Minnesota Motorcycle Test 01

Getting your Minnesota motorcycle license is an exciting milestone, but it all starts with passing the MN motorcycle permit test. Whether you’re a new rider or brushing up on your skills, this step is crucial to ensure you understand the rules of the road and how to ride safely.

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Minnesota Motorcycle Practice Test 01

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20% of riders involved in motorcycle crashes suffer...?

Head and neck injuries

Post-traumatic stress

Lawsuits

Fatal injuries

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If you choose to wear hearing protection, it must...?

Block out all noises

Only allow you to hear things within 20 feet

Only allow you to hear your own motorcycle

Still allow you to hear horns and sirens

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If your motorcycle helmet has frayed straps, you should...?

Not use it until they are professionally repaired

Use it provided you can't pull them off with your bare hands

Replace the straps with stout twine

Knot the straps together above the frayed point

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In Minnesota, you are allowed to ride through a red light provided...?

No vehicle or person is approaching the roadway

All of these conditions apply

The light remains red for an unreasonable length of time

You have brought your motorcycle to a complete stop

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On a borrowed or hired motorcycle, your riding style should be...?

More cautious

More timid

More positive

More aggressive

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If you don't wear a helmet, and you are involved in a crash at any speed, you are...?

Twice as likely to be killed

3 times more likely to be killed

1.5 times more likely to be killed

1.25 times more likely to be killed

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Which of these is the only suitable type of glove on the list for motorcycling?

Rubber

Full fingered leather

Wool

Fingerless leather

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You should run a careful and complete check of your motorcycle...?

Before every ride

Before riding fast

Before every holiday

At the end of each week

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The best protection for your eyes and face is...?

Goggles

A windshield

Sunglasses

A face shield

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When riding in Minnesota, you must have liability insurance coverage for...?

Property damage and injury to other parties

Theft

Uninsured motorist protection

No-fault injury

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If you're involved in a crash below 30 mph, a helmet will cut the odds of your suffering a head injury...?

By a quarter

By a third

By an eighth

By half

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Excluding turn signals, how many lights, at a minimum, should your street legal motorcycle carry?

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Your motorcycle should have, as a minimum...?

A right mirror

One mirror, either left or right

Left and right mirrors

A left mirror

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You have an old pair of painting coveralls which are waterproof. Why are they not suitable for motorcycle riding in the rain?

They won't have reflective strips

They may balloon up at high speed

They will make you look foolish

They provide no crash protection

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What's the best time to discover a fault on your motorcycle?

In your garage

Before you hit the freeway

Before you get a mile from home

When it's serviced

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To prevent dehydration, in warm weather you should...?

Soak your jacket in water before you leave

Leave your jacket off

Keep your jacket on

Ride with your jacket fully unzipped

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The engine cut-off switch on a normal motorcycle can be found...?

By the fuel supply valve

By the left handgrip

By the right handgrip

By the ignition switch

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It's possible to make a helmet useless by...?

Not fastening it properly

Not closing its face shield

Not cleaning it regularly

Not adding reflective strips

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Riders with less than 5 months experience of their motorcycle are involved in what percentage of crashes?

40%

25%

50%+

15%

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It's okay to leave your helmet off if...?

You're only going round the block

It's never okay

You're not going to ride faster than 20 mph

You know the roads you're going to ride on intimately

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Your eye or face protection will only be effective if...?

It fastens securely

It allows for ventilation

All of these are the case

It has no scratches

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On a normal motorcycle, you will operate the front brake with...?

Your left foot

Your left hand

Your right foot

Your right hand

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On a normal motorcycle, you will operate the turn signals with...?

Your forefinger

Your pinky

Your left foot

Your thumb(s)

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Under what circumstances will a properly fitted DOT compliant helmet prevent you from seeing as far as you need to the side?

In rain

None

In heavy traffic

At nighttime

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You should reject a helmet which has cracks in it...?

Always

If the cracks reach the edge of the helmet

If the cracks are around the crown

If the cracks have not been filled in

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The 'right' motorcycle gear is that which...?

Comes from your motorcycle's manufacturer

Intimidates others

Protects you

Matches your motorcycle

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You should reject a motorcycle as not being a good fit for you if...?

You can't pick the motorcycle up when it's lying on the ground

You can't get both feet securely on the ground when seated

You can't reach the controls without stretching

Any/all of these

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Which part of your motorcycle boots could prove to be a hazard if not dealt with properly?

Laces

Zips

Buckles

Heels

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If you are riding in Minnesota on a motorcycle instruction permit, you must not...?

Ride on any interstate highway

Ride without a helmet and eye protection

Do any of these

Ride with passengers

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If a friend wants to borrow your motorcycle, you should check that they are...?

Fully insured

A competent rider

All of these

Fully licensed

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