Tennessee Motorcycle Sharing the Road Practice Test

What the Tennessee Motorcycle Operator Manual says about sharing the road

• Sharing the Road with Large Trucks and Buses

  At 55 mph a car can stop in about 240 feet, but a truck needs about 450 feet or more, so don't pull out or cut in front of a truck, and don't slow down once you've passed it. p. 28

• A Truck Backing Up

  Never cross behind a truck preparing to back up, for example into a loading dock: you'd be in the driver's blind spots. Give it room and wait for it to finish. p. 29

• Risky Situations with Large Vehicles

  When a truck passes you, keep to the far side of your lane and slow slightly, never speed up. p. 29

• Learn the No-Zones for Large Vehicles

  Large vehicles have much bigger side blind spots than cars; even if the driver knows you're there, staying alongside too long means the driver can't swerve if something blocks the road ahead. p. 31

• Sharing the Road with Slow Moving Vehicles and Equipment

  Slow-moving farm vehicles, construction equipment and horse-drawn vehicles usually travel 5 to 20 mph, so you close on them fast. p. 32

• Sharing the Road with Bicycles

  Tennessee law requires at least 3 feet of space when passing a bicyclist going your way, kept until you're safely past; bicyclists ride with traffic and have the same rights, and they may move toward the lane center to avoid hazards. p. 32

Where it is in the Tennessee Motorcycle Operator Manual

• p. 14Chapter 2 · Distracted riding and Tennessee's hands-free law
• p. 26–34Chapter 5 · Reckless riding and sharing the road

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