Kentucky Motorcycle Test 04

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Kentucky Motorcycle Practice Test 04

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When riding in staggered formation, rider #1 should be how far ahead of rider #5?

6 seconds

5 seconds

3 seconds

4 seconds

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What percentage of motorcycle riders who are killed in accidents have been drinking?

30%

40%

15%

25%

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If you are on a motorcycle touring holiday, how often should you factor breaks into your schedule?

Once every 3 hours

Once a day

Twice a day

Once every 2 hours

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You should check the safety of your load every so often by...?

Checking in your mirrors

Listening out for flapping noises

Feeling behind you

Dismounting and checking

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Your passengers should keep their feet firmly on the foot rests unless...?

The road surface is rough

You come to a stop

You are starting off from a stop

You tell them they can dismount

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Why shouldn't you use artificial stimulants to keep yourself awake when riding?

They may react badly with any other drugs

The fatigue will eventually return worse than before

For all of these reasons

They may give you a false sense of confidence and well-being

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You have had two drinks and feel they have made no difference to you at all. You are...?

Still impaired

OK to have another drink before riding

Unaffected by alcohol

Safe to ride

8 / 30

When you're out on the group ride, who should know the route?

The most experienced rider

Everybody

The leader and the tail rider

The middle rider

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The pace of a group of riders should be set by...?

The least experienced rider

The leader

The middle rider

The tailender

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The most common cause of engine seizure is...?

Lack of oil

Very hot weather

Lack of antifreeze

Incorrect tire pressure

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Which of these can affect whether or not your blood-alcohol concentration is below the legal limit?

All of them

Your sex

Your weight

Your food intake

12 / 30

As a good rule of thumb, you should try not to ride for more than...?

8 hours a day

6 hours a day

7 hours a day

5 hours a day

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When a group wishes to overtake another vehicle, they should pass it...?

All together

In pairs

In groups of 3

One at a time

14 / 30

Which of these is likely to be a cause of 'wobble'?

Bad loading

Any/all of them

Incorrect tire pressure

Poorly mounted accessories

15 / 30

After a group has performed a passing maneuver, they should be...?

Completely shuffled from the original formation

In a reverse of their original formation

Strung out in a straight line

Back in their original formation

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You should secure any load on your motorcycle with...?

Fishing line

Elastic cords

Rope

String

17 / 30

When loading a motorcycle for touring, you should try to keep the load...?

Low and back

High and forward

High and back

Low and forward

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If your face protection is smeared or cracked by an object, you should...?

Pull over as soon as safe to fix it

Fix it on the move

Fix it at the next gas station

Remove the protection and keep going

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The most likely cause of a chain failure is...?

Poor maintenance

Engine seizure

Road debris damage

Freezing weather

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If you have been drinking and are involved in a crash, the chance of you suffering injury is...?

75%

90%

45%

25%

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You are going to give a ride to an experienced motorcycle rider. You should tell her...?

A brief rundown of procedure

To follow her instincts

To just do as she thinks best

Everything you would tell a novice

22 / 30

When carrying a passenger, you should adjust?

Headlight angle

Mirror angles

Suspension settings

All of these

23 / 30

A friend has clearly drunk too much to be safe to ride. You should...?

Stop them by any means necessary

Get away from them as soon as possible

Make sure you escort them home on your bike

Let them ride as a passenger on your bike

24 / 30

If you drink 7 drinks over 3 hours, how many drinks would you have left in your system?

At least 2

At least 3

At least 1

At least 4

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How many motorcyclists are seriously injured in the USA every year as a result of crashes involving alcohol or drug abuse?

12,000

25,000

50,000

6,000

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Carrying a 150lb passenger, you should expect your stopping distance to be...?

Significantly decreased

Slightly increased

Significantly increased

Slightly decreased

27 / 30

If you experience wobble, you should not...?

Close down the throttle

Move your weight forward

Apply the brakes

Grip the handlebars firmly

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You're going out to meet some other riders at a bar. The best way to avoid the danger of driving impaired is to...?

Eat a large meal before setting out

Set yourself a limit and stick to it

Not drink at all

Only drink one drink per hour

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To carry a passenger, you must have...?

Adequate protective gear for them

A proper seat

Properly designed foot pegs

All of these

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The least experienced riders should ride in a group...?

Wherever they choose

In the middle

At the back

Behind the leader

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