Arizona Motorcycle Test 03

Obtaining your Arizona motorcycle permit is essential to becoming a licensed motorcyclist in the state. By familiarizing yourself with Arizona’s laws and studying and preparing for your exam, you can increase your chances of passing on the first try.

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Arizona Motorcycle Practice Test 03

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What's the biggest danger to look out for when coming up on a parked car?

Sudden U-turns

Garbage thrown from windows

Car door opening

Pulling away without indicating

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When you are being tailgated, it is best to?

Open a gap in front

Weave in your lane

Open a gap behind

Brake sharply

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Making eye contact with a driver guarantees?

Nothing

That they won't pull out

That they've seen you

That it's safe to go

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While you are riding, you should focus your searching where?

To the rear

To the sides

On the front

All of these

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When faced with two or more hazards, how should you execute?

Speed up so they become a single hazard

Choose a position to pass them both at once

Pick a line which takes you through them both at once

Slow down and deal with them one at a time

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When a driver is merging onto the highway from your right, which of these should you NOT do?

Speed up to get ahead of them

Sound your horn to make them aware of your presence

Drop your speed to let them in

Move to a left-hand lane if possible

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When you're riding through a school zone, your hands should be doing what?

Covering both brakes and the clutch

Covering the front brake and the clutch

Covering the rear brake and the clutch

Covering the clutch

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When faced with an obstacle in the roadway, what should you do?

Always brake

Always swerve around it

Be ready to swerve, brake or both

Always speed up

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Which of these is NOT part of the SEE strategy?

Evaluate

Execute

Speed

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You can ride between lines of stationary cars under what circumstances?

When you can see an exit ramp ahead

When you have been delayed more than 5 minutes

None, you should always avoid it

When approaching an intersection

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As you ride you should always be thinking about?

Your possible escape routes

The fastest route available

How you can clear your path

The nearest passing opportunity

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You are permitted to exceed the posted speed limit when making a pass if?

The other driver speeds up

You can't make the pass without doing so

This is never permitted

The oncoming lane has no traffic at all

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You're approaching a blind intersection with a stop line. What should you do?

Slow down and sound your horn

Stop then go

Don't stop if the way is clear

Stop, go, stop again then go

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If you ride with your headlight on during the day, how much more likely are you to be noticed by other road users?

Half as likely

It makes no difference

One and a half times as likely

Twice as likely

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Before making a pass, you should position yourself?

In the left portion of your lane

In the right hand side of your lane

As close to the other vehicle's fender as possible

In the center of your lane

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To a driver, a motorcycle usually looks?

Smaller and slower than it is

Larger and faster than it is

Closer and faster than it is

Closer and slower than it is

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When a larger vehicle passes you, where is your best position to be ready to cope with any blast of wind you may receive?

To the left of your lane

In the center of your lane

As near the gutter as possible

To the right of your lane

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You're on a three lane highway in the right-hand lane and you want to move into the middle lane to make a pass. There's plenty of space. You shouldn't switch lanes until?

You've made a preliminary “veer and away' maneuver to show your intentions

You've raised your speed higher than the other traffic

You've made certain no one from the outside lane is aiming for the same space

You've sounded your horn

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What does artificial light do to your ability to judge distances?

It makes no difference

It makes it a little easier

It makes it much easier

It makes it more difficult

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If you're being tailgated, which of these is the most useful thing to do?

Sound your horn

Tap the brake pedal to activate the brake light

Flash your turn signals alternately

Gesture to back off

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You should cancel your turn signals?

As soon as the turn is completed

Once you are well away from the turn

As soon as you've commenced the turn

Once you're through the apex of the turn

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You should have your high beam on at night at all times except when?

Riding in a well lit area

Riding through suburban areas

Riding on a freeway

Following or approaching a car

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What proportion of collisions between motorcycles and cars are caused by drivers entering the motorcyclist's right of way?

Less than a quarter

Around a third

More than half

More than a quarter

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What's the best way of dealing with your blind spot?

Looking in your right mirror

Turning your head to look into it

Looking in your left mirror

Looking as far out of the corners of your eyes as possible

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On an urban road you can see a parked car ahead as a driver in it and there is also oncoming traffic. What's the best position for you?

Nearer to the parked car

Weaving across the lane

Nearer to the oncoming traffic

Equidistant between the two

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You should always park your motorcycle at an angle to the curb unless?

You are parked at a meter

There is heavy passing traffic

You are in a hurry

A city ordinance forbids it

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How can a helmet help you avoid a crash?

It makes your head look bigger

A brightly colored one increases visibility

It makes you look more professional

The face shield reflects light

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Riding down an urban street, you see a group of teenagers ahead preparing to cross the road. What's your best course of action?

Rev your engine loudly

Gesture to them to stop

Beep your horn

Shout a warning

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The intersection ahead is blocked so it is obvious you are going to make a turn. This makes using your turn signals?

More important

Unnecessary

Less important

Just as important

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Why should you maintain a steady speed and position as you move through an intersection?

So you can prove any collision wasn't your fault

So that other drivers don't think you are making a turn

So that you look confident to other drivers

To force other drivers to stop

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