Where must horse riders position themselves on a public road?
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A.
Two abreast in the right lane to increase the group's visibility.
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B.
Down the center of the lane, in the same track a vehicle would use.
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C.
Single file, near the right curb, road edge, or right shoulder. Correct
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D.
On the left shoulder, facing oncoming traffic, as a pedestrian would.
The answer is "Single file, near the right curb, road edge, or right shoulder."
Horse riders travel single file, keeping near the right curb, road edge, or a usable right shoulder, lane, or path. Drivers who apply the pedestrian rule of walking against traffic reach for option D, but the manual keeps horse riders moving with the flow along the right edge.
The traps in the wrong answers
A. Two abreast in the right lane to increase the group's visibility.
The manual is explicit that horse riders travel single file, not abreast. This answer borrows the group-cycling image where pairs are allowed to ride side by side, an allowance the manual never extends to horse riders.
B. Down the center of the lane, in the same track a vehicle would use.
Horse riders are directed to the right edge, not the middle of the lane. This answer applies bicyclist advice about claiming a middle-of-lane position for visibility, though horse riders stay to the right.
D. On the left shoulder, facing oncoming traffic, as a pedestrian would.
The manual places horse riders with the flow of traffic along the right edge, not facing traffic. This answer carries the pedestrian rule of walking against traffic over to a horse rider, who travels as vehicles do.
This question tests your knowledge of Sharing the Road in New York. Source: New York State Driver's Manual, "Chapter 11 - Sharing the Road: Horse Riders," p.76..
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