What sharing the road rules are on the Georgia permit test?

Georgia's sharing the road questions come from its own statutes and the Georgia Department of Driver Services handbook. QuizLane covers 4 Georgia-specific sharing the road items, drawn from 3 distinct source sections, alongside 10 questions on rules that apply in every state.

How many sharing the road questions are on the Georgia permit test?

Georgia Department of Driver Services does not publish a per-topic breakdown. The test as a whole has 40 questions and you need 30 correct (75%) to pass, so sharing the road is worth studying alongside every other topic rather than in isolation.

Are these official Georgia DMV sharing the road questions?

No. These are original study questions written against Georgia law and the official handbook, each carrying the section it came from. They are not endorsed by Georgia Department of Driver Services and are not copies of the real exam.

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On a Georgia highway divided by a median, drivers on the opposite side from a stopped school bus:

Are not required to stop, but should remain attentive for children

Must stop only if red lights face them

When a Georgia school bus activates flashing yellow lights while preparing to stop, approaching drivers should:

Slow down and be prepared to stop

Stop immediately in both directions always

Ignore them until the stop arm extends

Pass quickly before the red lights start

When overtaking a bicycle in Georgia, drivers must leave:

Three feet between the vehicle and the bicycle at all times

No specific distance if they sound the horn

Under Georgia’s Move Over Law, when you approach a stopped emergency or service vehicle with flashing lights, you should:

Move over to the next lane if safely possible, or slow below the speed limit and be prepared to stop

Stop in the lane beside the vehicle until it leaves

Use your horn continuously while passing

Keep your lane and maintain the posted speed

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Georgia sharing the road practice questions

4 questions below test Georgia’s own sharing the road law, each with the statute or Georgia Department of Driver Services handbook section it came from, plus 10 more on sharing the road rules that apply in every state.

The Georgia permit knowledge test has 40 questions in total and needs 30 correct (75%) to pass.

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Georgia law

4 questions on Georgia’s own sharing the road rules

These differ from the rules that hold nationally — they are the ones that catch out drivers who studied another state’s handbook.

1. On a Georgia highway divided by a median, drivers on the opposite side from a stopped school bus:
- AMust always stop
- Are not required to stop, but should remain attentive for children
- CMust slow to 15 mph only
- DMust stop only if red lights face them
Answer: Are not required to stop, but should remain attentive for children. The Georgia Driver's Manual states that on a highway divided by a median, cars traveling on the opposite side from the stopped school bus are not required to stop, but drivers should remain attentive for children walking along or crossing the roadway.
Source: Georgia Driver's Manual — School Buses
2. When a Georgia school bus activates flashing yellow lights while preparing to stop, approaching drivers should:
- AStop immediately in both directions always
- BIgnore them until the stop arm extends
- CPass quickly before the red lights start
- Slow down and be prepared to stop
Answer: Slow down and be prepared to stop. The Georgia Driver's Manual says when flashing yellow lights are activated, all drivers approaching the school bus should slow down and be prepared to stop.
Source: Georgia Driver's Manual — School Buses
3. When overtaking a bicycle in Georgia, drivers must leave:
- ATwo feet of clearance
- Three feet between the vehicle and the bicycle at all times
- CNo specific distance if they sound the horn
- DOne foot of clearance
Answer: Three feet between the vehicle and the bicycle at all times. The Georgia Driver's Manual requires leaving three feet between the vehicle and the bicycle at all times when passing.
Source: Georgia Driver's Manual — Sharing the Road — Bicycles
4. Under Georgia’s Move Over Law, when you approach a stopped emergency or service vehicle with flashing lights, you should:
- AStop in the lane beside the vehicle until it leaves
- BUse your horn continuously while passing
- CKeep your lane and maintain the posted speed
- Move over to the next lane if safely possible, or slow below the speed limit and be prepared to stop
Answer: Move over to the next lane if safely possible, or slow below the speed limit and be prepared to stop. The Georgia Driver's Manual instructs drivers to move over to the next lane when safely possible, or if unable to move over, to slow down below the speed limit and be prepared to stop.
Source: Georgia Driver's Manual — The “Move Over” Law

Sources for the Georgia items above

Applies everywhere

Sharing the road rules that hold in every state

A sample of the national sharing the road bank. All 10 are in the practice run, combined with the Georgia items above for 14 questions in total.

1. When following a motorcycle you should allow:
- ALess space, since it stops slowly
- More following distance than for a car
- CThe same distance as a truck
- DOnly one car length
Answer: More following distance than for a car. Motorcycles can slow very quickly and may be destabilised by road hazards, so extra space gives you room to respond.
Source: Official state driver handbook — Sharing the road — motorcycles
2. You are turning right across a marked bicycle lane. Before crossing it you must:
- AStop in the bicycle lane and wait
- BAccelerate through the turn
- Check for and yield to any bicyclist in the lane
- DSound your horn to clear the lane
Answer: Check for and yield to any bicyclist in the lane. Cyclists travelling straight in the bike lane are easy to miss. Signal early, check over your shoulder, and yield before crossing their path.
Source: Official state driver handbook — Sharing the road — bicycles
3. Before opening a vehicle door into traffic, you should:
- ATurn on high beams
- BOpen it quickly
- Check mirrors and the blind area for cyclists and traffic
- DSound the horn
Answer: Check mirrors and the blind area for cyclists and traffic. Check behind you before opening. Using the far hand can encourage a shoulder turn that makes approaching cyclists easier to see.
Source: Official state driver handbook — Sharing the road — bicycles

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Sharing the road rules in other states

Sharing the road law is set state by state — compare how another state handles it.

ArkansasAR · 2 questions LouisianaLA · 2 questions MarylandMD · 2 questions MississippiMS · 2 questions North CarolinaNC · 2 questions OklahomaOK · 3 questions South CarolinaSC · 2 questions TennesseeTN · 2 questions

Confirm current Georgia rules

Statutes and handbooks change. Georgia Department of Driver Services is authoritative for Georgia sharing the road rules and for the permit test itself.

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