North Carolina: Sharing the road — Part 3 Practice Test
Questions in this part include: “Which part of its lane should a moped travel in?”
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Questions are original and based on the official manual "North Carolina Driver Handbook" (Revised May 2025), North Carolina Division of Motor Vehicles (NCDMV).
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How far in front of the cab does the NO-ZONE of a tractor-trailer extend?
- Up to 10 feet
- Up to 20 feet
- Up to 50 feet
- Up to 100 feet
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Correct answer: Up to 20 feet
A tractor-trailer has NO-ZONES up to 20 feet in front of the cab, alongside it and up to 200 feet in the rear.
Source: North Carolina Driver Handbook (Revised May 2025), page 92 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 92)
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How far behind a tractor-trailer does the NO-ZONE in the rear extend?
- Up to 50 feet
- Up to 100 feet
- Up to 400 feet
- Up to 200 feet
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Correct answer: Up to 200 feet
The rear NO-ZONE of a tractor-trailer extends up to 200 feet.
Source: North Carolina Driver Handbook (Revised May 2025), page 92 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 92)
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What does the manual give as a general rule for sharing the road with a tractor-trailer?
- If you can’t see the truck driver in their side-view mirror, they can’t see you
- If you can see the truck’s headlights, the driver can see you
- If the truck driver sits higher than you, you are always visible
- If you stay within 20 feet behind the truck, the driver can see you
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Correct answer: If you can’t see the truck driver in their side-view mirror, they can’t see you
If you cannot see the truck driver in the side-view mirror, the driver cannot see you.
Source: North Carolina Driver Handbook (Revised May 2025), page 92 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 92)
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What do motorists who linger in the NO-ZONES hamper?
- The trucker’s ability to shift gears
- The trucker’s ability to see traffic signals
- The trucker’s ability to take evasive action
- The trucker’s ability to use turn signals
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Correct answer: The trucker’s ability to take evasive action
Motorists lingering in NO-ZONES hamper the trucker’s ability to take evasive action.
Source: North Carolina Driver Handbook (Revised May 2025), page 92 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 92)
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How do recreational vehicles and trailers compare with cars?
- They accelerate more slowly than cars but stop more quickly
- They accelerate and stop more slowly and need more turning room
- They stop more slowly than cars but need less room for turning
- They accelerate and stop as quickly as cars but are taller
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Correct answer: They accelerate and stop more slowly and need more turning room
Recreational vehicles and trailers accelerate and stop more slowly than cars and need more room to turn.
Source: North Carolina Driver Handbook (Revised May 2025), page 92 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 92)
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What happens to your field of vision as you approach a recreational vehicle more closely?
- It improves, because you can see past the sides
- It stays the same at any distance
- It widens as you get closer to the rear
- The recreational vehicle blocks more of it
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Correct answer: The recreational vehicle blocks more of it
The closer you are to a recreational vehicle, the more it blocks your field of vision.
Source: North Carolina Driver Handbook (Revised May 2025), page 92 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 92)
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Why can drivers of recreational vehicles lose sight of you?
- Their blind spots are much larger than a car’s
- Their mirrors are always folded in
- Their windows are usually tinted
- They sit lower than the driver of a car
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Correct answer: Their blind spots are much larger than a car’s
Recreational vehicle drivers can lose sight of you because their blind spots are much larger than those of cars.
Source: North Carolina Driver Handbook (Revised May 2025), page 92 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 92)
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What might sudden braking cause a trailer to do?
- Come loose from the hitch
- Lose its lights
- Jackknife
- Roll onto its side at once
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Correct answer: Jackknife
Sudden braking might cause a trailer to jackknife.
Source: North Carolina Driver Handbook (Revised May 2025), page 92 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 92)
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How much clear roadway may it take to pass a trailer and the towing vehicle safely?
- A quarter mile
- A half mile
- One mile
- Two miles
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Correct answer: A half mile
It may take a half mile of clear roadway to safely pass a trailer and its towing vehicle.
Source: North Carolina Driver Handbook (Revised May 2025), page 92 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 92)
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What right of way consideration should you give a motorcyclist or moped rider?
- Less than for larger vehicles, because they are smaller
- More than for other vehicles, because they cannot stop quickly
- None, because they may share the lane with you
- The same as for the driver of any other vehicle
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Correct answer: The same as for the driver of any other vehicle
Give motorcyclists and moped riders the same right of way consideration as any other driver.
Source: North Carolina Driver Handbook (Revised May 2025), page 92 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 92)
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How much of their lane are motorcycles entitled to?
- The full width
- Half the width
- The right two-thirds
- Only the center
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Correct answer: The full width
Motorcycles are entitled to the full width of their lane.
Source: North Carolina Driver Handbook (Revised May 2025), page 92 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 92)
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How must you pass a motorcycle?
- Stay in the same lane and leave a safe gap
- Pass on the shoulder of the road
- Change lanes, as you would for a larger vehicle
- Share the lane and pass slowly
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Correct answer: Change lanes, as you would for a larger vehicle
To pass a motorcycle you must change lanes, just as you would to pass a larger motor vehicle.
Source: North Carolina Driver Handbook (Revised May 2025), page 92 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 92)
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Which part of its lane should a moped travel in?
- The left side
- The right side
- The center
- Any part of it
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Correct answer: The right side
A moped should travel using the right side of the lane.
Source: North Carolina Driver Handbook (Revised May 2025), page 92 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 92)
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How far to the left must you stay when you pass a moped?
- At least one foot
- At least four feet
- At least six feet
- At least two feet
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Correct answer: At least two feet
To pass a moped you must stay at least two feet to the left.
Source: North Carolina Driver Handbook (Revised May 2025), page 92 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 92)
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How much room must you leave a cyclist when you pass?
- Enough that your windstream cannot make the rider lose control
- Enough that you do not have to slow down while passing
- Enough that your right tires stay off the shoulder of the road
- Enough that the rider can see your turn signals at all times
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Correct answer: Enough that your windstream cannot make the rider lose control
You must leave enough room so your vehicle’s windstream cannot cause the rider to lose control.
Source: North Carolina Driver Handbook (Revised May 2025), page 92 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 92)
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When should you be especially watchful for motorcycles and mopeds?
- Only when driving on freeways at high speeds
- Only when driving in heavy rain or fog
- When turning or entering the road from a driveway
- Only when a motorcycle has its headlight off
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Correct answer: When turning or entering the road from a driveway
Be especially watchful for motorcycles and mopeds while turning, changing lanes at intersections or entering the road from a driveway.
Source: North Carolina Driver Handbook (Revised May 2025), page 92 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 92)