On a street posted at 50 km/h, you come up behind a group of cyclists in your lane. When may you pass them without leaving that lane?

After slowing, if you can keep 1 m away

When the group has fewer than 15 riders

Never, unless a peace officer allows it

On a street with a 50 km/h limit, a city bus at a stop signals to pull back into your lane. What must you do?

Pass the bus quickly on the left

Keep going, since you are in the lane

On a multi-lane highway, a police car is stopped on the right shoulder with its lights flashing. What does the Move-Over law require?

Slow down and move to the left lane if safe

Move left only if you see an officer

Stay in the right lane at full speed

You are turning at an intersection and the white pedestrian light has started flashing while someone is still crossing. What must you do?

Go, since the light is flashing

SAAQ Class 5 overview

SAAQ Class 5: Right of way, emergency vehicles and school buses

Yielding to pedestrians and cyclists, stop signs and all-way stops, entering highways and driveways, emergency vehicles, the Move-Over law, city buses, school buses, level crossings and heavy vehicles.

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What is the speed limit on a shared street, where pedestrians have the right of way?

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Study reference: SAAQ Driver's Handbook (2nd edition), Ch. 4 Traffic Rules — Yielding the right of way, school buses, level crossings, backing up, shared streets, heavy vehicles, pp. 237–249

All 19 questions in this test

Every question and its answer choices. The correct answers and explanations appear when you take the test above.

What is the speed limit on a shared street, where pedestrians have the right of way?
1. 30 km/h
2. 20 km/h
3. 10 km/h
4. 40 km/h
On a street posted at 50 km/h, you come up behind a group of cyclists in your lane. When may you pass them without leaving that lane?
1. When the group has fewer than 15 riders
2. When you can keep 50 cm away
3. Never, unless a peace officer allows it
4. After slowing, if you can keep 1 m away
On a street with a 50 km/h limit, a city bus at a stop signals to pull back into your lane. What must you do?
1. Honk to warn the bus driver
2. Pass the bus quickly on the left
3. Keep going, since you are in the lane
4. Yield and let the bus re-enter
On a multi-lane highway, a police car is stopped on the right shoulder with its lights flashing. What does the Move-Over law require?
1. Move left only if you see an officer
2. Stop on the shoulder behind it
3. Stay in the right lane at full speed
4. Slow down and move to the left lane if safe
You are turning at an intersection and the white pedestrian light has started flashing while someone is still crossing. What must you do?
1. Go, since the light is flashing
2. Drive around them slowly
3. Honk to hurry them along
4. Yield to the pedestrian
On a road posted at 80 km/h, you have slowed behind a group of cyclists and the way is clear. How much space must you keep from the group as you pass?
1. At least 3 metres
2. At least 1 metre
3. At least 1.5 metres
4. At least 50 centimetres
You are following a large truck and cannot see either of its side mirrors. What does this mean?
1. The mirrors are folded in
2. You are at a safe distance
3. The truck driver can see you
4. You are too close to the truck
You are on a divided road with a raised median. A school bus on the other side has its red lights flashing. What must you do?
1. Continue with care; you need not stop
2. Stop at least 5 metres from the bus
3. Stop until its lights turn off
4. Slow to 20 km/h until you pass it
Which stopped vehicle with flashing lights is covered by Québec's Move-Over law?
1. A delivery van with its flashers on
2. A taxi with its hazard lights on
3. A city bus at a bus stop
4. A Contrôle routier Québec vehicle
Unless a sign says otherwise, which driver must stop at every level crossing, even with no train signal?
1. A driver towing a small trailer
2. A driver carrying hazardous material
3. A driver of a motorcycle
4. A driver of a pickup truck
A police car with flashing lights signals you to pull over. Once you are stopped, what should you do?
1. Turn off all your lights
2. Keep your hands visible on the wheel
3. Look for your papers right away
4. Get out and walk to the police car
You and another car stop at an all-way stop. The other car stopped there before you did. Who goes first?
1. You, because you are on the right
2. The other car
3. Whichever car is bigger
4. You, if you are going straight
You missed your exit on the highway. Are you allowed to back up along the shoulder or the ramp?
1. Yes, if traffic is light
2. Yes, on the shoulder only
3. No, reversing is banned there
4. Yes, with your hazard lights on
A school bus ahead has its red lights flashing and its stop sign out. How far from it must you stop?
1. At least 20 metres
2. At least 3 metres
3. At least 5 metres
4. At least 10 metres
A person standing at the edge of a crosswalk looks you in the eye and waves a hand. What must you do?
1. Honk so they wait for you
2. Slow down but keep driving
3. Yield and let them cross
4. Continue, since they are not on the road yet
You turn onto a bicycle boulevard, where cyclists may use the full width of the lane. What is the speed limit?
1. 30 km/h
2. 50 km/h
3. 40 km/h
4. 20 km/h
An ambulance with its siren and flashing lights is coming up behind you. What should you do?
1. Pull left so it can pass on the right
2. Speed up to get out of its way
3. Slow down, keep right and stop if needed
4. Stop at once in your lane
On a two-way road, you approach a tow truck stopped on the shoulder with its lights flashing. Under the Move-Over law, what should you do?
1. Keep your speed and stay in your lane
2. Stop on the shoulder right behind the tow truck
3. Use your horn as you go by
4. Slow down and move toward the centre line
A fire truck with its siren on is approaching while you wait at an intersection. Which action should you avoid?
1. Turning in front of it
2. Reducing your speed
3. Keeping to the right
4. Stopping if necessary

Right of way, emergency vehicles and school 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 ↗

Yielding to pedestrians

Yield to pedestrians crossing or about to cross: at a green light; at a white pedestrian light (flashing or not); at intersections with one or more stop signs; at intersections with a yield sign.

At a pedestrian crosswalk

Yield to pedestrians who are crossing or clearly show they intend to: walking toward the crosswalk, waiting at it, making eye contact with you, or gesturing with a hand.

Groups of cyclists

UPDATED (Guide de la route 4th ed. (2024), p. 241, supersedes the 2nd edition): unless a peace officer explicitly authorizes it, you may pass a group of cyclists inside the same lane only if you can do it safely after slowing down and keeping a reasonable distance: 1 m where the limit is 50 km/h or less, 1.5 m where it is over 50 km/h.
You may not pass when the part of the road you would use is not clear far enough (e.g. oncoming vehicle): stay in your lane, slow down and wait behind the group.
The same rules apply when meeting or passing a group of pedestrians.
(The 2nd edition's "one lane each way: never without a peace officer" / "two lanes: move to the other lane" rules are no longer how the guide states it.)

Yield signs and entering a highway

At a yield sign, give way to traffic on the road you are entering.
Entering a highway: merge with traffic and yield to vehicles already on it (pull in behind them); highway drivers should be courteous and change lanes if possible.

Stop signs

Stop sign (or flashing red) on one road only: after stopping, yield to any vehicle on the other road already in the intersection or close enough to be a danger.
All-way stop: yield to any vehicle that reached the intersection before you.
In both cases also yield to pedestrians and cyclists crossing or travelling alongside the road you enter.

Certain traffic lights

At a flashing red, flashing yellow, solid or flashing green, or green arrow: yield to anyone already in the intersection and make sure you can cross safely.

Turning at an intersection

Yield to pedestrians and cyclists crossing or travelling alongside the road you are entering.
When turning left, yield to oncoming vehicles.

Private property

Entering or leaving private property: signal first, then yield to vehicles and pedestrians on the public road.

Emergency vehicles

Yield to an emergency vehicle with flashing/rotating lights and/or siren on, whatever its position or direction.
Procedure: slow down, keep as far right as possible, stop if necessary.
Stay clear of intersections; never turn in front of an emergency vehicle (backtrack if needed); never follow closely behind one.

Interception by police

Procedure: turn on your turn signals, pull over as soon as it is safe, stop, put your hands on the steering wheel where they can be seen.
You must answer the officer's questions; at night the officer may shine a flashlight into the vehicle.

Move-Over Law

Applies when approaching stopped vehicles with flashing/rotating lights or a yellow arrow signal light: slow down, move as far away as you safely can, stop if necessary.
Vehicles covered: emergency vehicles (police, ambulances, fire department, Contrôle routier Québec), surveillance vehicles with a yellow arrow signal light, tow trucks.
Two-way road: move as close as possible to the centre line; return to the centre of your lane after passing.
Multi-lane road: move to the left lane if safe; return to the right lane after passing.

City buses

On roads with a speed limit under 70 km/h, yield to a bus that wants to re-enter the lane it was in before stopping; the bus driver must check it is safe and signal.

School buses

Flashing amber lights or hazard lights on a school bus: prepare to stop.
Flashing red lights or stop sign extended: come to a complete stop at least 5 m from the bus.
Proceed only when the lights are off, the stop sign is folded back, and it is safe.
Applies on the same roadway whether the bus is ahead of you or on a cross road; does not apply if the roadway is separated by a median or other divider.

Level crossings

Stop at least 5 m from the rails when red lights flash, a gate is lowered or a railway employee signals a train.
Do not go onto the crossing unless there is room ahead to clear it completely.
Unless otherwise indicated, buses, minibuses and vehicles carrying hazardous material must always stop at least 5 m from a level crossing and go only when sure it is safe.

Backing up

Back up only when safe and without impeding traffic.
Reversing is prohibited on highways and their access and exit ramps.

Shared streets

Pedestrians have the right of way; vehicles are allowed.
Speed limit 20 km/h.
Pedestrians may walk in any direction and cross anywhere at any time.

Bicycle boulevards

Cyclists are favoured but are NOT given the right of way (Guide de la route 4th ed. (2024), p. 250); they may use the full width of the lane and share it with vehicles.
Speed limit 30 km/h; signs mark the start and end.
Cyclists may ride side by side, except when riding against oncoming traffic.

Heavy vehicles

Trucks need more time and distance to stop; signal well ahead when in front of one; never cut in suddenly; allow extra time and distance to pass.
When a truck signals a turn, stay behind and let it complete the turn.
Blind spots at front, rear and both sides.
Behind a truck: if you cannot see any of its side mirrors, you are too close.
Do not ride alongside a truck or take too long to pass it; make sure the driver can see you after you pass.

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