Michigan Motorcycle Test 03

Passing the Michigan Motorcycle Permit Test is a significant milestone in your motorcycling journey. You’ll be ready to hit the road confidently with proper preparation, including practice tests and a motorcycle safety course.

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Michigan Motorcycle Practice Test 03

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You should not share your lane with another vehicle...?

Unless you're both about to join an exit ramp

Unless traffic is very heavy

Ever

Unless you can see clear road ahead

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There is a driver waiting at an intersection on your right. They are looking straight at you; you may assume...?

They will stay where they are

They will yield to you

They have seen you

Nothing at all

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Before moving out to make a pass, you should...?

Check your mirror

Employ your turn signal

Turn to look behind you

Do all of these things

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Which is the only color you should choose on this list for a motorcycle jacket?

Black

Green

Brown

Beige

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You are twice as likely to be seen in daylight if you...?

Leave your turn signals on

Ride aggressively

Have your headlight on

Keep flashing your brake light

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When riding behind a car, you should remember that most drivers tend to favor...?

Random mirrors depending on driver

Their left side view mirror

Their rearview mirror

Their right side view mirror

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The area which has the greatest potential for conflict between a motorcyclist in a car driver is...?

A shopping area

A school zone

A business district

An intersection

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You should make a special point of using your mirrors...?

Before you slow down

When stopped at an intersection

At all of these times

Before you change lanes

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When you want to alert another driver to your presence, the best way of using your horn is...?

Sounding a random pattern of beeps

Giving a quick beep

Sounding a long blast

Giving a series of quick beeps

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You're nearly home and planning to pull into your driveway, what's the best way to let drivers behind know what you're up to?

Sound your horn

Flash your brake light

Turn round to make eye contact

Point to where you're going

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Unless a city ordinance specifically instructs you how to park, you should park your motorcycle in a parallel parking space...?

Parallel, facing oncoming traffic

Parallel, facing in the direction of traffic

At an angle, rear wheel to the curb

At an angle, front wheel to the curb

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To be safe at a blind intersection, you must...?

Sound your horn to warn other traffic

Lean forward to check for traffic

Use your ears to listen for traffic

Cross at high speed to avoid other traffic

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You should increase your following distance if...?

The pavement is slippery

Any of these apply

Traffic is heavy

You can't see traffic ahead

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You're following a fire truck on a city street. You see a trashcan ahead; once its rear bumper has passed that trashcan, you should not get there for...?

1.5 seconds

2 seconds

3 seconds

.5 of a second

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There is generally enough traction on the grease strip in the middle of the lane unless...

It has been raining

It's very cold

It's very hot

It's overcast

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Your SEE strategy should include evaluating all traffic signs and signals ahead...?

For all of these reasons

They will affect what pedestrians will do

They will affect what other drivers will do

They will affect what you can do

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When you see a driver ahead preparing to pull out, you must remember that to him you probably look...?

Closer and slower than you are

Farther away and slower than you are

Closer and faster than you are

Farther away and faster than you are

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When you're riding at night, you should reduce your speed...?

On unfamiliar roads

At all times

On the freeway

In urban areas

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The best thing to do to deal with blast from larger vehicles is to...?

Move away from the vehicle

Accelerate hard

Stay in the center of the lane

Move towards the vehicle

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If a car ahead is merging onto the highway, the best thing to do if possible is...?

Flash your headlight repeatedly

Sound a long blast on your horn

Accelerate hard ahead of them

Switch to the lane to the left of you

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Which of these is not part of the SEE strategy?

Execute

Evaluate

Speed

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When setting up a pass on another vehicle, you should position yourself...?

In the left of the lane, well back

In the center of the lane, close up

In the left of the lane, close up

In the right of the lane, well back

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More than 50% of motorcycle/car crashes are caused by...?

Riders entering the driver's right-of-way

Motorcyclist and car driver entering a right-of-way together

Drivers entering the rider's right-of-way

Motorcyclists using excessive speed

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You should try to avoid riding with cars either side of you...?

For all of these reasons

Because they may cut across you

Because you may be in their blind spot

Because they may block your escape route

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Using the 'Rider Radar' technique, you should search the road ahead for hazards at...?

4 seconds, 8 seconds and 16 seconds

3 seconds, 6 seconds and 12 seconds

2 seconds, 4 seconds and 12 seconds

2 seconds, 8 seconds and 16 seconds

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Making a head check means...?

Examining your helmet

Assessing your mental state

Looking into your blind spot

Signaling by nodding your head

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The biggest danger a parked car presents to you is that...?

The driver may pull in to your lane

The driver may throw rubbish from the windows

The driver may pull a U-turn

The driver may open their door

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When choosing motorcycle clothing, you should remember that your body makes up how much of the unit which is visible to drivers?

40%

50%

15%

25%

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The best way to deal with a tailgater is to...?

Get them in front of you

Deliberately block them

Accelerate away from them

Gesture and shout at them

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As you cross an intersection with cars waiting to turn left across your lane, you should...?

Turn sharply away from them

Accelerate as hard as you can

Gradually edge away from them

Gradually move towards them

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