Sharing with motorcycles — Wyoming Permit Test

Motorcyclists have the same rights and responsibilities on public roads as other users.

A rider has as much right to a lane as you do, and treating them as less is how drivers crowd them.

Motorcyclists have the same rights and responsibilities on public roads as other users.

Drivers turning left in front of an oncoming motorcycle cause a large share of car-cycle crashes; look and look again, and know the motorcycle's speed before turning.

A motorcycle is small and hard to judge for distance and speed, so it is closer and faster than it looks.

The correct procedure is to look and look again.

Turn signals do not turn off automatically on most motorcycles, so before pulling out in front of one, be sure the rider is really turning.

A rider may have forgotten a blinking signal and keep coming straight at you.

Turn signals do not turn off automatically on most motorcycles.

Motorcycles are entitled to the full width of a lane; never move into the same lane alongside a motorcycle, even if the lane is wide.

Riders shift in the lane to see and avoid debris, and sharing their lane boxes you both in with no way out.

Never move into the same lane alongside a motorcycle, even if the lane is wide and the cyclist is riding far to one side.

No more than two motorcycles may ride side by side in the same lane, and only with the consent of both riders.

Two riders who agree to it can plan their spacing; a third would leave nobody any room to move.

No more than two motorcycles may be driven abreast in the same lane and must be by consent of both motorcycle drivers.

A motorcycle may not pass any vehicle in the same lane, except another motorcycle.

Squeezing past a car in its own lane leaves the rider no room if the car drifts over.

A motorcycle shall not overtake and pass any vehicle in the same lane, except another motorcycle.

Railroad grade crossings, metal or grated bridges, grooved pavement, crosswinds and slippery surfaces can be hazardous to motorcyclists, so expect quick changes in their speed or direction.

Two narrow tires can slip on rails or steel grates that a car rolls over without a wobble.

Bad weather, slippery surfaces, crosswinds, road conditions, railroad grade crossings, metal or grated bridges, and grooved pavement can be hazardous to motorcyclists.

What rights do motorcyclists have on public roads?

The same as other road users. A rider has as much right to a lane as you do, and treating them as less is how drivers crowd them. Wyoming Rules of the Road Driver License Manual, p.69: “Motorcyclists have the same rights and responsibilities on public roads as other users.”