Connecticut Motorcycle Test 02

It’s also important to note that passing the permit exam does not automatically make you an experienced motorcycle rider. Always continue to practice safe riding habits, wear proper gear, and take additional safety courses if needed.

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Connecticut Motorcycle Practice Test 02

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Before you make a turn, you should?

Keep the throttle steady

Roll on the throttle

Blip the throttle

Roll off the throttle

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Why should you stay in 1st gear when you are stopped at an intersection?

It lets you react to gaps in traffic swiftly

It gives you the opportunity to move quickly in an emergency

It uses less fuel than being in neutral

It allows the fastest acceleration from a standstill

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When you start to slow down, what should you be doing with your gears?

Upshifting

Switching into neutral

Staying in one gear

Downshifting

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Which of these is the only thing which won't help you to be seen?

Thinking about your lane position

Wearing bright clothing

Using your headlight

Riding fast

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What's the most common cause of accidents for riders taking curves?

Trying to exit too fast

Braking too hard

Entering too fast

Picking the wrong line

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If your motorcycle has electric ignition, where will you find the start button?

Below the ignition key slot

On the right-hand grip

On the left-hand grip

Where the kick starter would be

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What's the best time to adjust your mirrors?

When stopped at an intersection

Before reaching 50 mph

In light traffic

Before setting out

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Which of these best describes the way you should release the clutch?

Smoothly

Instantly

Quickly

In stages

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Why should you use both of your brakes every time you stop in normal conditions?

Because just using one increases the risk of wheel lock

So your brake discs wear evenly

So it becomes a habit

Because your brake light needs both to come on

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How often should you carry out a system of basic checks on your motorcycle?

Once a week

Every morning

Every few days

Every time you ride

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If you are setting out on a borrowed motorcycle, which of these should you do?

Increase your stopping room

All of them

Take turns more slowly

Accelerate gently

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As you go through a turn, your speed should?

Remain steady or slightly increase

Increase smoothly all through the turn

Remain steady or slightly decrease

Decrease smoothly all through the turn

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How should you look at your exit in a turn?

By turning your eyes

By turning your head and shoulders

By turning your entire torso

By turning your head

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If you're going too fast when you downshift, what may happen?

Engine seizure

Snapped chain

Rear wheel skid

Front wheel skid

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When the roads are wet, which brake provides most of your stopping capacity?

Rear brake

It depends on the road surface

Front brake

They're both the same

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Your brake levers should be able to hold your motorcycle?

Provided you don't push too hard

Only on level ground

Working together

Independently

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What's the maximum interval you should leave between checking your hydraulic fluids and coolants?

A fortnight

One week

A month

6 months

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What best describes the tension you should feel in the clutch when you use it?

Any of these depending on the motorcycle

Loose

Hard

Firm

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A motorcycle is a simpler machine than a car, and it requires?

More maintenance

The same amount of maintenance

Less maintenance

Virtually no maintenance

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How far ahead should you search your path of travel when riding?

500 feet

12 seconds

20 seconds

300 yards

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Where will you find the turn signal switch, sitting on a normal motorcycle?

Below the tachometer

Under your right fingers

Next to the throttle

Under your left thumb

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What does your odometer measure?

Speed

Engine revolutions

Time

Distance travelled

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The mirror is improperly adjusted if when sitting in a normal position you see any of these EXCEPT?

Your helmet

Your knees

Part of your shoulder

Your chest

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Which of these is the only situation in which you should ride with your feet down?

When accelerating from a standstill

When slowing to a stop

When crossing a patch of ice

When riding in slow heavy traffic

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Making a gearchange on a motorcycle involves which parts of your body?

Right hand and left foot

Left hand and left foot

Right hand and right foot

Left hand and right foot

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If you ride with your right wrist higher than the throttle, you are risking?

Accidentally using too much throttle

Wrist fatigue

Being unable to operate the engine cut-off switch

Losing your grip on rough ground

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Why is 'accident' an inaccurate term for a crash involving a motorcycle and a car?

Because the motorcyclist is always to blame

Because a car driver is always to blame

Because nothing is accidental

Because usually all parties will have some responsibility

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What part of your body do you use to operate the rear brake on a normal motorcycle?

Right foot

Left hand

Right hand

Left foot

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Ideally, during a turn you should?

Only use the front brake

Only use the rear brake

Use no braking at all

Only use light brake pressure

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You set off but after a short distance, without making a mistake, the motorcycle stops. What's the most likely cause?

Engine seizure

Fuel supply valve closed

Flat battery

Loose chain

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