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Difficulty: MediumMotorcycles and Motor-Driven Cycles

A passenger car driver is traveling behind a motorcycle on a two-lane highway and wishes to overtake it. According to standard traffic laws and safe driving practices, how must the driver carry out this passing maneuver?

  1. Change lanes entirely into the adjacent passing lane, providing the motorcycle with the full width of its lane throughout the maneuver.Answer
  2. B
    Share the lane with the motorcycle by squeezing past on the left side, provided the motorcycle remains in the right portion of the lane.
  3. C
    Honk the vehicle horn to signal the rider to move onto the paved shoulder so the car can pass without changing lanes.
  4. D
    Initiate the pass within 100 feet of an upcoming intersection as long as the motorcycle maintains a steady speed.

Answer

The driver must change lanes completely into the adjacent lane to pass the motorcycle, giving the rider full use of their travel lane.
Motorcycles have the legal right to use the full width of a traffic lane. When a driver wants to pass a motorcycle, they must treat it like any other vehicle and execute a complete lane change into an adjacent lane, keeping a safe clearance distance.

Step-by-Step Solution

1
Recognize the legal lane rights of motorcycles
Understand that motorcycles are entitled to the full width of their lane, exactly like any four-wheeled passenger vehicle.
Squeezing into the same lane alongside a motorcycle deprives the rider of necessary space to maneuver around hazards.
2
Determine the proper passing procedure
Check mirrors and blind spots, signal, and move entirely into the adjacent lane before accelerating past the motorcycle.
Passing completely in an adjacent lane preserves a safe lateral cushion and complies with traffic laws.

Key Concept

Full Lane Entitlement and Passing Rules for Motorcycles
Estimated Time:1m 0s
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Motorcycles and Motor-Driven Cycles

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