Illinois Motorcycle Test 03

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Illinois Motorcycle Practice Test 03

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If you have a flat in either or both tires, how should you come to a stop?

Come to a stop immediately, whatever your road position

Keep riding until you reach a gas station or truck stop

Turn sharply to the side of the road

Slowly edge to the side of the road

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The percentage of motorcycle/automobile crashes caused by car drivers entering the motorcycle's right-of-way is...?

20%

40%

30%

50%

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When you are riding on slippery surfaces, you should try to be...?

Smooth

Aggressive

Fast

Timid

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If you are braking in a straight line on a good traction surface and your rear wheel locks, what should you do?

Gradually release the rear brake

Leave it locked until you've stopped

Pump the rear brake

Immediately release the rear brake

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What is usually the safest way to ride across railroad tracks which cross your line of travel?

Turn so that you can go through them at 50°

Turn so that they are at 90°

Keep going straight

Accelerate hard to bump over the tracks

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Where will you find potentially dangerous buildups of dirt and gravel?

In country hollows

Down the center line

On the apex of bridges

On the outside of curves

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You are exiting a blind intersection and can only see for a few yards in the direction of cross traffic. What should you do?

Use your ears instead of your eyes to see if anything is coming

Pull out slightly into the cross traffic lane for better vision

Ride and out slowly into the cross traffic lane, preparing to stop

Stop and lean forward for better vision

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The majority of motorcycle crashes occur...?

In broad daylight

At dawn

At dusk

At night

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What advantage does staying in the center of your lane all the way round the curve give you?

It gives you the best view of approaching traffic

All of these

It allows you to adjust for traffic crowding the center line

It gives you an escape route if there are any obstacles in your lane

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What percentage of stopping power does your front brake provide you with?

60%

70%

90%

50%

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What's the biggest danger you should be aware of when approaching a parked car to your right?

The driver may step out of the car in front of you

The driver may pull a U-turn across you

A pedestrian may step from beyond the car

The driver may pull out into your direction of travel

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When making an emergency swerve, your body should...?

Lean with the motorcycle

Lean further than the motorcycle

Lean opposite the motorcycle

Stay upright

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You can proceed safely across a car waiting to pull out from an intersection if...?

The driver is completely stationary

You have made eye contact with the driver

None of these

The driver has sounded their horn

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You should only consider letting your feet skim along the surface if...?

You're going less than 10 mph

You feel you need to keep yourself up in a turn

You're going at walking pace

You're going at any speed if you feel you might fall

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If you feel your steering go heavy, what is most likely cause?

Front tire flat

Rear tire flat

Chain breakage

Engine seizure

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What is the best way to make sure that other drivers will notice you during the day?

Ride with your headlight on

Wear clothing which bulks up your silhouette

Sit up as tall as possible

Keep your engine revving loudly

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When you park your motorcycle at the roadside, how should you position it?

45° to the curb, rearwheel touching the curb

90° to the curb, rear wheel touching the curb

45° to the curb, front wheel touching the curb

90° to the curb, front wheel touching the curb

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A good way to go around a curve if there is no traffic present is to...?

Go all the way round the outside

Move outside to inside to outside

Go all the way round the inside

Move inside to outside to inside

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You want to move into the middle lane of a 3 lane highway. Why should you scan the far lane as well as the one next to you?

To check you have an escape route if cars in the middle lane speed up

A driver in that lane may be intending to join the middle lane as well

To see if cars in the middle lane will be able to move out around you as you switch

To see if you can cross both lanes at once

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You are riding over a bridge grating and you feel your motorcycle start to weave. How should you react?

Accelerate hard

Zigzag to stay in the grooves

Maintain your course and speed

Fight the weave with your handlebars

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Most riders in crashes make the mistake of doing what?

Trying to brake then swerve

Trying to speed around an obstacle

Trying to swerve then brake

Trying to swerve and brake simultaneously

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Which of these groups of colors for motorcycle jackets will give you the best chance of being seen?

Jungle or desert camouflage

Brown, olive or beige

Blue, black or navy

Red, yellow or green

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You're out riding and it starts to rain. You should be aware that the roads will be particularly slippery...?

When the rain comes down to a drizzle

Just after the rain starts

As the pavement starts to dry

When it's been raining for half an hour

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As you approach a large intersection, you should...?

Cover both brakes and your turn signals

Cover both brakes and the clutch

Cover the clutch and the horn

Cover the horn and your headlight flasher

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For normal stopping, the best practice is to...?

Use both brakes at the same time

Use only the rear brake

Use the front brake then the rear

Use only the front brake

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You're about to turn off a high-speed highway, what's the best way to let other road users know you're going to slow down?

Put your hand up

Sound your horn

Flash your brake light

Point where you're going

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You have a blind spot just like car drivers. What is the best way to counteract it?

Stick your hand out to stop any cars in your blind spot

Use your ears instead of your eyes

Turn and look into it

Adjust your mirror with your hand

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Which of these should you not do when approaching an obstacle which you cannot go around?

Set the collision angle at 90°

Accelerate hard

Stand up on the foot pegs

Keep looking where you want to go<br />

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You should ride at night with your high beam on except when...?

Riding in a residential area

Riding in a business district

Riding on the freeway

Approaching another vehicle

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You should reduce your speed at night...?

If you are in heavy traffic

In all circumstances

If you are on unfamiliar roads

If the streetlighting is poor

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