When may you go again after stopping for a school bus?

When the bus moves or its lights go off

When the bus driver waves you past

When the children reach the sidewalk on either side

On which roads must you let a signalling transit bus with a yield-to-bus sign pull out?

Roads with a limit of 60 km/h or less

Highways with a limit over 80 km/h only

After passing a truck, when should you move back into its lane?

When you can see its headlights in your mirror

When the driver flashes the lights

As soon as your rear wheel clears the truck's front bumper

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BC Class 6 / 8 Motorcycle: Pedestrians, cyclists, trucks and buses

Yielding to pedestrians, school and playground zones, people with disabilities, cyclists and bicycle hand signals, large vehicles and their blind spots and turbulence, school buses and transit buses.

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When does a 30 km/h school zone end?

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Study reference: Learn to Ride Smart (ICBC, March 2026 edition), Ch. 7 Sharing the road — Sharing the road safely, pedestrians, cyclists, large vehicles, school buses, public transit buses, pp. 89–101

All 16 questions in this test

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When does a 30 km/h school zone end?
1. At the next intersection you reach
2. At the back of the sign on the other side
3. After exactly 100 metres of road
4. When you no longer see any children
When may you go again after stopping for a school bus?
1. When the bus driver waves you past
2. When the bus moves or its lights go off
3. When the children reach the sidewalk on either side
4. After waiting about 30 seconds
On which roads must you let a signalling transit bus with a yield-to-bus sign pull out?
1. All roads in B.C.
2. Only roads with bus lanes
3. Highways with a limit over 80 km/h only
4. Roads with a limit of 60 km/h or less
After passing a truck, when should you move back into its lane?
1. When you can see its headlights in your mirror
2. After one second
3. When the driver flashes the lights
4. As soon as your rear wheel clears the truck's front bumper
What is the top speed of a motor-assisted cycle (e-bike) as defined in the guide?
1. 70 km/h
2. 50 km/h
3. 32 km/h
4. 20 km/h
You are stopped uphill behind a truck. Why leave extra space?
1. The truck may roll back when it starts
2. You need room to make a U-turn
3. Trucks always reverse at red lights
4. The truck's exhaust is very hot
How might a truck slow down without its brake lights coming on?
1. Trucks can't slow without brake lights
2. By turning off its headlights
3. By using an engine retarder or gears
4. By using the parking brake
When must you yield to a pedestrian at an intersection without a marked crosswalk?
1. When they are near your half of the road
2. Only if they wave at you
3. Never; only marked crosswalks give pedestrians the right-of-way
4. Only if they have a green signal
Why shouldn't you wave a pedestrian across in the middle of a block?
1. Only buses may stop for pedestrians
2. Pedestrians must always cross at lights
3. It slows down cyclists behind you
4. Other drivers may not expect it
A blind pedestrian raises their white cane at a curb. What does it mean?
1. They want you to sound your horn
2. They are trying to hail a taxi
3. They are telling you to go first
4. They are unsure; stop and let them cross
Who is responsible for avoiding a collision with a pedestrian?
1. No one if the crosswalk is unmarked
2. Whoever had the green light
3. The rider, always
4. The pedestrian, if jaywalking
Behind a truck or bus, how can you tell the driver can likely see you?
1. You can read its licence plate
2. You are within two seconds of it
3. Its brake lights are on
4. You can see both of its side mirrors
Why might a cyclist move toward the middle of the lane?
1. Because bike lanes are illegal
2. Cyclists must always ride in the centre
3. To turn left or avoid glass or potholes
4. To block motorcycles from passing
A school bus ahead has alternately flashing red lights. What must you do?
1. Pass slowly on the left side
2. Stop, from either direction
3. Stop only if you are behind it
4. Slow to 30 km/h and continue
A vehicle ahead has stopped at a crosswalk. May you pass it?
1. Yes, on the left if no one is coming
2. Yes, on the right at low speed
3. Only if you sound your horn
4. No, it is illegal and unsafe
Why shouldn't you honk at a cyclist without a good reason?
1. A loud honk could startle them into a fall
2. It is reserved for warning trucks
3. It makes cyclists ride even faster
4. Honking at cyclists is always illegal

Pedestrians, cyclists, trucks and buses: key rules to remember

Our summary of what the official handbook says on this topic, in our own words. Read it before or after the practice questions above, then check the original chapter. Read the official chapter ↗

Sharing the road safely, pp. 89–90

The key to sharing the road is making sure the space you plan to move into will be empty when you get there.
An oncoming driver turning left should wait for you by law, but may not see you or may misjudge your speed; don't bet on it.
If in doubt, be ready to give the right-of-way.

Pedestrians, pp. 91–93

Pedestrians are among the most vulnerable road users and are often hard to see at night.
Passing a vehicle that is stopped at a crosswalk is illegal and unsafe.
Be ready to stop for a pedestrian about to step out, but don't wave pedestrians across mid-block; traffic behind or beside you may not expect it.
Check that a crosswalk is empty before entering it, even on a green light; slower walkers may still be crossing.
Watch for pedestrians on the cross street whenever you turn.
Small children are harder to see and less predictable; obey school patrols and crossing supervisors at all times.
A 30 km/h school zone sign applies 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on school days, or the hours shown; the zone ends at the back of the sign on the other side of the street.
A pedestrian waiting by a crosswalk with a flashing green light has probably pushed the button; slow and be ready to stop.
A ball or a hockey net near the road suggests children are playing.
A blind pedestrian may carry a white cane or use a guide dog; a raised cane means stop and give the right-of-way; don't rev or honk.
People in motorized wheelchairs may use the road where sidewalks are missing or unusable; watch for them before right turns.
Yield to pedestrians in marked crosswalks when they are near your half of the road, at intersections (even without a marked crosswalk), and when entering a road from a driveway or alley.
Avoiding a pedestrian is always the rider's responsibility.

Cyclists, pp. 94–96

Cyclists have the same rights and responsibilities as motorcycle riders.
Children on bicycles have poor peripheral vision and trouble judging speed and distance.
Bicycles fit easily in blind spots; shoulder check before changing position, turning or pulling away from the curb.
At night watch for cyclists from side streets, some without lights or reflectors.
Shoulder check for cyclists before a right turn; watch for cyclists waiting to turn left and oncoming cyclists before your left turn; check where bike trails cross roads.
Cyclists may move toward the middle of the lane to turn left or to avoid glass, potholes or a narrow lane.
Give cyclists plenty of following distance and even more to wobbly, inexperienced ones.
A cyclist may signal a right turn with the right arm straight out.
Don't honk at a cyclist unless warning them; a loud horn can cause a fall.
A motor-assisted cycle has pedals and an electric motor and can go no faster than 32 km/h; riders must be 16 or older; no licence, registration or insurance needed.
B.C. cyclists must wear an approved helmet; at night a bicycle needs a white front light visible at 150 m plus a red rear light and reflector.

Large vehicles, pp. 96–99

Large vehicles need lots of room to turn and stop, create turbulence and have big blind spots; give them lots of room.
Stay well back to see past them and to avoid spray and flying gravel.
A slow-moving vehicle sign on the back means keep your distance and pass only when sure it is safe.
Stopped uphill behind a truck: leave extra space; it may roll back when the brake is released.
If you can't see both of a truck's or bus's mirrors, the driver probably can't see you.
Never sneak behind a truck backing into a loading bay or out of a driveway.
Passing a truck takes a long distance; some pull two trailers.
After passing, pull back in only when you can see the truck's headlights in your mirror, then keep your speed.
Never cut in front of a truck slowing for a red light.
Choose a lane position away from a truck's turbulence and keep a firm grip; turbulence can pull you toward or push you away from the vehicle.
Don't be between a right-turning truck and the curb; a truck turning onto your road may cross the centre line, so you may need to stop well back from the stop line.
Trucks can slow with engine retarders or gears without brake lights; listen for engine changes.
Signs a large vehicle will back up: horn or beeper, four-way flashers, backup lights.
Riding ahead of a large vehicle, signal early before slowing, turning or stopping.

School and transit buses, pp. 99–101

A school bus with alternately flashing red lights on top (and sometimes a swing-out stop sign) requires all lanes, from front or rear, to stop.
Stay stopped until the bus moves or the driver turns off the lights and folds in the stop sign.
Stopped buses can hide pedestrians.
On roads with a limit of 60 km/h or less, you must let a transit bus that is signalling and showing a yield-to-bus sign pull out; change lanes if there is room, otherwise slow and prepare to stop.

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