Idaho DMV Permit Practice Test | ID FREE Bike Knowledge Test 4

Motorcycle Test 4

1.Under normal riding conditions, one of the best ways to help others see your motorcycle is:

To flash your lights.

To keep your high beam headlight turned on.

To ensure that your motorcycle is painted a dark color.

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2.When crossing angled railroad tracks, it is usually best to:

Use the shoulder of the road to slow down before crossing the tracks.

Walk your motorcycle across the tracks.

Continue straight within your lane to cross the tracks.

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3.For motorcycle operators, eye protection is:

Required.

Not required, but recommended.

Not recommended.

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4.To properly control a motorcycle, you should:

Allow your feet to hang off the footrests.

Sit so your arms hold up your body.

Keep your knees against the gas tank.

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5.Pick a lane position that:

Helps you avoid road hazards.

Hides you from other road users.

Places you directly next to another vehicle.

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6.A motorized scooter can:

Only be operated during the day.

Be operated without a driver license.

Be operated with any class of driver license.

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7.The centre portion of a lane contains an oily strip. This strip:

Should be avoided at all times.

Usually provides adequate traction for riding, unless it is raining.

Should only be traveled upon if you are sharing the lane with another vehicle.

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8.If you must stop quickly, you should:

Use the front brake only.

Use the front brake first.

Use the front brake at the same time as the rear brake.

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9.What does this sign mean?

Yield

Slow-moving vehicle

Railroad crossing

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10.Most motorcycle/automobile accidents occur:

At intersections.

On the open road.

In parking lots.

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11.Experienced riders use the acronym "SIPDE" as a way to stay aware of conditions around them. What does the "D" stand for in "SIPDE?"

Drive

Donor

Decide

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12.You should pick a lane position that:

You like, without regard to others.

Gets you close to other vehicles.

Best increases your visibility and allows for a safe cushion of space.

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13.Of the following, which is not a reason to keep a cushion of space between your motorcycle and the vehicle in front of you?

It allows you more time to respond to hazards.

It prevents you from finding an escape route.

It provides space to maneuver your motorcycle.

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14.It is illegal to operate a motorcycle with a minimum blood alcohol content (BAC) of:

0.08 percent.

0.1 percent.

0.3 percent.

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15.When wearing a jacket for protection, the jacket should:

Be loose-fitting and flap in the wind while riding.

Fit snugly.

Be uncomfortable.

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16.If you are being passed, you should:

Ride in the left portion of the lane.

Ride in the center portion of the lane.

Ride in the right portion of the lane.

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17.__________ can be a cause of collisions involving motorcycles.

Tailgating

Inappropriately sounding a horn

Communicating with other drivers

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18.Part of your normal scanning routine while riding should include:

Constantly looking in the rearview mirror.

Frequent rearview mirror checks.

Not using the rearview mirror.

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19.When making a non-emergency stop on a motorcycle:

Only the front brake should be used.

The front and rear brakes should be applied at the same time.

Only the rear brake should be used.

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20.Use your mirrors when stopping at an intersection:

To determine if drivers behind you are aware that you are stopping

To watch for pedestrians ahead.

To look for dark clouds that may indicate poor weather conditions.

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21.Riding alongside a vehicle in the next lane is:

Discouraged because it may put you in the other vehicle’s blind spot.

Encouraged if you want to travel at the same speed as the other driver.

Acceptable if you want to race the other driver.

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22.If you will be carrying a passenger on your motorcycle, you will likely have to:

Reduce the tire pressure.

Make no tire pressure adjustments.

Increase the tire pressure.

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23.When riding in a group, the best formation for keeping riders together while maintaining adequate space cushions is generally:

A single-file formation.

Riding in pairs.

A staggered formation.

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24.Improper braking:

Usually has no consequences.

Is a significant contributing factor to many motorcycle crashes.

Should not be a concern, since the motorcycle has two brakes.

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25.What does this sign mean?

Vehicles will be entering the roadway.

Signal ahead.

Come to a complete stop and proceed when it is safe to do so.

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26.Hearing protection is:

Not recommended.

Recommended only for long rides.

Recommended for all rides.

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27.If your front wheel locks while you are braking, you should:

Keep the tire locked until your next stop.

Continue squeezing the front brake lever.

Release the front brake and immediately re-apply it.

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28.Helmets are:

Required for all motorcycle operators and passengers.

Required for all motorcycle operators and passengers under the age of 18.

Not required for motorcycle operators, but are required for passengers.

Not required for any person riding or operating a motorcycle.

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29.Of the following, it is most important to flash your brake light when:

Someone is following you too closely.

You will be slowing suddenly.

There is a stop sign ahead.

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30.It can be difficult to ride right after it starts raining because:

Some other drivers may not react quickly enough to the rain.

Pavement will be especially slippery.

Other drivers do not drive fast enough in wet weather.

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31.You should do a pre-ride inspection:

Before every ride.

About once every 10 rides.

Once a month.

Once a season.

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32.When it starts to rain, it is usually best to:

Ride in the center of the lane

Pull onto the shoulder and wait for it to stop raining.

Ride in the tire tracks left by other vehicles.

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33.If you approach an uncontrolled intersection at the same time as another vehicle:

The vehicle on the left should yield to the vehicle on the right.

You should flash your headlight to signal that the other vehicle should proceed.

You should continue through the intersection and expect the other vehicle to stop.

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34.When traveling at night, it is:

Easier to judge distances than it is during the day.

About as easy to judge distances as it is during the day.

More difficult to judge distances than it is during the day.

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35.A motorcycle’s horn is ________ a passenger vehicle's horn.

Louder than

Quieter than

About as loud as

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36.Taking over-the-counter medication before riding:

Is usually fine since over-the-counter medications are never very strong.

Is acceptable all the time.

May affect your riding abilities and should be done with caution.

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37.If you need to react to a hazard in the road, do not:

Avoid communicating with other drivers.

Adjust your speed accordingly.

Make your presence known by sounding your horn and/or using lights or signals.

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38.Passengers should:

Look over their shoulder when taking a turn or curve.

Never hold onto the rider.

Sit as far back as possible.

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39.If you borrow a motorcycle, you should:

Assume all controls are in the same location as they are on your motorcycle.

Immediately take it out on the highway.

Get familiar with it in a controlled area.

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40.When preparing to ride with a passenger, instruct the passenger to:

Get onto the motorcycle before you.

Sit as far back as possible.

Hold firmly onto your waist, hips, or belt.

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41.Motorcycles may pass on the right:

If there is at least eight feet of unobstructed pavement.

By riding on the shoulder of the road.

By riding on the grass, if it is level.

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42.Blind spots on motorcycles:

Are nothing to worry about.

Should be consistently checked by riders.

Don't exist if the motorcycle has a rearview mirror.

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43.If your motorcycle starts to weave while riding over uneven metal bridge gratings, you should:

Downshift immediately to a lower gear.

Proceed in a zigzag pattern until you cross the bridge.

Relax and steer straight.

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44.Unlike other beverages, alcohol:

Is absorbed into the bloodstream right away.

Needs to be digested.

Doesn’t affect humans.

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45.When riding at night:

Only ride in the left portion of the lane to better see around other vehicles ahead.

Ride closely to the vehicle in front of you to most effectively use their headlights.

Reduce your speed to increase your chances of avoiding an unexpected hazard.

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Motorcycle Test 4

1.Under normal riding conditions, one of the best ways to help others see your motorcycle is:

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2.When crossing angled railroad tracks, it is usually best to:

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3.For motorcycle operators, eye protection is:

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4.To properly control a motorcycle, you should:

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5.Pick a lane position that:

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6.A motorized scooter can:

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7.The centre portion of a lane contains an oily strip. This strip:

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8.If you must stop quickly, you should:

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9.What does this sign mean?

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10.Most motorcycle/automobile accidents occur:

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11.Experienced riders use the acronym "SIPDE" as a way to stay aware of conditions around them. What does the "D" stand for in "SIPDE?"

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12.You should pick a lane position that:

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13.Of the following, which is not a reason to keep a cushion of space between your motorcycle and the vehicle in front of you?

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14.It is illegal to operate a motorcycle with a minimum blood alcohol content (BAC) of:

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15.When wearing a jacket for protection, the jacket should:

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16.If you are being passed, you should:

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17.__________ can be a cause of collisions involving motorcycles.

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18.Part of your normal scanning routine while riding should include:

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19.When making a non-emergency stop on a motorcycle:

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20.Use your mirrors when stopping at an intersection:

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21.Riding alongside a vehicle in the next lane is:

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22.If you will be carrying a passenger on your motorcycle, you will likely have to:

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23.When riding in a group, the best formation for keeping riders together while maintaining adequate space cushions is generally:

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24.Improper braking:

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25.What does this sign mean?

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26.Hearing protection is:

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