Massachusetts Motorcycle Test 02

Whether you’re a thrill-seeker ready to hit the highways or a responsible commuter focused on safety and efficiency, acing the permit test will put you well on your way to life on two wheels.

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Massachusetts Motorcycle Practice Test 02

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The best way of accurately judging the distance away of another vehicle in a convex mirror is...?

To tilt your mirror with your hand whilst observing

To factor in the other vehicle's engine noise

To practice beforehand

To add 50 yards to what you think you can see

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In the SPIDER strategy, what does the P stand for?

Performance

Predict

Passing

Power

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When dealing with a tailgater, you should slow down in order to...?

Frustrate them

Remonstrate with them

Force them to back off

Leave a larger space in front

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The only time you can safely consider sharing a lane with another vehicle is...?

When traffic is at a complete halt

When you are exiting a highway

When you are making a pass

Never

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The best way of preparing to avoid a hazard is...?

Always keeping your thumb over the horn

Keeping a good space cushion all round

Keeping lots of power in hand

Riding at the posted speed limit

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Just because an object is stationary, it doesn't mean it shouldn't be part of your riding strategy. Why is that?

It may hide another hazard

It may distract other road users

It may block an escape route

For all these reasons

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You're passing a construction site where works vehicles have covered the road with mud for several hundred yards. Everything you do should be...?

Smooth

Timid

Fast

Aggressive

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Why should you pass another vehicle as quickly as possible (within the posted speed limit)?

To dive ahead of them as quickly as possible

All/any of these

To maximize the chance of making a double pass

To minimize the time in their blind spot

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How can the small size of the motorcycle be an advantage to you on the road?

Your profile is less likely to be seen on a radar gun

You have a choice of several lane positions

You can squeeze through gaps more quickly

You can be gone before you are noticed

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Which of these is the correct sequence when starting a pass?

Mirror - head check - signal - maneuver

Head check - signal - maneuver - mirror

Mirror - signal - maneuver - head check

Signal - mirror - head check - maneuver

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When riding in the city, you should plan, at a minimum...?

25 yards ahead

5 cars ahead

Half a block ahead

5 blocks ahead

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The place of greatest danger for a motorcyclist is...?

Suburban streets

Freeways

Intersections

Country roads

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You should check the road behind in your mirrors every...?

20 seconds

Minute

Few seconds

30 seconds

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Which of these is the correct sequence when starting on a hill?

Front brake - shift - rear brake - throttle - clutch

Shift - rear brake - throttle - front brake - clutch

Rear brake - front brake - clutch - throttle - shift

Clutch - front brake - throttle - rear brake - shift

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You are riding on a three lane freeway with trucks either side of you and one ahead, creating a 'box.' What should you do?

Try to squeeze out of the box to the left

Gesticulate to the truck on the right to drop back

Decelerate to drop back

Stay where you are

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When riding on a highway, you should be anticipating...?

As far as you can safely see

200 yards ahead

Half a mile ahead

150 yards ahead

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The first priority for crash avoidance is to be...?

Noisy

Unnoticeable

Aggressive

Visible

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The best way to reduce the chances of being injured in an accident is to ride...?

Defensively

Swiftly

Aggressively

Stealthily

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You should pay particular attention to what you can see in your mirrors when you are intending to...?

Keep going in a straight line

Accelerate

Join an exit ramp

Slow down

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If you insist on wearing black motorcycle leathers, you should consider...?

A louder engine

A reflective vest

Additional lights

A better horn

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In which of these situations would you be justified in using your horn as a warning?

A pedestrian or cyclist may not have seen you

A driver may be about to open their door

Any of them

A driver may be about to cut into your lane

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A pickup truck is approaching you at high speed in the opposite lane. What's your best lane position to deal with wind shear?

Center lane

It makes no difference

Left

Right

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If it is raining, it is recommended that you avoid...?

The center of the lane

The right of the lane

Other vehicles' tire tracks

The left of the lane

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You should always remember that to other road users you probably appear...?

Larger and slower than you actually are

Larger and faster than you actually are

Smaller and slower than you actually are

Smaller and faster than you actually are

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You are twice as likely to be noticed when riding during daylight hours if you...?

Any of these

Ride in a higher gear than necessary

Keep your headlight on

Remove your engine muffler

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You should use hand signals when making a turn if...?

Your turn signals are broken

You want to cut across someone

You're in bright sunlight

You're in busy traffic

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It's raining and you're riding through heavy traffic. What should your following distance be, at a minimum?

2 seconds

4 seconds

3 seconds

5 seconds

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You should check that you have properly cancelled your turn signal by...?

Looking at your instrument panel

Leaning over to look at your turn signal

Listening for the clicking noise

Gauging the reaction of other drivers

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On slippery surfaces, you should use...?

Rear brake only

Front brake only

Front and rear brake alternately

Both brakes

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You should be aggressively scanning the road situation around you...?

In heavy traffic

When approaching a highway

At all times

When entering an intersection

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