Vulnerable road users — Minnesota Permit Test

Vulnerable road users on the Minnesota permit test — 4 rules, each with the reason behind it and a question on it while it is fresh.

The rules

Vulnerable road users are people on highways, bikeways, sidewalks or trails with less protection than those in cars.

They have no belt, no airbag and no steel, which is what the word vulnerable is doing there.

These are people on highways, bikeways, sidewalks or trails who have less protection than those in cars.

Minnesota Driver’s Manual, p.50

Vulnerable road users include people riding two- or three-wheeled vehicles, using electric mobility devices, riding horses, walking or using motorized scooters.

The list is broad because the road is shared by more than cars and bicycles.

using electric mobility devices, riding horses, walking or using motorized scooters.

Minnesota Driver’s Manual, p.50

Vulnerable road users must also follow all traffic laws.

Sharing the road runs both ways, and the rules apply to whoever is using it.

Vulnerable road users must also follow all traffic laws.

Minnesota Driver’s Manual, p.50

You must share the road safely with vulnerable road users and any passengers they have.

A scooter or a horse may be carrying somebody else too, and they are just as exposed.

You must share the road safely with these users and any passengers they have.

Minnesota Driver’s Manual, p.50

On the test

Who counts as a vulnerable road user?

Somebody on the road with less protection than a car gives. They have no belt, no airbag and no steel, which is what the word vulnerable is doing there. Minnesota Driver’s Manual, p.50: “These are people on highways, bikeways, sidewalks or trails who have less protection than those in cars.”

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Where these come from

Every rule here is checked against Minnesota Driver’s Manual, published by the Minnesota Department of Public Safety, and against the state code itself. Last checked 2026-09-22.