Maine Motorcycle Test 01

Your freedom on two wheels starts here. Whether you’re waiting for your first ride or excited to join the Maine motorcycle community, passing the permit test is your ticket to endless adventures.

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Maine Motorcycle Practice Test 01

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As a minimum your motorcycle should be equipped with...?

A right mirror

A left mirror

Both left and right mirrors

Either a left or a right mirror

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If a helmet has frayed straps, you should...?

Tape them up

Replace them with stout twine

Keep it if it fits snugly

Reject it

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How much more likely are you to avoid death in a crash if you are wearing a helmet?

2 times

The odds are the same

3 times

1.5 times

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If your motorcycle rain suit is not specifically designed for motorcycling, you are at risk of it doing what at high speed?

Both of these

Tearing

Neither of these

Ballooning

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Half of all crashes involve riders who have had their motorcycle for less than...?

8 months

A year

5 months

6 months

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Which of these is not a suitable material for a jacket when motorcycling?

Leather

Heavy canvas

Nylon fleece

Lorica

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Which of these is not suitable as footwear when motorcycling?

Safety boots

Engineer boots

Baseball boots

Hiking boots

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You must wear a helmet when riding in Maine if...?

You passed your driver

You are under 18

All/any of these

You are riding on a learner

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In Maine, your rearview mirror should enable you to see behind you for...?

200 feet

125 feet

150 feet

75 feet

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You are most likely to crash...?

Riding locally

Riding across town

Riding across the country

Riding across state

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The engine cut-off switch is usually...?

On the left handlebar

Next to the fuel supply valve

Next to the ignition switch

On the right handlebar

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The majority of crashes occur at speeds of less than...?

30 mph

25 mph

10 mph

15 mph

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How long is a Maine motorcycle learner's permit valid for?

1 year

2 years

18 months

3 years

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The most important source of information about your motorcycle is...?

Internet message boards

What your friends tell you

The owner's manual

The dealer's advice

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The only suitable eye protection on this list is...?

Goggles

Windshield

Contact lenses

Sunglasses

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A motorcycle is a good fit for you if, when seated...?

You can do all of these things

You can comfortably reach the controls

You can safely 'walk' it off the road

You can get both feet on the ground

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You should choose motorcycle clothing which gives you...?

All of these

Visibility

Weather protection

Crash protection

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In warm weather, wearing a jacket will...?

Prevent dehydration

Cause hypothermia

Cause dehydration

Cause hyperthermia

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If you refuse to take a test (for drink, drugs or of ability) when ordered, the Secretary of State can remove your license without court action for up to...?

6 years

4 years

5 years

3 years

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To obtain a Maine motorcycle permit you must undertake a motorcycle education program if...?

You are under 20

You are under 19

You are under 21

You are under 18

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20% of motorcycle crashes result in...?

Head or neck injury

Hand injury

Arm injury

Knee injury

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In the long term exposure to engine and wind noise can cause permanent hearing damage unless...?

You use a stereo device when riding

You have a fullface helmet

You wear earmuffs

You wear earplugs

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You should wear gloves when motorcycling...?

For grip

For warmth

For all these reasons

For crash protection

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A DOT compliant helmet will limit your view to the side...?

In heavy traffic

Under no circumstances

In poor visibility

With the face shield closed

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Most motorcyclists who died in a crash died from...?

Heart trauma

Gangrene

Blood loss

Head or neck injury

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A good winter jacket should fit snugly at...?

Neck and waist

Wrists and waist

Neck, wrists and waist

Neck and wrists

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For your safety, when you ride you should have a minimum of...?

All of these things

Protective clothing

Face or eye protection

A DOT compliant helmet

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In Maine, a motorcycle is a two wheeled vehicle with a capacity of greater than?

100 cc

150 cc

75 cc

50cc

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Eye protection is useless if it is...?

Unventilated

Loose

Scratched

Any/all of these

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Wearing a helmet can be pointless unless...?

You keep the face shield closed

You also wear goggles

It is full face

You keep it fastened

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