Minnesota Motorcycle Test 03

Obtaining your Minnesota motorcycle permit is essential to becoming a responsible rider. By familiarizing yourself with the state’s road rules and taking advantage of resources such as online practice tests and rider training classes, you can ace the permit test and start riding with confidence.

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Minnesota Motorcycle Practice Test 03

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In an emergency situation, you should apply...?

Engine braking

Both brakes together

All front brake

All rear brake

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When approaching a car driver about to pull out from your left, you should always remember that to them you are almost certainly...?

Less significant than another car

Less significant than all of these

Less significant than a truck

Less significant than a bus

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At a blind intersection, the best way to check for cross traffic is to...?

Drive slowly across, being ready to brake

Pull slightly into the cross lane

Accelerate into the cross lane, being ready to swerve

Lean forward when at the edge of the cross lane

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When placing your motorcycle in a parallel parking space, unless a city ordinance expressly forbids it, you should park...?

At an angle, front wheel to the curb

At an angle, rear wheel to the curb

Parallel to the curb, facing oncoming traffic

At 90° to the curb, front wheel touching the curb

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The purpose of a 'head check' is to...?

Make eye contact with drivers behind

Indicate your intention

Cancel your blind spot

All of these

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The majority of riders involved in crashes used...?

Too much rear brake and not enough front

Not enough of both brakes

Too much of both brakes

Too much front brake and not enough rear

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

Motorcyclists entering the driver's right-of-way

Excessive driver speed

Excessive motorcyclist speed

Drivers entering the motorcyclist's right-of-way

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To increase your reaction time at an intersection, you should cover...?

The rear brake, gearshift and clutch

The clutch and both brakes

Both brakes and the horn

The front brake, clutch and horn

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If you're planning to slow down somewhere the driver behind may not expect it, it's a good idea to...?

Turn and shout your intention to them

Flash your brake light

Wave your hand backwards

Sound your horn

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You have vehicles on both sides of you and one in front. Why should you drop back?

To stay out of their blindspots

For all these reasons

To maximize your escape route potential

To increase your space cushion

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When crossing an intersection, you should avoid...?

All of these

Swift changes of course

Sudden deceleration

Sudden acceleration

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If your motorcycle has convex mirrors, they will make cars behind seem...?

Further away than they actually are

Closer than they actually are

Faster than they actually are

Slower than they actually are

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When riding at night you must be aware that...?

All of these pertain

Distances are harder to judge

Your light can get lost amongst others

Speeds can be harder to judge

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Which of these is the only acceptable reason for moving into another vehicle's lane?

To make way for an emergency vehicle

To get ahead to open highway

To reach an offramp

To make progress through a tailback

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It's acceptable not to use your turn signals...?

If it is perfectly obvious what you are going to do

Not in any of these circumstances

If you are turning into your driveway

If there is absolutely no other traffic

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In which of these situations is it especially important to monitor your mirrors?

Before slowing down

When stopped at an intersection

All of them

Before changing lanes

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The greatest potential conflict between you and other traffic is...?

On long straights

On fast curves

On freeway off ramps

At intersections

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You are riding on a two-lane street; there is traffic approaching you on your left, on your right is a parked car with a person in the driver's seat. What's your best lane position?

Right

Any of these

Center

Left

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If you ride with your headlight on in the daytime, you...?

May irritate other drivers

Are twice as likely to be seen

Are wasting battery power for no reason

Are risking a ticket

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Experienced riders use which of the following 'lead times' to monitor the road ahead of them?

2/4/12 seconds

3/6/12 seconds

1/3/10 seconds

5/10/15 seconds

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You should use your high beam headlight when riding at night, unless...?

You're coming up on another vehicle

There is no other traffic around

You are in a well lit urban area

You are riding on the freeway

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Which of these helmet colors is best for enhancing your visibility?

Blue

Purple

Green

Black

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You see an overturned garbage can in the road ahead of you, beyond that a car pulling from a driveway, and beyond that a pedestrian about to cross. You should deal with them...?

The garbage can first, then the car and pedestrian together

The garbage can and car together, then the pedestrian

All in one move

Separately

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Which of these areas demand extra focus on potential escape routes?

Areas around intersections

Shopping areas

School and construction zones

All of them

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Making eye contact with a driver means...?

You can write them off as a potential hazard

You can be certain they will yield

Nothing

You can be certain they see you

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You shouldn't move away to the right when being passed by another vehicle as...?

It might encourage them to cut back in too early

It makes you look timid

It increases the chances of wind blast

It cuts your chances of instantly repassing

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When deciding what to wear when you go riding, you should remember that most crashes occur...?

In fog

At night time

In broad daylight

At dusk

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You're riding up a residential street and a cyclist ahead of you is riding erratically. What's the best way to let them know you're there?

Rev your engine loudly

Sound a short beep on your horn

Accelerate hard past them

Shout a warning

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Stationary objects such as telephone poles can't jump out at you, why should they still be part of your evaluation process?

For all of these reasons

They may block your escape routes

They may disguise other hazards

They may change the behavior of others

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You're riding in a straight line on good pavement when a child runs out in front of you. As you brake, your rear wheel locks. What should you do?

Leave it locked until you've stopped

Release the brake pedal and reapply

Release the brake pedal and leave it off

Increase the brake pedal pressure

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