When are you permitted to cross a bicycle lane?
- When there is a broken white line or whenever you are turning in or out of a driveway ✓
- When you carry a permit allowing travel in this lane
- At no time
- When you want to park in that lane
Answer: A. When there is a broken white line or whenever you are turning in or out of a driveway
You may cross a bicycle lane when the white line is broken or when you are turning into or out of a driveway.
Why this is the answer
The handbook says bicycle lanes are reserved for cyclists. You should not drive, stop, or park in one. It lists just two situations where crossing is allowed: the white line is broken, or you are turning into or out of a driveway. It also reminds you to signal ahead and yield to cyclists when you cross. That matches the choice about broken lines or driveway turns.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. When you carry a permit allowing travel in this lane — A permit to travel in a bicycle lane is not mentioned; the lane is reserved for cyclists and crossing is allowed only in the stated cases.
- C. At no time — Saying you may never cross is too strict, because the handbook gives specific times when crossing is allowed.
- D. When you want to park in that lane — Parking in the lane is not allowed, since the handbook says not to drive, stop, or park in a bicycle lane.
Remember it
Think: broken line or driveway turn — otherwise leave the bike lane alone.