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Georgia Car / Permit: Sharing the Road practice test
Driving safely around motorcycles, bicycles, large trucks, pedestrians, and school buses — and knowing who has the right of way.
Content reviewed against official driver handbooks · August 12, 2026
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12 sample Sharing the Road questions with the correct answer, a short explanation, and the official handbook reference. Read through them, then take the quiz above.
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1. A large truck ahead of you swings wide to the left before making a right turn. You should:
Correct answer: Stay back and never squeeze between the truck and the curb
Large trucks need much more room to turn and make wide right turns, which is why the manual calls the No-Zone along a truck's right side especially dangerous. Stay back instead of moving into the space beside it.
Source: Georgia Driver's Manual — Sharing the Road with Commercial Motor Vehicles
2. Compared with a passenger car at the same 55 mph, roughly how much room does a fully loaded tractor-trailer need in order to stop?
Correct answer: Roughly three times as much
Sheer weight is the reason. A loaded rig at highway speed needs about triple the stopping room a car does, which is why squeezing in front of one and then slowing is so risky.
Source: Georgia Driver's Manual — Sharing the Road with Commercial Motor Vehicles
3. Car-motorcycle crashes at intersections usually happen when a driver:
Correct answer: Does not see the motorcycle and turns into its path
Intersections are where a car and a motorcycle are most likely to collide. Usually the car driver fails to see the motorcycle and turns into its path.
Source: Georgia Driver's Manual — Sharing the Road with Motorcycles
4. When passing a bicyclist on a Georgia road, the law requires you to:
Correct answer: Leave at least three feet of space when passing
Georgia law requires drivers to give bicyclists at least three feet of clearance when passing them.
Source: Georgia Driver's Manual — Sharing the Road with Bicycles
5. On a two-lane road, the safest and lawful way to pass a bicyclist in Georgia is to:
Correct answer: Move over and give at least three feet, crossing the center line only when it is clear
Give the cyclist room by moving over — change lanes or move partly into the oncoming lane when it is clear and safe, leaving at least three feet of space.
Source: Georgia Driver's Manual — Sharing the Road with Bicycles
6. In a work zone, a flagger holds up a sign directing you to stop. You should:
Correct answer: Obey the flagger just as you would a traffic signal
A flagger directing traffic in a work zone has the same authority as a traffic sign or signal. Obey the flagger's instructions to keep workers and drivers safe.
7. Because large trucks have big blind spots ('no-zones'), a safe driver will:
Correct answer: Avoid lingering beside a truck and stay visible to the driver
Trucks have large blind spots to the sides, front, and rear. Avoid lingering next to a truck and stay where the driver can see you — if you cannot see the truck's mirrors, the driver cannot see you.
Source: Georgia Driver's Manual — Sharing the Road with Trucks
8. The motorcycle in front of you has its left turn signal blinking. What should you assume about it?
Correct answer: Nothing yet, because bike signals often keep flashing on their own
Many bikes do not shut their indicators off by themselves, and riders sometimes forget to cancel one. Hold back until the machine has clearly begun the maneuver before you commit to anything.
Source: Georgia Driver's Manual — Sharing the Road with Motorcycles
9. Traffic is heavy and a motorcycle ahead of you is riding near the right edge of its lane. May you pull up alongside it inside that same lane?
Correct answer: No, because the rider is entitled to that lane's entire width
Even when a lane looks wide enough for two, the rider needs all of it to dodge debris or shift position. Georgia treats sharing a lane with a motorcycle as unsafe, so hang back and pass properly.
Source: Georgia Driver's Manual — Sharing the Road with Motorcycles
10. A bicyclist is riding in the middle of the travel lane on a city street even though a striped bike lane runs right alongside. What is true here?
Correct answer: The rider may take the whole lane and is not obliged to use the bike lane
Georgia law lets a bicyclist occupy an entire travel lane, and a marked bike lane nearby does not cancel that. Cyclists may ride on any road in the state apart from interstates and similar limited-access highways.
Source: Georgia Driver's Manual — Sharing the Road with Bicycles
11. A pedestrian crossing the street with a white cane or a guide dog:
Correct answer: Always has the right-of-way — you must stop
A pedestrian using a white cane or guide dog may be blind or have low vision and always has the right-of-way. Stop and let them cross safely.
12. Why should you leave extra following distance behind a motorcycle?
Correct answer: They can stop more quickly and need more reaction room
Motorcycles can slow or stop more quickly than cars and are easily hurt in a crash. Extra space gives you more time to react.
Source: Georgia Driver's Manual — Sharing the Road with Motorcycles
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