Washington DC Motorcycle Test 02

Our practice test is crafted to ensure you understand the laws, safety practices, and skills necessary to operate your motorcycle safely and legally in DC. By reviewing these questions, you’ll familiarize yourself with the types of questions you’ll encounter on test day, improving your chances of success. Plus, it’s completely free and can be completed at your own pace—practice as many times as you need to feel confident.

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DC Washington Motorcycle Practice Test 02

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Your motorcycle's brake light should come on when you...?

Apply both brakes together

Apply the front brake

Do any of these

Apply the rear brake

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A properly adjusted mirror may still show...?

Part of your helmet

Part of your knees

Part of your arm

Part of your gas tank

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To avoid accidental overuse of the throttle, you should start off from a standstill...?

With your right wrist well away from the throttle

With your right wrist well below the throttle

With your right wrist level with the throttle

With your right wrist well above the throttle

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As you ride, the best way to hold your feet is...?

Level with the road

Pointing down at 20°

Pointing up at 20°

Pointing down at 45°

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If you're not going slowly enough when you shift into a lower gear, you are risking...?

A front wheel skid

A broken chain

A broken clutch

A rear wheel skid

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In a normal turn, you should lean...?

Less than your motorcycle

More than your motorcycle

Opposite to your motorcycle

As much as your motorcycle

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The oily strip in the center of a lane is usually no more than...?

3 feet wide

4 feet wide

1 foot wide

2 feet wide

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For the purposes of lane positioning, you should imagine the lane as divided into...?

5 parts

4 parts

3 parts

2 parts

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A pickup truck is following you at very close distance and clearly wants to pass. The best way to deal with it is...?

Let it pass

Make 'back off' gestures

Weave to block it

Accelerate away from it

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You can stabilize your motorcycle as you go through a turn by...?

Shifting your weight

Rolling off the throttle

Changing gear

Rolling on the throttle

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Which of these should be made using both brakes?

Slowing maneuvers

Emergency stops

Standard stops

All of them

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Your handlebars should be adjusted so that your hands are...?

Level with your elbows

Level with your shoulders

Level with your eyeline

Level with your hips

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You will give yourself the best chance of being seen by a driver in his mirrors if you position yourself...?

In the right of your lane

In the center of your lane

In the left of your lane

In any of these positions

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What percentage of your stopping power is provided by your front brake?

55%

75%

65%

85%

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A truck ahead passes a lamppost. When its rear bumper has cleared the lamppost, your front wheel should not arrive there for at least...?

2.5 seconds

2 seconds

0.5 seconds

1.5 seconds

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Wheels, cables, fasteners and fluid levels should be checked...?

At least every fortnight

At least every week

At least every month

At least at every service interval

17 / 30

You are coming up to a fast sweeping curve; to prepare you should...?

Shift up a gear

Slow down

Roll on the throttle

Shift your balance to one side

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When cornering, remember that you will always have...?

Less traction

More power

Less power

More traction

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You come up to an ambulance waiting to cross an intersection. You should stop...?

Well back of its rear bumper

Alongside the driver's door

Close up to its rear bumper

Alongside the passenger door

20 / 30

How many times should you use your turn signals when making a pass on another vehicle?

Twice

Not at all

Once

3 times

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When you're sitting on your motorcycle, your arms should be used for...?

Signaling

Steering

All of these things equally

Supporting your weight

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You should choose a lane position with a view to...?

Being visible

Protecting your lane

Providing an escape route

All of these things

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You should adjust your mirrors when you are...?

Standing next to your motorcycle

Riding on the freeway

Riding at walking pace

Sitting on your motorcycle at a standstill

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You have come up to a school bus which is loading children. You should stop and put your motorcycle in...?

First gear

Neutral

Fifth gear

Second gear

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Your following distance should be greater than normal if...?

Traffic is heavy

The pavement is slippery

Any of these apply

You can't see through the vehicle ahead

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As you ride, you should try to maintain a cushion of space...?

To your front

To your rear

To your sides

All around you

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You are riding along a quiet street when a car pulls from a parking space in front of you, making a U-turn which causes you to run into it. Who has responsibility for the crash?

Just the car driver

Both you and the car driver

Neither you nor the car driver

Just you

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The average center strip provides adequate traction for safe riding unless...?

It is humid

It is hot

It is wet

It is cold

29 / 30

Who is most responsible for keeping you out of crashes?

Road planners

Traffic police

Other drivers

You are

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As you ride through a curve, you should be looking at...?

Where you want to go

The curb

The center line of the road

The apex of the curve

Your score is