Sharing with bicycles — Texas Permit Test

A bicycle is a vehicle, and any person riding one has the same rights and responsibilities as the driver of a vehicle.

It is not a pedestrian and not a nuisance. The rules of the road cover it the way they cover a car.

A bicycle is a vehicle. Any person riding a bicycle has all of the rights and responsibilities as a driver of a vehicle

Bicyclists are not restricted to the right lane of traffic, and a one-way multi-lane street is one example.

A rider going where the road goes may need any lane a car would. Expecting them always at the curb is the mistake.

Bicyclists are not restricted to the right lane of traffic. One-way, multi-lane streets are one example of this

A motorist should merge with bicycle traffic when preparing for a right turn, and avoid turning directly across the path of bicycle traffic.

Turning across a rider going straight is the classic right-hook crash. Merging first puts the car where the bike cannot be.

A motorist should merge with bicycle traffic when preparing for a right turn. Avoid turning directly across the path of bicycle traffic.

A bicyclist may take the full lane where the lane is of substandard width, making it unsafe for a car and bicycle to travel side by side.

Squeezing past in a narrow lane leaves the rider inches from a mirror. Taking the lane is the rider making that impossible.

The lane is of substandard width, making it unsafe for a car and a bicycle to safely share the lane side-by-side

A bicyclist may take the full lane when preparing for a left turn at an intersection or onto a private road or driveway.

A left turn from the curb crosses every lane at the corner. Moving over early is the same thing a car does.

The bicyclist is preparing for a left turn at an intersection or onto a private road or driveway

A bicyclist may take the full lane where there are unsafe conditions in the road, such as fixed or moving objects, parked vehicles, pedestrians, animals, potholes, or debris.

The gutter is where all of that collects. Riding out of it is the rider avoiding a fall, not being awkward.

There are unsafe conditions in the road, such as fixed or moving objects, parked or moving vehicles, pedestrians, animals, potholes, or debris

A common car-bicycle crash happens when a motorist turns left in front of oncoming bicycle traffic, because the bicycle is overlooked or its speed misjudged.

The same mistake that kills motorcyclists kills cyclists. The bike is small and moving faster than it looks.

Be on the lookout for cyclists on the road, especially at intersections. The most common car-bicycle crashes caused by a motorist are: 1. A motorist turns left in front of oncoming bicycle traffic. Oncoming bicycle traffic is often overlooked or its speed misjudged

At intersections the right-of-way rules apply equally to motor vehicles and bicycles, and a motorist pulling away from a stop sign must yield to bicycle cross traffic.

A rider crossing has the same claim on the intersection as a car. Pulling out on them is a failure to yield like any other.

A motorist pulls away from a stop sign and fails to yield the right-of-way to bicycle cross traffic

What is a bicycle under Texas law?

A vehicle, with a driver's rights and duties. It is not a pedestrian and not a nuisance. The rules of the road cover it the way they cover a car. Texas Driver Handbook, p.53: “A bicycle is a vehicle. Any person riding a bicycle has all of the rights and responsibilities as a driver of a vehicle”