Texas Motorcycle Test 01

Preparing to earn your Texas motorcycle license? This free practice test is designed to help you confidently pass the official Texas DPS motorcycle exam. With 30 carefully crafted questions based on the latest Texas Motorcycle Handbook, you’ll gain valuable insight into the rules, safety guidelines, and best practices for motorcycle operation in Texas.

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Texas Motorcycle Practice Test 01

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If you're riding a borrowed or hired motorcycle, you should be extra...?

Timid

Committed

Cautious

Aggressive

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If you choose to wear goggles instead of a full face shield, you won't be protected fully from...?

Insects

Objects thrown from cars

Any of these

Pebbles

3 / 30

Why does a motorcycle need more frequent attention than a car?

Because minor failures can have serious consequences

Because cars are less complex

Because motorcycles are ridden harder than cars

Because motorcycles aren't built as well as cars

4 / 30

Texas law requires that when making a right turn you must...?

Start from the center line

Be in the left of your lane

Be as close as practicable to the right-hand curb

Be in the center of your lane

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The first thing you should do when you borrow a motorcycle from someone else is...?

Choose quiet roads

Ride it round a parking lot

Read the manual

Test its acceleration

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The majority of motorcycle crashes happen at speeds of...?

Less than 65 mph

Less than 30 mph

Less than 55 mph

Less than 45 mph

7 / 30

Under which these circumstances will a properly fitted approved helmet prevent you seeing as far to the sides as necessary?

Riding in heavy traffic

Riding in the rain

Riding at night

None of them

8 / 30

You should make a full inspection of your motorcycle...?

Every day

At least once a week

Before every ride

Every other morning

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When starting out in motorcycling, you should consider...?

Getting the fastest motorcycle you can afford

Getting a small motorcycle and working upwards

Getting the largest motorcycle you can afford

Getting a medium-sized motorcycle

10 / 30

The best material for a motorcycle jacket is...?

Denim

Leather

Wool

Synthetic

11 / 30

Motorcycling is a much more involved task than driving a car because...?

Motorcycles are faster than cars

Motorcycles are more dangerous than cars

Motorcycles are more sensitive to outside forces

Motorcycles are more complex than cars

12 / 30

Under Texas law you must ride with your headlight on if your motorcycle was built after...?

1975

1981

1968

1992

13 / 30

You shouldn't be able to push your motorcycle forward or back when holding it with...?

The rear brake lever

Any of these

The front brake lever

Both brake levers together

14 / 30

The engine cut-off switch can be found...?

By the ignition switch

On the left handlebar

Underneath the odometer

On the right handlebar

15 / 30

Parking your motorcycle in a designated disabled parking space without a permit in Texas incurs a minimum fine of...?

$500

$75

$350

$125

16 / 30

The rear brake on a normal motorcycle will be operated with...?

The right foot

The left foot

The right hand

The left hand

17 / 30

Riders with less than 5 months of experience with their motorcycle are responsible for what fraction of crashes?

1/4

1/8

1/2

1/3

18 / 30

If you don't wear a jacket in warm weather you are risking...?

Hypothermia

Hyperthermia

Dehydration

Numbness

19 / 30

The best way to avoid permanent hearing damage from motorcycling is to use...?

Ear defenders

A fullface helmet

A headscarf

Earplugs

20 / 30

If your motorcycle has a fuel supply valve, you will find it...?

Below the gas tank

On the right handlebar

By the ignition

Under the seat

21 / 30

On average, a motorcyclist will sustain a head or neck injury in one of every how many crashes?

22 / 30

Acceleration on a motorcycle is controlled with...?

The left hand

The right hand

The right foot

The left foot

23 / 30

You can minimize the dangers of motorcycling by continually...?

Doing all of these things

Training

Practicing

Studying

24 / 30

Under Texas law your motorcycle must have which of these lights?

Stop lamp

Tail lamp

License plate lamp

All of them

25 / 30

Whatever eye protection you choose, you must make sure that it is...?

Mirrored

Loose

Tinted

Free from scratches

26 / 30

Which of these would not be suitable for motorcycle riding?

Work boots

Hiking boots

Safety boots

Running shoes

27 / 30

If you are wearing a helmet and are involved in a crash, your chances of survival are improved by...?

200%

300%

100%

150%

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It's possible to make an approved helmet virtually useless as protection by...?

Not fastening it

Not cleaning it

Not having reflective material on it

Not closing the face shield

29 / 30

Your riding gear should include...?

Protective clothing

All of these things

A DOT compliant helmet

Face or eye protection

30 / 30

You must wear a helmet to ride in Texas if you are under...?

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