Motorcycles and trucks — Maryland Permit Test

Motorcycles are entitled to a full lane width; do not share a lane with a motorcycle.

A motorcycle needs the whole lane to swerve and brake; sharing it leaves the rider nowhere to go.

All motorcycle operators and passengers must wear approved helmets, and operators must use eye protection unless the motorcycle has a windshield.

A rider has no cage around them, so the helmet and eye protection are the only protection there is.

Moped and motor scooter operators must carry a valid driver's license or moped operator's permit and must wear a helmet and eye protection.

Avoid lingering in a large truck's blind spots ('No-Zones') along its sides, directly behind, and directly in front; if you cannot see the truck's mirrors, the driver cannot see you.

Mirrors are how a truck driver sees; if they are not in your view, you are not in theirs.

Large trucks make wide right turns and may swing left first; never pass on the right of a truck that is signaling a right turn.

A truck swings left before turning right, and the gap that opens on the right is exactly where the trailer will sweep.

Large trucks need much longer distances to stop; do not cut in front of a truck and then slow down.

A loaded truck needs the length of a football pitch to stop, so the space you take from it is the space it needed.

If you cannot see a large truck's side mirrors, what does that mean?

The driver cannot see you — you are in a blind spot. Mirrors are how a truck driver sees; if they are not in your view, you are not in theirs.