in front of your car. (p. 50, Oklahoma Driver Manual (No edition date printed on cover) (opens the handbook))
  2. When passing a bicycle going the same direction, leave at least 3 feet until you are safely past (Title 47-11-1208-A). (p. 51, Oklahoma Driver Manual (No edition date printed on cover) (opens the handbook))
  3. Avoid passing between a bicyclist and oncoming vehicles. (p. 51, Oklahoma Driver Manual (No edition date printed on cover) (opens the handbook))
  4. When preparing for a right turn, merge with bicycle traffic. (p. 51, Oklahoma Driver Manual (No edition date printed on cover) (opens the handbook))
  5. Cyclists must slow down at stop signs and stop if there is danger, but if no danger is present they can proceed without stopping. (p. 52, Oklahoma Driver Manual (No edition date printed on cover) (opens the handbook))
  6. Motorcycles have the right to use the full lane. (p. 53, Oklahoma Driver Manual (No edition date printed on cover) (opens the handbook))
  7. Two-thirds of car-motorcycle collisions are caused by the car driver who turned in front of the motorcycle, often because they did not see it. (p. 53, Oklahoma Driver Manual (No edition date printed on cover) (opens the handbook))
  8. Allow at least a three-second following distance behind a motorcycle so the rider has time to maneuver or stop in an emergency. (p. 53, Oklahoma Driver Manual (No edition date printed on cover) (opens the handbook))
  9. A truck's blind spots are in front and on both sides of the cab and up to 200 feet behind it. (p. 54, Oklahoma Driver Manual (No edition date printed on cover) (opens the handbook))
  10. Get out and run at a 45-degree angle away from the tracks in the direction the train is coming from, then call 911. (p. 57, Oklahoma Driver Manual (No edition date printed on cover) (opens the handbook))

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.A pedestrian is crossing slowly in front of your car while you have a green light. What should you NOT do?

    • AWait patiently
    • BHonk or rev your engine to hurry them
    • CStay stopped until they pass
    • DWatch for other walkers
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    ✓ B. Honk or rev your engine to hurry them

    Even when the right-of-way is yours, never honk, rev your engine or try to rush or frighten someone walking in front of your car.

    Source: Oklahoma Driver Manual (No edition date printed on cover), page 50

  2. 2.On a four-lane street, the car in the lane next to you suddenly stops for no clear reason. What should you do?

    • AChange lanes away from it
    • BHonk at the driver
    • CPass it quickly
    • DSlow down and look out
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    ✓ D. Slow down and look out

    If the car next to you stops suddenly for no apparent reason, slow down and look out. That driver may have stopped for a pedestrian you cannot see.

    Source: Oklahoma Driver Manual (No edition date printed on cover), page 50

  3. 3.You are crossing railroad tracks when the warning lights start flashing. What should you do?

    • AWait for the gate to rise
    • BStop on the tracks
    • CKeep moving across
    • DBack up off the tracks
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    ✓ C. Keep moving across

    If the lights begin flashing or gates come down while you are crossing, keep moving. The signals allow time to finish crossing, and the far gate won't trap you.

    Source: Oklahoma Driver Manual (No edition date printed on cover), page 57

  4. 4.When may a cyclist ride in the full lane instead of keeping to the right?

    • ANever, under any road conditions
    • BOnly on one-way streets downtown
    • COnly on weekends and public holidays
    • DWhen the lane is too narrow to share safely
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    ✓ D. When the lane is too narrow to share safely

    A cyclist may take the full lane when passing, preparing for a left turn, avoiding unsafe road conditions, or when the lane is too narrow to share.

    Source: Oklahoma Driver Manual (No edition date printed on cover), page 52