If you are driving near a motorcycle, you must:
- Allow the motorcycle to use a complete lane. ✓
- Drive on the shoulder beside the motorcycle.
- Allow the motorcycle to use only half of a lane.
- Pass using the same lane as the motorcycle.
Answer: A. Allow the motorcycle to use a complete lane.
You must allow the motorcycle to use a complete lane.
Why this is the answer
The Florida handbook says you must not try to share a lane with a motorcycle, because the motorcyclist is entitled to the entire lane. That rule directly supports leaving the whole lane to the motorcycle rather than squeezing beside it or using part of its lane.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. Drive on the shoulder beside the motorcycle. — Driving on the shoulder beside the motorcycle is not supported by the handbook, which says the motorcycle is entitled to the entire lane and you must not share a lane with it.
- C. Allow the motorcycle to use only half of a lane. — Allowing only half of a lane contradicts the handbook rule that the motorcyclist is entitled to the complete lane.
- D. Pass using the same lane as the motorcycle. — Passing in the same lane as the motorcycle is exactly the kind of lane sharing the handbook prohibits.
Remember it
Treat a motorcycle as needing the whole lane, not a half-share.