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1.For motorcycle operators, eye protection is:

Required.

Not required, but recommended

Not recommended.

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2.An ideal lane position should:

Increase your ability to see and be seen.

Place you in other drivers’ blind spots.

Invite others to share your lane.

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3.A good way to handle a tailgater is to:

Encourage the tailgater to pass by slowing down or changing lanes.

Speed up to put distance between you and the tailgater.

Ignore the tailgater.

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4.To control a motorcycle well, you should:

Use your arms to hold yourself up.

Keep your knees against the gas tank.

Sit so your arms are straight when reaching for the handlebars.

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5.If you must brake and swerve to avoid danger, you should:

Use only the front brake while swerving.

Brake and swerve at the same time.

Either brake then swerve or swerve then brake.

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6.When scanning the area around your motorcycle, you should:

Look for potential escape routes near intersections, shopping areas, or schools.

See if you can travel faster than other vehicles.

Stare at pedestrians.

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

Tailgating

Inappropriately sounding a horn

Communicating with other drivers

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8.To reduce the chances of a collision, a motorcyclist should:

Stare straight in front of their motorcycle

Be unwilling to move to avoid a potential hazard

Scan their path of travel, looking at least 10 to 15 seconds ahead of their motorcycle.

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9.An engine will seize due to:

A lack of oil.

A lack of fuel.

Improper tire inflation.

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10.To minimize the potential for fatigue on a long trip, you should:

Drink coffee.

Limit your riding per day

Play loud music.

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11.When riding near a truck:

If you cannot see the truck’s mirrors, the driver cannot see you

You should not be able to see the truck’s mirrors.

You should concentrate on operating your motorcycle and not worry about the truck’s mirrors.

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12.Mirrors on motorcycles:

Have blind spots, just like cars.

Do not have blind spots because a motorcycle is usually smaller than a car

Are not required

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13.A benefit of keeping a cushion of space between you and surrounding vehicles is that:

You are better able to draft off of other vehicles.

You will be able to stop quickly

You will have more time to react to the movements of other drivers.

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14.When riding a motorcycle, you should:

Always pick one part of the lane to occupy and never leave that part of the lane.

Vary your lane position as conditions warrant.

Only ride in the center of the lane so other vehicles can see you more easily

Ride in a zigzag pattern so other drivers notice you

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15.When riding in a group, inexperienced riders should position themselves:

Just behind the leader.

In the front of the group.

At the tail end of the group.

Beside the lead rider.

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16.You should conduct a safety inspection of your motorcycle:

Before every ride.

Every week.

Once a month.

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17.As your motorcycle accelerates, you will need to:

Shift to a higher gear.

Shift to a lower gear.

Put the bike in neutral.

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18.For motorcycle operators, helmets are:

Required.

Not required, but recommended

Not recommended

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19.When entering a curve, you should position your motorcycle:

In the outside of the curve.

In the inside of the curve.

Where you can most safely handle road and traffic conditions.

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20.After riding over an object on the road, you should:

Continue riding because the danger has passed.

Pull to the side of the road and check your tires and rims for damage

Stop to remove the object from the road.

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21.Which fabric provides the most protection when worn by motorcyclists?

Leather

Denim

Polyester

Wool

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22.The Motorcycle Safety Foundation recommends a SEE strategy to make safe judgments while riding. What does "SEE" stand for?

Search, Evaluate, and Execute.

Slow, Experienced, and Error-free.

Safe, Experienced, and Evasive

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

Louder than

Quieter than

About as loud as

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24.Where should you position your motorcycle when entering a curve?

The outside of the curve

The inside of the curve

Wherever traffic and road conditions require

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25.When you are being passed on the left, you should:

Speed up.

Ride in the right portion of the lane.

Ride in the center portion of the lane.

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26.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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27.To reduce the chances of a collision, a motorcycle rider should:

Maintain an adequate space cushion.

Ride very slowly.

Ride the centerline.

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28.What does an integrated braking system do?

It links the front and rear brakes together when the rear brake is applied.

It knows when to brake automatically by understanding your riding habits.

It is connected to the gears and applies the brake when downshifting.

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29.You have been drinking alcohol. If you wait an hour for each drink before riding your motorcycle:

You cannot be arrested for drinking and riding.

Your riding skills will not be affected

Side effects from the drinking may still remain.

You will be okay as long as you ride slowly.

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30.When riding with a passenger on your motorcycle, you should instruct the passenger to:

Get on the motorcycle before the engine starts.

Sit as far back as possible on the bike.

Not talk or move unnecessarily.

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31.As your motorcycle increases speed, you will:

Need to shift up through the gears.

Need to shift down through the gears.

Need to put the motorcycle into neutral.

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32.If riding during the day, you should wear:

Brightly-colored clothing to increase your chances of being seen.

Clothing of any color because other drivers can easily see you in daylight.

Darkly-colored clothing to contrast with the bright sunlight

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33.As you approach a blind intersection, you should:

Move into the part of the lane that allows other drivers to most easily see you.

Move into the part of the lane closest to the traffic control device.

Move into the outside edge of the lane.

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34.The faster you drink alcohol:

The faster the alcohol is removed from your body.

The faster the alcohol accumulates in your body

The less the alcohol affects your body.

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35.The best way to stop quickly is to:

Use only your front brake.

Use only your rear brake.

Use both brakes at the same time.

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36.Which of the following is not a method used to maintain control of a motorcycle in a turn?

Accelerate through the turn

Reduce your speed before turning.

Lean into the turn

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37.In areas where dangers could be present, a motorcyclist should:

Maintain their speed.

Assume they will be safe.

Cover the clutch and both brake levers to reduce their reaction time.

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38.When riding behind a car, you should:

Ride in a position that will allow the other driver to see you in their rearview mirror.

Assume the driver sees you.

Ride in the far left portion of the lane

Ride in the far right portion of the lane.

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39.When riding a motorcycle, it is important to:

Focus only on what is in front of you.

Focus only on what is behind you

Know what’s happening both in front of and behind you

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40.What does a solid yellow traffic light mean?

The traffic light is about to change to red.

The traffic light is about to change to green.

Stop and wait for traffic to pass.

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41.When riding on a slippery surface, you should:

Avoid making sudden moves, as doing so could cause a skid.

Travel on the shoulder to be out of the way of traffic

Use only the rear brake because the front brake is ineffective on slippery surfaces

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42.When preparing to pass a vehicle on the left, you should ride in which portion of the lane?

Right

Center

Left

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43.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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44.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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45.A motorcycle’s brake light is _________ a passenger vehicle’s brake light.

More noticeable than

Just as noticeable as

Not as noticeable as

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1.For motorcycle operators, eye protection is:

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2.An ideal lane position should:

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3.A good way to handle a tailgater is to:

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4.To control a motorcycle well, you should:

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5.If you must brake and swerve to avoid danger, you should:

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6.When scanning the area around your motorcycle, you should:

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

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8.To reduce the chances of a collision, a motorcyclist should:

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9.An engine will seize due to:

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10.To minimize the potential for fatigue on a long trip, you should:

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11.When riding near a truck:

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12.Mirrors on motorcycles:

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13.A benefit of keeping a cushion of space between you and surrounding vehicles is that:

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14.When riding a motorcycle, you should:

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15.When riding in a group, inexperienced riders should position themselves:

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16.You should conduct a safety inspection of your motorcycle:

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17.As your motorcycle accelerates, you will need to:

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18.For motorcycle operators, helmets are:

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19.When entering a curve, you should position your motorcycle:

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20.After riding over an object on the road, you should:

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21.Which fabric provides the most protection when worn by motorcyclists?

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22.The Motorcycle Safety Foundation recommends a SEE strategy to make safe judgments while riding. What does "SEE" stand for?

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

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24.Where should you position your motorcycle when entering a curve?

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25.When you are being passed on the left, you should:

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

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