South Carolina sharing the road practice questions
2 questions below test South Carolina’s own sharing the road law, each with the statute or South Carolina Department of Motor Vehicles handbook section it came from, plus 10 more on sharing the road rules that apply in every state.
The South Carolina permit knowledge test has 30 questions in total and needs 24 correct (80%) to pass.
South Carolina law
2 questions on South Carolina’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. When a South Carolina school bus is stopped with flashing red lights operating, other drivers meeting or overtaking it must:
- ASlow to 15 mph and pass carefully
- Stop before reaching the bus and not proceed until the bus resumes motion or the red lights are no longer actuated
- CStop only if children are visible
- DHonk and proceed
Answer: Stop before reaching the bus and not proceed until the bus resumes motion or the red lights are no longer actuated. S.C. Code §56-5-2770 requires the driver of a vehicle meeting or overtaking a school bus stopped with flashing red lights to stop before reaching the bus and not proceed until the bus resumes motion or the flashing red lights are no longer actuated.
Source: South Carolina Code of Laws — §56-5-2770
2. On a South Carolina multi-lane highway, a driver meeting a stopped school bus traveling in the opposite direction:
- Need not stop
- BMust slow to 10 mph only
- CMust stop only at night
- DMust always stop
Answer: Need not stop. S.C. Code §56-5-2770(B) provides that the driver of a vehicle need not stop upon meeting a stopped school bus when traveling in the opposite direction on a multi-lane highway or multi-lane private road.
Source: South Carolina Code of Laws — §56-5-2770(B)
Sources for the South Carolina 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 South Carolina items above for 12 questions in total.
1. On a two-lane road without a median, a school bus stops with flashing red lights. You must:
- Stop in both directions until the lights stop flashing
- BSlow down to 15 mph and pass carefully
- CStop only if traveling behind the bus
- DHonk your horn and proceed
Answer: Stop in both directions until the lights stop flashing. When a school bus stops with red lights flashing on an undivided road, drivers in both directions must stop until children are clear and lights stop.
Source: Official state driver handbook — Special rules — school buses
2. How much of a traffic lane may a motorcycle need?
- The full lane
- BNo more than half a lane
- COnly the left tire track
- DOnly the shoulder
Answer: The full lane. Motorcyclists may use the full lane and may change position to improve visibility or avoid hazards. Do not crowd them.
Source: Official state driver handbook — Sharing the road — motorcycles
3. An orange triangle with a red border on the back of a vehicle means it:
- AIs a school vehicle
- BHas an oversize load
- CIs carrying hazardous materials
- Travels well below normal traffic speed
Answer: Travels well below normal traffic speed. The slow-moving vehicle emblem marks farm equipment and similar vehicles. Closing speed is much higher than it appears.
Source: Official state driver handbook — Sharing the road — slow-moving vehicles
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