Chapter 8 / Alberta Class 7
Sharing the road practice questions
Practise Alberta school-bus, railway and vulnerable-road-user scenarios.
15 questions · Choose an answer, then check your understanding.
Why should you stop well back from a crosswalk for a pedestrian?
Study the answers
Open a question to read its explanation and check the official source.
Why should you stop well back from a crosswalk for a pedestrian?
So drivers in other lanes can see the pedestrian
The guide recommends about two to three car lengths to improve visibility for other traffic.
Alberta Driver’s Guide: Cars and light trucks, Spring 2026, p. 97 · Pedestrian safety
How is someone walking and pushing a bicycle treated?
As a pedestrian
A person walking beside a bicycle is a pedestrian rather than a rider operating a vehicle.
Alberta Driver’s Guide: Cars and light trucks, Spring 2026, p. 97 · Bicycles
Who must wear an approved bicycle helmet under the rule stated in the guide?
Riders and bicycle passengers under 18
Alberta requires approved bicycle helmets for cyclists and bicycle passengers younger than 18.
Alberta Driver’s Guide: Cars and light trucks, Spring 2026, p. 97 · Bicycles
Why might a cyclist move farther from the curb?
To avoid debris, grates or damaged pavement
Road hazards can require cyclists to move out; allow room and anticipate their path.
Alberta Driver’s Guide: Cars and light trucks, Spring 2026, p. 98 · Bicycles
A motorcyclist rides in the left portion of their lane. Does this necessarily signal a left turn?
No, it can improve visibility
Lane position can help the rider be seen and does not by itself indicate a turn.
Alberta Driver’s Guide: Cars and light trucks, Spring 2026, p. 98 · Motorcycles
May you drive alongside a motorcycle within the same lane?
No, give the rider the whole lane
Motorcycles need the full lane for safe travel and hazard avoidance.
Alberta Driver’s Guide: Cars and light trucks, Spring 2026, p. 99 · Motorcycles
You cannot see both side mirrors of a truck you are following. What does that suggest?
You are too close
The guide uses mirror visibility as a warning about a truck’s blind area and following distance.
Alberta Driver’s Guide: Cars and light trucks, Spring 2026, p. 99 · Commercial vehicles
A large truck starts turning right. Where should you avoid driving?
Between the truck and the right curb
A truck needs extra turning space and can squeeze a vehicle beside its right side.
Alberta Driver’s Guide: Cars and light trucks, Spring 2026, p. 99 · Commercial vehicles
Why must you not pass a logging truck as it turns off the highway?
Its projecting logs can sweep across lanes
Long rear projections can swing into some or all highway lanes during the turn.
Alberta Driver’s Guide: Cars and light trucks, Spring 2026, p. 100 · Log hauling vehicles
On an undivided road, a school bus displays flashing red lights and an extended stop arm. What should approaching drivers do?
Stop from both directions about 20 metres away
Both directions stop on an undivided road, leaving room for children and visibility.
Alberta Driver’s Guide: Cars and light trucks, Spring 2026, p. 101 · School buses
A bus across a median on a divided highway has flashing red lights. What should you do when approaching from its front?
Proceed cautiously and watch for pedestrians
The opposite-direction exception applies only when a median divides the highway.
Alberta Driver’s Guide: Cars and light trucks, Spring 2026, p. 102 · School buses
May you pass a snowplow when the view beside it is obscured by blowing snow?
No
Passing is prohibited when the view is obstructed, the operation would be impeded or the pass is unsafe.
Alberta Driver’s Guide: Cars and light trucks, Spring 2026, p. 102 · Snowplows
At a railway stop sign, where should you stop?
Between five and 15 metres from the nearest rail
The guide specifies a full stop five to 15 metres from the nearest rail before checking for trains.
Alberta Driver’s Guide: Cars and light trucks, Spring 2026, p. 103 · Railway crossing signs with a stop sign
A railway gate is rising after a train passes. May you cross immediately?
No, wait until it is raised and warnings have stopped
Do not cross while a gate is lowering, down or rising; check all tracks before proceeding.
Alberta Driver’s Guide: Cars and light trucks, Spring 2026, p. 104 · Railway crossings
What should a driver outside a funeral procession do?
Yield until the procession has passed
The guide says not to pass through a funeral procession and to yield until it passes.
Alberta Driver’s Guide: Cars and light trucks, Spring 2026, p. 105 · Funeral processions