Motorcycle special hazards — North Dakota Permit Test
Motorcycle special hazards on the North Dakota permit test — 4 rules, each with the reason behind it and a question on it while it is fresh.
The rules
Motorcyclists have the same rights and responsibilities on public roadways as other drivers.
Treating a motorcycle as less than a vehicle leads drivers to crowd it or cut it off.
Motorcyclists have the same rights and responsibilities on public roadways as other drivers.
Allow a motorcyclist a full lane width, and do not share the lane.
A rider needs the whole lane to move around potholes and debris, and a car beside it leaves nowhere to go.
Allow the motorcyclist a full lane width.
Nearly 40 percent of crashes between motorcycles and other vehicles were caused by the other vehicle turning left in front of the motorcyclist.
A left-turning driver often misjudges how close a motorcycle is and turns straight across its path.
Nearly 40 percent were caused by the other vehicle turning left in front of the motorcyclist.
Motorcycles have a much smaller profile than other vehicles, which can make it harder to judge the speed and distance of an approaching motorcycle.
A small shape looks farther away and slower than it is, so drivers pull out in front of riders.
Motorcycles have a much smaller profile than other vehicles, which can make it more difficult to judge the speed and distance of an approaching motorcycle.
On the test
What rights do motorcyclists have on public roadways?
The same rights and duties as other drivers. Treating a motorcycle as less than a vehicle leads drivers to crowd it or cut it off. North Dakota Noncommercial Driver License Manual, p.32: “Motorcyclists have the same rights and responsibilities on public roadways as other drivers.”
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Where these come from
Every rule here is checked against North Dakota Noncommercial Driver License Manual, published by the North Dakota Department of Transportation, and against the state code itself. Last checked 2026-10-04.
- src/assets/drivers-manuals/ND.pdf (North Dakota Noncommercial Driver License Manual, 2025-2027, Revised 2025, North Dakota Department of Transportation, retrieved 2026-09-14 and re-checked 2026-10-04; sha256 pinned in SOURCES.json)
- src/assets/drivers-manuals/ND.pages.txt (the plain pdftotext fixture every citation here was cut from and verified against; sha256 pinned in SOURCES.json)
- https://www.dot.nd.gov/driver/noncommercial-driver-license-manual (read 2026-10-04; links the manual)
- https://www.dot.nd.gov/driver/driver-license (read 2026-10-04; states no count or mark for the Class D knowledge test)
- https://ndlegis.gov/information/acdata/pdf/37-03-01.pdf (N.D. Admin. Code chapter 37-03-01 and the rest of article 37-03, read 2026-10-04; states no knowledge-test figure)
- https://ndlegis.gov/cencode/t39c06.pdf (NDCC chapter 39-06, read 2026-10-04; section 39-06-13 sets what the examination covers and states no figure)