Sharing the Road and Special Situations
This domain tests sharing the road with cars, bicycles, pedestrians, school buses, and emergency vehicles, plus special situations such as work zones and winter driving.
No-zones
Large trucks have blind spots in front, behind, and along both sides. Keep cars out of the no-zones and signal early.
Bicycles and pedestrians
Minnesota requires at least 3 feet of clearance when passing a bicyclist. Yield to pedestrians in crosswalks.
School buses and emergency vehicles
Stop for a school bus with flashing red lights on an undivided road; traffic in both directions must stop. Move over a lane or slow down for stopped emergency vehicles. Work-zone fines increase, and flaggers must be obeyed.
Winter
Reduce speed, increase following distance, and avoid cruise control on slick roads. Bridges freeze first.
Worked example
A school bus stops with red lights on a two-lane road. Reasoning: undivided road, so both directions must stop. The driver stops well back and waits until the lights stop flashing.
Traps that cost marks
Passing a stopped school bus; crowding a bicyclist; ignoring the Move Over law; using cruise control on ice.