The manual says most crashes between vehicles and motorcycles happen at intersections. What action does it name as the usual cause?
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A.
A motorcycle passing a vehicle on the right at a green light.
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B.
A vehicle rear-ending a motorcycle stopped at a red light.
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C.
A motorcycle drifting into a vehicle's blind spot on a highway.
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D.
A vehicle turning left in front of a motorcycle going straight. Correct
The answer is "A vehicle turning left in front of a motorcycle going straight."
The manual identifies the classic intersection crash: a driver turning left in front of a moving motorcycle after failing to yield. Rear-end and blind-spot crashes are real risks in other settings, but they are not the intersection pattern the manual names. Answer C carries the highway No-Zone risk into an intersection where the danger it names is a driver turning across the motorcycle's path.
The traps in the wrong answers
A. A motorcycle passing a vehicle on the right at a green light.
Right-side passing is not the crash the manual describes for intersections. This answer substitutes a common lane-splitting stereotype for the specific left-turn crash the manual identifies.
B. A vehicle rear-ending a motorcycle stopped at a red light.
Rear-end crashes happen elsewhere, but the manual points to left turns at intersections. This answer applies a general rear-end crash frame to a scenario the manual singles out for a different reason.
C. A motorcycle drifting into a vehicle's blind spot on a highway.
Blind-spot lane changes matter on highways, but they are not the intersection pattern the manual names. This answer confuses the highway No-Zone risk with the intersection left-turn pattern the manual actually describes.
This question tests your knowledge of Sharing the Road in Pennsylvania. Source: Pennsylvania Driver Manual, "Sharing the Road With Pedestrians, Bicyclists, and Motorcyclists and Moped Drivers - Motorcyclists and Moped Drivers," p.56..
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