Bicycles — Wisconsin Permit Test

Bicycles on the Wisconsin permit test — 3 rules, each with the reason behind it and a question on it while it is fresh.

The rules

Bicyclists can use the whole traffic lane, and a driver does not share a lane with them.

A rider needs the room to swing around a drain or a door. Squeezing past inside the lane takes it away.

Bicyclists can use the whole traffic lane. Do not share a lane with bicyclists.

Wisconsin Motorists' Handbook, p.52

A driver gives bicyclists at least three feet of room when passing.

Three feet is what is left if the rider wobbles. Passing closer makes their balance your problem.

Give bicyclists at least three feet of room when you pass.

Wisconsin Motorists' Handbook, p.52

A driver waits for oncoming traffic to clear before passing a bicyclist.

Passing a bike properly means using part of the other lane. That lane has to be empty first.

Wait for oncoming traffic to clear before passing a bicyclist.

Wisconsin Motorists' Handbook, p.52

On the test

How much of the lane may a Wisconsin bicyclist use?

The whole traffic lane. A rider needs the room to swing around a drain or a door. Squeezing past inside the lane takes it away. Wisconsin Motorists' Handbook, p.52: “Bicyclists can use the whole traffic lane. Do not share a lane with bicyclists.”

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Where these come from

Every rule here is checked against Wisconsin Motorists' Handbook, published by the Wisconsin Department of Transportation, and against the state code itself. Last checked 2026-09-15.