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 handbook tells drivers to give a motorcycle a full lane width. Even when a lane looks wide enough for a car and a motorcycle side by side, the motorcycle is entitled to the whole lane and may need that room to maneuver safely. Sharing the lane with a motorcycle is something you should not do. That is why the correct choice is the full lane width, not a partial share of the lane.
Why the other answers are wrong
- A. The bicycle lane. — The bicycle lane is not what the handbook grants motorcycles; the passage about full lane width says nothing about motorcycles using bicycle lanes.
- C. Half the width of a lane. — A motorcycle is entitled to the whole lane, not half of it, because the handbook says to allow a full lane width.
- D. The width of the sidewalk. — The sidewalk is not a lane of traffic, and no passage gives motorcycles the width of a sidewalk.
Remember it
Picture a motorcycle as taking up a whole parking space in the lane: leave that full width alone and don't squeeze in beside it.