On a two-lane road, a school bus stops ahead in the opposite direction with its red lights flashing and stop arm extended. What must you do?
Correct answer: Stop and remain stopped while the warning is active and children are not clear.
Both directions must stop in this two-lane situation. Do not resume merely because one child has reached the roadside; the warning and children must be clear.
Source: Idaho Driver's Handbook, July 2026; printed/PDF p. 70 — Stopping — school bus ↗
A school bus stops with red lights flashing on the other side of a four-lane road, with two lanes carrying traffic each way. You are traveling in the opposite direction. What does the handbook say?
Correct answer: You are not required to stop under this school-bus rule, but must remain alert for children.
Idaho's stated exception uses four or more lanes with two in each direction for opposing traffic. It does not excuse same-direction traffic from stopping or remove the duty to avoid people.
Source: Idaho Driver's Handbook, July 2026; printed/PDF p. 70 — Stopping — four-or-more-lane school-bus exception ↗
A police vehicle is stopped with flashing lights on the shoulder of a road with two lanes in your direction. What should you do?
Correct answer: Reduce speed below the posted limit and move into a nonadjacent lane if safe.
Slow and proceed cautiously. On a same-direction multilane road, move away as soon as safely possible; if the lane change is unsafe, do not force it.
Source: Idaho Driver's Handbook, July 2026; printed/PDF p. 95 — Emergency Vehicles — stopped response vehicle ↗
A narrow lane and oncoming traffic leave too little room to pass a bicyclist. What should you do?
Correct answer: Wait for a safe opening and pass with at least the handbook's three-foot margin, more at higher speed.
The handbook describes at least three feet as the minimum passing space and calls for more at higher speeds. Wait rather than force a close pass.
Source: Idaho Driver's Handbook, July 2026; printed/PDF p. 101 — Bicyclists — Passing Distance ↗
A bicyclist is ahead of you just before the driveway where you want to turn right. What should you do?
Correct answer: Slow and remain behind until the bicyclist passes your turning point.
Do not race a bicyclist to the turn. Waiting behind avoids cutting across the rider in a right-hook collision.
Source: Idaho Driver's Handbook, July 2026; printed/PDF p. 99 — Bicyclists — Right Turns When Moving ↗
A bicyclist rides near the center of a lane too narrow to share side by side safely. What should you do?
Correct answer: Follow patiently with space until a safe pass is possible.
The handbook recognizes that narrow stretches can require a bicyclist to occupy the travel lane for safety. Do not tailgate or squeeze past.
Source: Idaho Driver's Handbook, July 2026; printed/PDF p. 100 — Bicyclists — Be Patient ↗
At a stop sign, a bicyclist slows, yields to traffic with priority and proceeds cautiously without completely stopping. What should a car driver understand?
Correct answer: Idaho allows this yielding bicycle movement; it does not remove the car driver's own stop requirement.
Bicyclists may treat a stop sign as a yielding situation, but must yield to vehicles in or already at the intersection or close enough to be hazardous. This is not a car exemption.
Source: Idaho Driver's Handbook, July 2026; printed/PDF p. 98 — Bicyclists — stop-sign rule ↗
Before opening the traffic-side door of a parked car, what should you do?
Correct answer: Check for approaching bicyclists, including over your shoulder.
A door can suddenly block a bicyclist's path. The handbook suggests reaching with the opposite hand to encourage a mirror and shoulder check.
Source: Idaho Driver's Handbook, July 2026; printed/PDF p. 101 — Bicyclists — Parallel Parking ↗
You approach a horseback rider on the road. How should you pass?
Correct answer: Slow down, leave plenty of room and avoid sounding the horn.
Horses can be frightened by noise and close movement. Give room and use extreme caution, stopping if necessary when a rider is struggling to control the animal.
Source: Idaho Driver's Handbook, July 2026; printed/PDF p. 97 — Horseback Riders; continued p. 98 ↗
A motorcycle rides near one side of a wide lane. May you move alongside it within that same lane?
Correct answer: No; give the motorcycle its full lane.
Motorcycles have the same full-lane entitlement as other motor vehicles. Their position may change to avoid hazards or improve visibility.
Source: Idaho Driver's Handbook, July 2026; printed/PDF p. 103 — Motorcycles — Lanes ↗
An approaching motorcycle has a turn signal flashing. Before turning across its path, what should you do?
Correct answer: Confirm that it is actually turning and that a safe gap exists.
Many motorcycle signals do not cancel automatically. Wait for reliable evidence of the movement instead of relying on the flashing light alone.
Source: Idaho Driver's Handbook, July 2026; printed/PDF p. 103 — Motorcycles — Turn Signals ↗
What following space does the handbook call for behind a motorcycle?
Correct answer: More than three seconds, with still more room when conditions are poor.
Extra space lets both drivers react to road hazards and emergency maneuvers. Slippery surfaces call for even more room.
Source: Idaho Driver's Handbook, July 2026; printed/PDF p. 104 — Motorcycles — Visibility and following distance ↗
