Kentucky Motorcycle Test 03

Getting your Kentucky motorcycle permit is a significant milestone towards hitting the open road on two wheels. By following these tips and utilizing free resources, you’ll be well-equipped to pass the permit test and start your journey as a motorcyclist.

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Kentucky Motorcycle Practice Test 03

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

Smooth

Aggressive

Fast

Jerky

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Drivers entering a rider's right-of-way account for what proportion of motorcycle/car crashes?

50%

15%

75%

25%

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The greatest area of potential conflict between you and other traffic is...?

Freeways

Intersections

Urban roads

Overpasses

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Your horn can be used...?

To intimidate other road users

To show your annoyance

To gain others' attention

Only in an emergency

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You are twice as likely to be noticed in bright sunlight if...?

You rev your engine loudly

You wear a reflective face shield

You leave your turn signals on

You have your headlight on

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Which of these can be particularly slippery when wet?

Manhole covers

Steel plates

Lane markings

All of them

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You should stop at a stop line at an intersection...?

Always

If traffic ahead has already joined the intersection

If traffic is pressing you from behind

If you can see cross traffic

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Artificial light makes it more difficult to judge...?

Speed

All of these things

Size

Distance

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As you approach an intersection, you should...?

Cover the horn and high beam headlight

Cover both brakes and the horn

Cover both brakes and the throttle

Cover the clutch and both brakes

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If you want to cross trolley tracks which run parallel to your course, you should...?

Get off and push your motorcycle over

Turn out and turn back in at 45° plus

Slowly edge across

Turn out and turn back in at 90°

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If you have convex mirrors on your motorcycle, other vehicles will appear...?

Slower than they actually are

Closer than they actually are

Farther away than they actually are

Faster than they actually are

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You should always remember that to a driver, you...?

Make a very small outline

Appear farther away than you actually are

All of these

Appear slower than you actually are

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An unavoidable obstacle in the road should be ridden over...?

At the posted speed limit

As slowly as possible

As fast as possible

At whatever speed you were going when you spotted it

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You can see three potential hazards in the next hundred yards of travel. They should be dealt with...?

One, and then the last two together

All together

Two together, then the last one

One after the other

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The first thing you should do if your throttle sticks and you can't free it is...?

Turn off the fuel supply tap

Pull in the clutch and hit the engine cut-off switch

Pull in the clutch and brake

Brake and hit the engine cut-off switch

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The best thing to do if you feel your motorcycle start to weave when crossing rain grooves is...?

Accelerate hard

Relax and keep going

Turn to ride in the grooves

Grip the handlebars tight

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Which of these is the only one on the list which is a desirable color for motorcycle jackets and helmets?

Green

Black

Blue

Brown

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When parking your motorcycle, you should park with your rear wheel touching the curb at an angle of...?

60°–90°

65°–75°

70°–80°

45°–55°

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In a swerve/quick turn, you should...?

Lean further over than your motorcycle

Lean against your motorcycle

Lean with your motorcycle

Remain upright

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Tapping your brake light is particularly important...?

In all these situations

When you're slowing down quickly

When you're being tailgated

When you're slowing in an unexpected place

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When approaching a blind intersection, you should choose the position that...?

Gives you the best combination of vision and visibility

Gives you the fastest route across

Gives you the best vision

Gives you the best visibility

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Your best way of avoiding a crash in an emergency is...?

To neither swerve nor brake

To swerve or brake

Any of these

To swerve and brake together

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When approaching a turn, your lane position should always be...?

Following the curve precisely

Dictated by circumstances

Round the outside

Round the inside

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Where should you be particularly wary of dirt or gravel on the side of the road?

On freeways

On curves

At tollbooths

At intersections

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When you're coming up to a hazard, you should be prepared to?

Accelerate

Stop

Any of these

Decelerate

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Approaching a parked car with a person in the driver's seat, you should...?

Accelerate and use your horn

Slow and use your horn

Pull right out to the left-hand side of the road

Any of these

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Making eye contact with a driver guarantees...?

That they have seen you

That they will pull out

That they will yield

Nothing at all

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Frequent mirror checks are necessary...?

Before slowing down

In all these situations

Before changing lanes

When stopped at an intersection

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You should use your turn signals at all times...?

Unless there's no one around

Unless it's obvious what you're doing

Unless you feel you don't have time to turn them on

Period

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In a hazard situation, what's the best way of letting other road users know that you are there?

Revving engine

Gesturing

Shouting

Using horn and lights

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