Motorcycles are entitled to:
- The bicycle lane.
- The same full lane width as other motor vehicles. ✓
- Half the width of a lane.
- The width of the sidewalk.
Answer: B. The same full lane width as other motor vehicles.
Motorcycles are entitled to the same full lane width as other motor vehicles.
Why this is the answer
The Florida handbook's motorcycle section tells drivers not to try to share a lane with a motorcycle because the rider has a right to the whole lane. That means a motorcycle should be treated as occupying a full lane width, just like other motor vehicles. The bicycle passage is about bicycles and bike lanes, so it does not give motorcycles a bike-lane right.
Why the other answers are wrong
- A. The bicycle lane. — The bicycle lane is discussed for bicyclists who are not keeping up with traffic, not for motorcycles; the motorcycle passage gives the rider the whole lane.
- C. Half the width of a lane. — A motorcycle is not limited to half a lane; the handbook says the rider is entitled to the entire lane.
- D. The width of the sidewalk. — The passages do not give motorcycles use of the sidewalk; the motorcycle rule is about the full traffic lane.
Remember it
Picture a motorcycle as taking up a whole lane, so do not squeeze in beside it.