Connecticut Motorcycle Test 02

It’s also important to note that passing the permit exam does not automatically make you an experienced motorcycle rider. Always continue to practice safe riding habits, wear proper gear, and take additional safety courses if needed.

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Connecticut Motorcycle Practice Test 02

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As you go through a turn, your speed should?

Remain steady or slightly decrease

Increase smoothly all through the turn

Remain steady or slightly increase

Decrease smoothly all through the turn

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The mirror is improperly adjusted if when sitting in a normal position you see any of these EXCEPT?

Part of your shoulder

Your knees

Your helmet

Your chest

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How should you look at your exit in a turn?

By turning your head

By turning your eyes

By turning your entire torso

By turning your head and shoulders

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Which of these is the only situation in which you should ride with your feet down?

When slowing to a stop

When crossing a patch of ice

When riding in slow heavy traffic

When accelerating from a standstill

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If you ride with your right wrist higher than the throttle, you are risking?

Losing your grip on rough ground

Being unable to operate the engine cut-off switch

Wrist fatigue

Accidentally using too much throttle

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If you are setting out on a borrowed motorcycle, which of these should you do?

All of them

Increase your stopping room

Accelerate gently

Take turns more slowly

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A motorcycle is a simpler machine than a car, and it requires?

The same amount of maintenance

More maintenance

Virtually no maintenance

Less maintenance

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If your motorcycle has electric ignition, where will you find the start button?

Where the kick starter would be

On the right-hand grip

On the left-hand grip

Below the ignition key slot

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If you're going too fast when you downshift, what may happen?

Snapped chain

Engine seizure

Rear wheel skid

Front wheel skid

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What part of your body do you use to operate the rear brake on a normal motorcycle?

Right foot

Right hand

Left foot

Left hand

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Why should you use both of your brakes every time you stop in normal conditions?

So your brake discs wear evenly

So it becomes a habit

Because just using one increases the risk of wheel lock

Because your brake light needs both to come on

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Making a gearchange on a motorcycle involves which parts of your body?

Right hand and left foot

Left hand and left foot

Right hand and right foot

Left hand and right foot

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What's the most common cause of accidents for riders taking curves?

Braking too hard

Picking the wrong line

Entering too fast

Trying to exit too fast

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Ideally, during a turn you should?

Only use the front brake

Use no braking at all

Only use the rear brake

Only use light brake pressure

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When the roads are wet, which brake provides most of your stopping capacity?

Rear brake

They're both the same

It depends on the road surface

Front brake

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You set off but after a short distance, without making a mistake, the motorcycle stops. What's the most likely cause?

Fuel supply valve closed

Engine seizure

Loose chain

Flat battery

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What's the maximum interval you should leave between checking your hydraulic fluids and coolants?

One week

6 months

A month

A fortnight

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How far ahead should you search your path of travel when riding?

500 feet

20 seconds

300 yards

12 seconds

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Why should you stay in 1st gear when you are stopped at an intersection?

It lets you react to gaps in traffic swiftly

It allows the fastest acceleration from a standstill

It uses less fuel than being in neutral

It gives you the opportunity to move quickly in an emergency

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Why is 'accident' an inaccurate term for a crash involving a motorcycle and a car?

Because a car driver is always to blame

Because the motorcyclist is always to blame

Because usually all parties will have some responsibility

Because nothing is accidental

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When you start to slow down, what should you be doing with your gears?

Upshifting

Downshifting

Staying in one gear

Switching into neutral

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What does your odometer measure?

Time

Distance travelled

Speed

Engine revolutions

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What best describes the tension you should feel in the clutch when you use it?

Any of these depending on the motorcycle

Loose

Hard

Firm

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Your brake levers should be able to hold your motorcycle?

Independently

Only on level ground

Working together

Provided you don't push too hard

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Which of these best describes the way you should release the clutch?

Instantly

Quickly

Smoothly

In stages

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Which of these is the only thing which won't help you to be seen?

Wearing bright clothing

Thinking about your lane position

Riding fast

Using your headlight

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What's the best time to adjust your mirrors?

Before setting out

Before reaching 50 mph

When stopped at an intersection

In light traffic

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Where will you find the turn signal switch, sitting on a normal motorcycle?

Under your right fingers

Below the tachometer

Next to the throttle

Under your left thumb

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Before you make a turn, you should?

Roll on the throttle

Blip the throttle

Keep the throttle steady

Roll off the throttle

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How often should you carry out a system of basic checks on your motorcycle?

Once a week

Every morning

Every few days

Every time you ride

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