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PEI Class 7: School buses, trucks and cyclists

Amber and red school bus lights and the 6-metre rule, truck and bus No-Zones, wide right turns, sharing the road with cyclists, bicycle equipment and e-bikes.

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You are about to pass a cyclist. What does the handbook say about your horn?

Study reference: PEI Driver's Handbook (2022 PDF edition), Ch. 4 & 6 Driving Skills; Bicycles — School buses, Heavy vehicles, Bicycles, pp. 97–99, 158–160

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  1. You are about to pass a cyclist. What does the handbook say about your horn?

    1. Honk only at night
    2. Don't blow it, as it may startle them
    3. Honk twice as you pull alongside
    4. Always give a long blast

  2. A truck is backing up into a loading area. What should you never do?

    1. Cross behind it
    2. Sound your horn to warn it
    3. Stop well back from it
    4. Wait for it to finish

  3. When may you drive on after stopping for a school bus with flashing red lights?

    1. After waiting 30 seconds
    2. When the red lights stop flashing
    3. When the last child reaches the sidewalk
    4. When the stop arm starts to fold

  4. From how far away must a bicycle's front lamp be visible?

    1. 150 metres
    2. 300 metres
    3. 60 metres
    4. 30 metres

  5. How much more time and room does the handbook say trucks and buses need to stop than cars?

    1. About half again as much
    2. About the same
    3. Nearly twice as much
    4. About four times as much

  6. You are parked at the curb and about to open your door. Whose responsibility is it to avoid hitting a cyclist?

    1. No one's if the door opens slowly
    2. The driver's
    3. Shared equally
    4. The cyclist's

  7. A school bus is stopped with its red lights flashing. How close may you stop to it?

    1. No closer than 3 metres
    2. No closer than 10 metres
    3. No closer than 20 metres
    4. No closer than 6 metres

  8. How far from the curb are cyclists entitled to ride?

    1. At least one metre
    2. Against the curb at all times
    3. No more than half a metre
    4. Exactly two metres

  9. You meet a stopped school bus with flashing red lights coming toward you. What must you do?

    1. Slow down and pass with care
    2. Pull onto the shoulder and continue
    3. Stop only if children are on your side
    4. Stop, as traffic from both directions must

  10. After passing a truck, when is it safe to move back in front of it?

    1. When you see the truck's whole front in your mirror
    2. When you have passed its front bumper by a car length
    3. As soon as you are past its cab
    4. When the truck flashes its lights

  11. A school bus ahead has its alternating amber lights flashing. What does this mean?

    1. It is about to stop; slow down and be alert
    2. It is safe to pass quickly
    3. You must stop immediately
    4. It has finished unloading and is about to pull away

  12. What does a person need to ride an e-bike in PEI?

    1. Nothing if over age 16
    2. A bicycle permit
    3. A valid driver's licence
    4. Only a helmet

  13. A truck ahead is signalling right but swinging wide to the left. What should you do?

    1. Pass quickly on the right
    2. Drive between it and the curb
    3. Sound your horn and stay close behind its bumper
    4. Give it room and don't pass on its right

  14. You are beside a large truck and cannot see the driver's face in its side mirror. What does that tell you?

    1. The truck is about to stop
    2. The truck driver is busy
    3. The truck driver cannot see you
    4. You are at a safe distance

School buses, trucks and cyclists: 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 ↗

School buses (p. 97)

  • School buses have alternating amber and red flashing lights.
  • Flashing amber: shown before the bus stops; be alert; when meeting or overtaking, reduce speed and proceed with caution.
  • Flashing red: bus is stopped to load/unload; stop not less than 6 m (20 ft) from the front or rear of the bus; stay stopped until the red lights stop flashing. Passing is illegal (HTA s. 202).
  • Failing to stop for a school bus with flashing red lights = 12 demerit points (Ch. 7 p. 169).

Heavy vehicles, No-Zones (pp. 98–99)

  • No-Zones are danger areas around trucks and buses, some actual blind spots.
  • Side: if you can't see the driver's face in their side mirror, they can't see you.
  • Wide right turns: trucks/buses may swing left to turn right; don't squeeze between them and the curb.
  • Rear: huge blind area behind; keep a safe following distance.
  • Front: don't cut in too soon; trucks and buses need nearly twice the time and room to stop; see the whole front of the truck in your rear-view mirror before pulling in, then don't slow down.
  • Never cross behind a truck that is backing up.

Bicycles, information for motorists (pp. 158–159)

  • Cyclists must obey the rules of the road and are entitled to an equal share of the road.
  • Pass a cyclist as you would any other vehicle; watch for cyclists alongside before a right turn; don't pass and then turn right in front of them.
  • Check for cyclists when pulling away from the curb and before opening a door; the driver is responsible for not opening a door into traffic.
  • Don't follow cyclists closely — no brake lights.
  • Cyclists may ride at least 1 m from the curb, farther to avoid grates, potholes, debris, gravel, etc.
  • Don't blow the horn when passing a cyclist; if you must, tap it lightly while still some distance away.

Rules for cyclists, equipment, e-bikes (pp. 159–160)

  • Ride single file except when passing; ride on the right; no sidewalk riding; no wrong way on one-way streets.
  • Night: headlamp (one, not more than two), red tail lamp and red rear reflector.
  • Bike must have: front lamp visible 150 m; rear red reflector visible 90 m; bell audible at least 30 m.
  • E-bikes are limited-speed motorcycles treated as mopeds under the HTA; a valid driver's licence is required to ride one in PEI.

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