Mississippi Motorcycle Test 03

The road to obtaining your MS Motorcycle License starts with the Mississippi Motorcycle Permit Test, and preparation is the key to success. With the help of our free practice test, you’ll not only pass the exam but also gain the knowledge and skills needed to ride confidently and safely.

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Mississippi Motorcycle Practice Test 03

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Which of these colors is not recommended for motorcycle clothing in terms of visibility?

Green

Yellow

Blue

Red

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The best position in a lane when it's wet is often...?

The left tire track left by cars

The center of the lane

The gutter

The right tire track left by cars

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If you are attempting to apply maximum straight line breaking, you should look...?

At your front wheel

Into the distance

At your handlebars

At the pavement 10 feet ahead

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In rainy conditions, when will pavement be particularly slippery?

After half an hour of rain

Just after the rain starts

As the pavement starts to dry

As the rain starts to ease off

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There is a large oak tree on the verge ahead to your right. It can't jump out at you, why should it be a factor in your planning?

Someone may step out from behind it

It may be disguising another hazard

For all of these reasons

It may change like conditions as you approach

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The best way to avoid being thrown off your motorcycle if you have to ride over an object is...?

To accelerate hard at the object

To stand up on the foot pegs

To throw your weight forward

To throw your weight backward

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What percentage of motorcycle/car crashes are caused by car drivers entering a motorcyclist's right-of-way?

40%

30%

50%+

20%

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If you lock up your front wheel when braking, you should...?

Release the front brake halfway and reapply

Release the front brake completely and leave off

Release the front brake completely and reapply

Increase rear braking pressure

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It's broad daylight and a driver coming from your left is looking straight at you. This means...?

You can discount them as a hazard

They've definitely seen you

You can assume nothing

They'll definitely stop for you

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You're riding on a 3 lane freeway and planning to move from the right to the middle lane. Why should you also check the far lane before moving?

To make sure no driver in that lane is planning to join the same one as you

To see if you can cross both lanes at once

To see if there is a better opportunity to accelerate there

For any of those reasons

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When riding a night, you should reduce your speed...?

In suburban districts

On freeways

On unfamiliar roads

Everywhere

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The road is icy, so you pulled over to take a break and let the ice melt. When you set off again, you should be aware that ice may be lingering...?

In shady spots

In all of these areas

In hollows

On bridges

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As you move across an intersection, you should avoid...?

Sudden changes of course

All of these things

Sudden acceleration

Sudden deceleration

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When choosing motorcycle clothing and thinking about visibility, you should remember that your body makes up...?

40% of what a driver can see

30% of what a driver can see

50% of what a driver can see

25% of what a driver can see

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You plan to slow to enter the garage of an apartment block which has a concealed underground entrance on the right. What's the best way of letting drivers behind know this?

Point to where you are planning to go

Flash your brake light

Veer sharply to your right

Turn and shout a warning

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You are approaching a wide sweeping curve and there is no traffic either behind or ahead. Your best line is...?

Inside

Outside

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At what point in a turn should you cancel your turn signal?

As soon as the turn is completed

As soon as the turn is commenced

As soon as you are 25 yards past the turn

As soon as you pass the apex

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'Making a head check' means...?

Examining your helmet for flaws

Turning to look into your blind spot

Nodding to another driver to stop

Assessing your level of fatigue

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To cut down your reaction time in high-risk areas, you should...?

Cover the rear brake and the headlight flasher

Cover the clutch and both brakes

Cover both brakes and the horn

Cover the clutch and the horn

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If you are forced to tackle a wide slippery surface, all your actions should be...?

Aggressive

Timid

Fast

Smooth

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You see two hazards ahead. You should...?

Do any of these depending on circumstances

Speed up to make them into a single hazard

Slow down to separate them into two separate issues

Pass one, stop, then pass the other

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You're approaching a blind intersection on your right. To give drivers the best chance of seeing you, you should...?

Stay in the center of the lane

Move towards the center line

Flash your headlight repeatedly

Move towards the gutter

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Keeping your headlight on during the day...?

Is a waste of battery power

Makes you twice as likely to be noticed

Is a traffic violation

Can distract other drivers

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The best way for your clothing to help you be visible at night is if...?

It is a neutral color

It has reflective strips

It is a bright color

It is white

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If the rear wheel locks and skids, you should be aware that when you release it there is a danger of...?

A highside crash

A low side crash

A further skid

All of these

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Most riders involved in crashes...?

Used too little rear brake

Didn't change gear quickly enough

Used too much front brake

Used too little front brake

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The best way to describe the right way to use your front and rear brakes respectively is...?

Feather and tap

Squeeze and press

Grab and stamp

Any of these depending on circumstances

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Your minimum following distance at night should be...?

3 seconds

2 seconds

2.5 seconds

4 seconds

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It's particularly important to monitor your mirrors...?

Before you change lanes

When stopped at an intersection

Before you slow down

In all of these situations

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You see a parked car ahead of you on the right with a person sitting in the driver's seat. The biggest danger they present is that they may...?

Open the driver's door

Throw rubbish from the window

Pull a U-turn across you

Join your lane ahead of you

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