Bicycle lanes and children — Rhode Island Permit Test
Bicycle lanes and children on the Rhode Island permit test — 4 rules, each with the reason behind it and a question on it while it is fresh.
The rules
In Rhode Island, bicycle lanes are marked with a solid white line, the words 'Bicycle Lane', and bicycle symbols.
A driver who cannot pick out a bike lane drifts into it beside a rider.
In Rhode Island, bicycle lanes on the road are clearly marked with a solid white line, with the words “Bicycle Lane” and include bicycle symbols.
Do not drive in a bicycle lane; you may cross one only when turning a corner or entering or leaving an alley, private road or driveway.
A car using the bike lane to get around traffic runs into riders who thought it was safe.
Do not drive in a bicycle lane.
Yield to bicyclists in a bicycle lane or on a sidewalk before you turn into the lane or sidewalk.
A car turning across a bike lane without yielding cuts off a rider going straight.
Yield to bicyclists in a bicycle lane or on a sidewalk before you turn into the lane or sidewalk.
Children's visual skills and depth perception may not be fully developed, so they may not judge the speed and distance of oncoming vehicles.
A child on a bike thinks your car is far away and pedals out in front of it.
Children’s visual skills and depth perception may not be as developed as well as adults and they may not be able to judge the speed and distance of oncoming vehicles.
On the test
How are bicycle lanes marked in Rhode Island?
A solid white line and bicycle symbols. A driver who cannot pick out a bike lane drifts into it beside a rider. Rhode Island Driver’s Manual, p.55: “In Rhode Island, bicycle lanes on the road are clearly marked with a solid white line, with the words “Bicycle Lane” and include bicycle symbols.”
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Where these come from
Every rule here is checked against Rhode Island Driver’s Manual, published by the Rhode Island Division of Motor Vehicles, and against the state code itself. Last checked 2026-10-04.
- src/assets/drivers-manuals/RI.pdf (Rhode Island Driver’s Manual, April 2024, Rhode Island Division of Motor Vehicles, retrieved 2026-09-14 and re-checked 2026-10-04; sha256 pinned in SOURCES.json)
- src/assets/drivers-manuals/RI.pages.txt (pdftotext -layout, the fixture every citation here was cut from and verified against; sha256 pinned in SOURCES.json)
- src/assets/drivers-manuals/RI-exam.html (Community College of Rhode Island, Rhode Island Driver Education & Traffic Safety, read 2026-10-04; states the 70% pass mark of the DMV Knowledge Test it administers; sha256 pinned under examSource)
- https://dmv.ri.gov/licenses-permits-ids/permits-tests/operator-manuals (read 2026-10-04; links the manual)