Motorcycle following and lane — Delaware Permit Test

Motorcycle following and lane on the Delaware permit test — 4 rules, each with the reason behind it and a question on it while it is fresh.

The rules

In Delaware, follow a motorcycle at a 2-second count when traveling under 40 mph.

A motorcycle can stop quicker than a car, so a driver right behind it can run into it.

Following distance behind the motorcyclist should be at a two second count when traveling at speeds under 40 mph and a four second count for speeds above 40 mph.
Delaware Driver Manual, p.100

In Delaware, follow a motorcycle at a 4-second count when traveling above 40 mph.

At higher speed a car covers more ground before it can stop behind a braking motorcycle.

Following distance behind the motorcyclist should be at a two second count when traveling at speeds under 40 mph and a four second count for speeds above 40 mph.
Delaware Driver Manual, p.100

Increase your following distance behind a motorcycle when the road is slippery or wet.

A motorcycle has only two tires, and a rider on a wet road brakes and slows in ways a driver behind cannot predict.

If the roadway is slippery or wet, increase your following distance.
Delaware Driver Manual, p.100

Motorcycles are entitled to the same full lane width as all other vehicles.

A rider moves across the lane to see and avoid things in the road, and needs all of it.

Motorcycles are entitled to the same full lane width as all other vehicles.
Delaware Driver Manual, p.100

On the test

Under 40 mph, how far behind a motorcycle should you follow?

2 seconds. A motorcycle can stop quicker than a car, so a driver right behind it can run into it. Delaware Driver Manual, p.100: “Following distance behind the motorcyclist should be at a two second count when traveling at speeds under 40 mph and a four second count for speeds above 40 mph.”

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Where these come from

Every rule here is checked against Delaware Driver Manual, published by the Delaware Division of Motor Vehicles, and against the state code itself. Last checked 2026-10-05.