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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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

Weave to block it

Accelerate away from it

Make 'back off' gestures

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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 left of your lane

In any of these positions

In the center of your lane

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

The curb

The center line of the road

The apex of the curve

Where you want to go

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

Do any of these

Apply both brakes together

Apply the front brake

Apply the rear brake

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

Shift up a gear

Shift your balance to one side

Roll on the throttle

Slow down

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

To your sides

To your rear

To your front

All around you

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

2 parts

3 parts

4 parts

5 parts

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

1 foot wide

4 feet wide

3 feet wide

2 feet wide

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

Opposite to your motorcycle

As much as your motorcycle

Less than your motorcycle

More than your motorcycle

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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 seconds

1.5 seconds

2.5 seconds

0.5 seconds

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

Less power

More power

More traction

Less traction

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

Sitting on your motorcycle at a standstill

Standing next to your motorcycle

Riding on the freeway

Riding at walking pace

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

Neutral

Second gear

Fifth gear

First gear

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

At least every month

At least at every service interval

At least every fortnight

At least every week

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

Any of these apply

Traffic is heavy

You can't see through the vehicle ahead

The pavement is slippery

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

Level with your hips

Level with your elbows

Level with your eyeline

Level with your shoulders

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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?

Neither you nor the car driver

Just you

Just the car driver

Both you and the car driver

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A properly adjusted mirror may still show...?

Part of your arm

Part of your knees

Part of your helmet

Part of your gas tank

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

Providing an escape route

Being visible

All of these things

Protecting your lane

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Who is most responsible for keeping you out of crashes?

Traffic police

Road planners

You are

Other drivers

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

With your right wrist well above the throttle

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

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

Pointing up at 20°

Pointing down at 45°

Pointing down at 20°

Level with the road

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

Once

Twice

3 times

Not at all

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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

Alongside the passenger door

Close up to its rear bumper

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

65%

55%

75%

85%

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

Changing gear

Shifting your weight

Rolling off the throttle

Rolling on the throttle

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Which of these should be made using both brakes?

Emergency stops

Standard stops

Slowing maneuvers

All of them

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

A rear wheel skid

A broken clutch

A front wheel skid

A broken chain

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

It is cold

It is wet

It is hot

It is humid

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