Off highway vehicle crossing — North Dakota Permit Test

Off highway vehicle crossing on the North Dakota permit test — 3 rules, each with the reason behind it and a question on it while it is fresh.

The rules

Cross streets or highways on an off-highway vehicle at an angle of approximately 90 degrees, at a place where no obstruction prevents a quick and safe crossing.

Crossing straight across gets you over the road in the least time and lets you see traffic both ways.

Cross streets or highways at an angle of approximately 90 degrees to the direction of the highway and at a place where no obstruction prevents a quick and safe crossing.

North Dakota Noncommercial Driver License Manual, p.39

An off-highway vehicle comes to a complete stop before crossing the shoulder or main-traveled roadway, and yields the right of way to all roadway traffic.

A stop gives you time to judge the gap, and roadway traffic is moving too fast to wait for you.

Come to a complete stop before crossing the shoulder or main-traveled roadway.

North Dakota Noncommercial Driver License Manual, p.39

When crossing a divided highway on an off-highway vehicle, cross only at an intersection of the highway with another street or highway.

Drivers on a divided highway expect cross traffic only at intersections, and the median is no place to wait.

When crossing a divided highway, cross only at an intersection of the highway with another street or highway.

North Dakota Noncommercial Driver License Manual, p.39

On the test

At about what angle to the highway should an off-highway vehicle cross it?

90 degrees. Crossing straight across gets you over the road in the least time and lets you see traffic both ways. North Dakota Noncommercial Driver License Manual, p.39: “Cross streets or highways at an angle of approximately 90 degrees to the direction of the highway and at a place where no obstruction prevents a quick and safe crossing.”

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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.