Oklahoma traffic laws, signs, signals and right-of-way rules
What the exam tests
Motorcycles must obey the same traffic laws as cars: signs, signals, speed limits, lane markings, right-of-way, and impaired-driving rules. Know the difference between regulatory signs, which impose legal requirements, warning signs, which alert to hazards, and guide signs, which direct you. At a four-way stop, the first vehicle to stop goes first; if two arrive at the same time, yield to the vehicle on the right. A vehicle turning left must yield to oncoming traffic going straight or turning right. Pedestrians in a crosswalk have the right-of-way. Emergency vehicles with lights and sirens require you to yield and pull to the right when safe.
Worked example
A motorcycle and a car stop at the same time at a four-way stop. The motorcycle is going straight; the car is opposite and signaling a left turn. The car must yield to the motorcycle because the left-turning vehicle crosses the motorcycle's path. The motorcycle should still confirm the car is stopping, cover the brakes, and proceed only when the path is clear. Having the right-of-way is not permission to ignore a driver who may not yield.
Traps
Rolling through a stop; treating a warning sign as a regulatory sign; assuming a motorcycle may share a lane; failing to yield to pedestrians; and taking the right-of-way without checking that the other driver actually stopped.