MCOLES State Licensing Practice Exam

True or False: A shoulder on the road is designed primarily for vehicle travel.

1. True

2. False

3. Only during emergencies

4. Only for bicycles

The correct answer is: False

The correct answer is that it is false to say that a shoulder on the road is designed primarily for vehicle travel. Shoulders are typically intended as safety features to provide a space for vehicles to pull over in case of emergencies, such as a breakdown, or to serve as a buffer zone to enhance the safety of road users. They can also accommodate bicycles, pedestrians, or other non-motorized traffic in certain cases, but they are not primarily meant for regular vehicle travel. Regular vehicular traffic is meant to be on the roadway itself rather than on the shoulder, which might not be designed to support continuous vehicle movement and could therefore compromise safety and integrity of the road design.