Colorado Motorcycle Permit Practice Test 03

In this completely free practice test for the Colorado Motorcycle License, you’ll find 30 multiple choice questions designed to assess your knowledge of motorcycle driving, road rules, and traffic signs, all of which are explained in the Colorado Motorcycle Operator’s Handbook. If you are unable to obtain a passing score on this test, review the operator’s handbook until you feel confident that you know the material.

Colorado Motorcycle Permit Test - Quiz 03

On slippery surfaces, which brake gives you the most stopping power?

a. They're both the same

b. The front

c. The rear

d. It depends what's making the roads slippery

Question 1 of 30

Which of these becomes an increased hazard when it's raining?

a. Manhole covers

b. Steel plates

c. Lane markings

d. They all do

Question 2 of 30

What should your minimum following distance be at night time?

a. 2 seconds

b. 3 seconds

c. 5 seconds

d. 4 seconds

Question 3 of 30

When a driver is merging onto the highway from your right, the best place for you to be is where?

a. Ahead of them as quickly as possible

b. In the left-hand side of your lane

c. In another lane

d. In the right-hand side of your lane

Question 4 of 30

Which areas should you be continually scanning when riding?

a.A 90° cone in front of you

b.The zone directly ahead

c.360° around you

d.Everything in front and to your sides

Question 5 of 30

The car ahead is travelling at the posted speed limit, but you can see clear space beyond them in which you would feel more comfortable to ride. What should you do?

a. Maintain your current position

b. Pass them then quickly slow back down

c. Ride up close to show them you want to pass

d. Repeatedly flash your headlights to ask them to move

Question 6 of 30

If you are forced to ride across a very slippery surface like ice or wet leaves, which of these should you do?

a. Let your feet skim the surface

b. Don't touch the brakes

c. All of them

d. Pull in the clutch and coast

Question 7 of 30

If your motorcycle starts to weave on rain grooves, which of these should you do?

a. Maintain current speed

b. Turn in to the line of the grooves

c. Speed up

d. Slow down

Question 8 of 30

Other drivers tend to use which of their mirrors most often?

a. Their left-hand side mirror

b. Their rearview mirror

c. Their right-hand side mirror

d. There is no particular favorite

Question 9 of 30

Before making a pass on a car, what should you do?

a. Close right up to their rear fender

b. Start from a safe following distance

c. Switch to a lower gear

d. Sound a long blast on your horn

Question 10 of 30

You see a patch of wet road ahead. What's your first action?

a. Slow down

b. Change into higher gear

c. Speed up

d. Shift your weight backwards

Question 11 of 30

You can't avoid riding across a piece of timber lying in the road. What should you do?

a. Crouch over the gas tank

b. Stand up on the foot pegs

c. Shift all your weight back

d. Shift all your weight forward

Question 12 of 30

In the 5 step SIPDE process, what does the P stand for?

a. Power

b. Parameter

c. Push

d. Predict

Question 13 of 30

Where do the majority of motorcycle/automobile collisions take place?

a. At intersections

b. On freeways

c. On overpasses

d. On right-hand turns

Question 14 of 30

You're riding alongside trolley tracks running parallel to your lane, and you have to cross them to make a left turn. What should you do?

a. Turn away from them and turn back in at 90°

b. Gradually edge across the tracks from distance

c. Dismount and push your motorcycle across

d. Make a sharp quick turn left

Question 15 of 30

What's the best way to keep a good cushion of space on your left-hand side?

a. Shift around your lane to maintain it

b. Ride in the center of the lane

c. Ride as far to the right as possible

d. Ride as far to the left as possible

Question 16 of 30

Which position is usually your best in the rain?

a. Close to the gutter

b. The left tire track left by cars

c. The center of the lane

d. The right tire track left by cars

Question 17 of 30

When riding at night, what's your best lane position?

a. To the left of the lane

b. In the center of the lane

c. To the right of the lane

d. Wherever you judge you will be most visible

Question 18 of 30

It's been snowing overnight and there is 6 inches of snow on the roads. What's your best course of action?

a. Ride slower than usual

b. Ride with your feet down

c. Ride in lower gears than usual

d. Leave your motorcycle at home

Question 19 of 30

When should you dip your headlight at night?

a. When there is no other traffic

b. At all times

c. When following or approaching another vehicle

d. When there is adequate street lighting

Question 20 of 30

Why should you take note of stationary objects which aren't in your path, such as trees, telegraph poles etc?

a. Because they can block escape routes

b. Because other hazards can emerge from behind them

c. Because they can obscure your vision

d. For all of these reasons

Question 21 of 30

When is it acceptable to ride between rows of stopped cars?

a. You should never do it

b. When there is an accident ahead

c. If you can see your turn ahead

d. If there is more than a 4 foot gap

Question 22 of 30

A car behind is tailgating you. You decide to speed up; this will result in?

a. You being tailgated at higher speed

b. You opening up a bigger cushion around you

c. The tailgater backing off

d. You losing the tailgater

Question 23 of 30

You can easily and safely cross railroad tracks at angles of?

a.45° or more

b.25° or more

c.15° or more

d.35° or more

Question 24 of 30

In which of these circumstances should you increase your following distance?

a. All of them

b. When you have obscured visibility

c. In heavy traffic

d. In rainy conditions

Question 25 of 30

Where is the worst place for encountering debris such as dirt and gravel?

a. The sides of curves

b. The center line

c. In underpasses

d. At the bottom of hills

Question 26 of 30

You see a parked car on your right signaling to pull out. Why should you immediately slow down?

a. Because they may be about to open a door

b. To stop vehicles behind overtaking both of you

c. Because they may be about to pull a U-turn

d. Because it is the law that you do so

Question 27 of 30

In which of these rain situations will the road surface be particularly slippery?

a. When rain starts to ease off

b. When it has been raining for more than an hour

c. As the pavement starts to dry

d. Just after it starts to rain

Question 28 of 30

In a high-risk situation, you should cover both brakes and what?

a. The turn signals

b. The engine cut-off switch

c. The high beam controller

d. The clutch

Question 29 of 30

The vehicle behind is making a passing maneuver on you. What's your best lane position?

a. Weaving from side to side in your lane

b. As close to the passing vehicle as possible

c. As far away from the passing vehicle as possible

d. In the center of your lane

Question 30 of 30

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Colorado Motorcycle Permit Practice Test 03

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