Sharing the Road — Hawaii
Hawaii permit practice test: 530 free practice questions (Based on the official driver handbook). The official format is not yet verified; check the official site before your test. Sharing the Road: 65 questions.
Pedestrians, cyclists, school buses, emergency vehicles and heavy trucks.
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| Topic / Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Topic | Sharing the Road |
| License test | Hawaii Car learner's permit test |
| Topic questions | 65 (12% of 530 total) |
| Review status | This topic page is still being reviewed against the official handbook. Until review is finished it is hidden from search engines. |
Official handbook
hidot.hawaii.gov ✓ Verified from official source
Questions (65)
1. When you see or hear an emergency vehicle coming, you should:
- Stop immediately and let the vehicle pass.
- Drive as far toward the right side of the road as is safe and stop. ✓
- Proceed slowly and permit the vehicle to pass.
- Keep moving slowly, staying to the right side of the road.
Answer: B. Drive as far toward the right side of the road as is safe and stop.
2. What should you do when an emergency vehicle is approaching while displaying flashing red or blue lights?
- See if you can reach your destination before the emergency vehicle catches up to you.
- Continue driving but try to stay out of its way.
- Pull over to the side of the road and come to a complete stop. ✓
- Stop in the middle of an intersection.
Answer: C. Pull over to the side of the road and come to a complete stop.
3. To avoid being in a truck or bus driver’s blind spot, you should:
- Never pass them.
- Avoid driving alongside them and avoid tailgating. ✓
- Flash your lights at them.
- Sound your horn.
Answer: B. Avoid driving alongside them and avoid tailgating.
4. If you are driving on a one-way street and an emergency vehicle using its flashing lights approaches your vehicle, you must:
- Drive with your flashers turned on.
- Drive toward the nearest roadside and stop. ✓
- Speed up and take the nearest exit.
- Slow down until the vehicle passes you.
Answer: B. Drive toward the nearest roadside and stop.
5. When approaching railroad tracks, you should:
- Look, listen, slow down, and be prepared to stop. ✓
- Speed up to cross the tracks before the gate is lowered.
- Try to drive around a lowered gate.
- Not pay attention to how many tracks there are to cross.
Answer: A. Look, listen, slow down, and be prepared to stop.
6. You are approaching a railroad crossing and you do not see or hear a train. You must stop:
- If a stop sign is posted.
- If a crossing gate is lowered.
- If the crossing lights are flashing.
- All of the above. ✓
Answer: D. All of the above.
7. You are driving on a divided multilane highway and see or hear the signal of an approaching emergency vehicle. You should:
- Disregard the signal if there are other lanes available for the emergency vehicle.
- Stop as quickly as you can.
- Slow down, move your vehicle to provide a clear path for the emergency vehicle, and stop. ✓
- Increase your speed to get out of the way of the emergency vehicle.
Answer: C. Slow down, move your vehicle to provide a clear path for the emergency vehicle, and stop.
8. You are driving along a street and hear a siren. You cannot immediately see the emergency vehicle. You should:
- Keep driving until you see the vehicle.
- Pull to the curb and look to see if it is on your street. ✓
- Slow down. Don't stop until you see it.
- Speed up and turn at the next intersection.
Answer: B. Pull to the curb and look to see if it is on your street.
9. You should be cautious when passing a bicycle because:
- You are moving faster than the bicycle.
- The bicycle always has the right-of-way.
- Oncoming traffic may not see you pull out to pass the bicycle.
- The cyclist may have to swerve into traffic to avoid an object on the road. ✓
Answer: D. The cyclist may have to swerve into traffic to avoid an object on the road.
10. On a road which has no sidewalks, a pedestrian should walk on the:
- Side of the road which has the lightest traffic.
- Same side of the road on which traffic is moving.
- Side of the road facing oncoming traffic. ✓
- Side of the road which has the heaviest traffic.
Answer: C. Side of the road facing oncoming traffic.
Source
Last checked: 2026-10-17 · Verified from official source
Updated: · Based on the official driver handbook