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

Because just using one increases the risk of wheel lock

So it becomes a habit

Because your brake light needs both to come on

So your brake discs wear evenly

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

Wrist fatigue

Losing your grip on rough ground

Being unable to operate the engine cut-off switch

Accidentally using too much throttle

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

Loose

Hard

Any of these depending on the motorcycle

Firm

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

20 seconds

12 seconds

300 yards

500 feet

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What's the best time to adjust your mirrors?

Before setting out

When stopped at an intersection

Before reaching 50 mph

In light traffic

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

When accelerating from a standstill

When riding in slow heavy traffic

When crossing a patch of ice

When slowing to a stop

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

Right hand and right foot

Left hand and right foot

Right hand and left foot

Left hand and left foot

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

Smoothly

Instantly

In stages

Quickly

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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?

Engine seizure

Loose chain

Fuel supply valve closed

Flat battery

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

Switching into neutral

Downshifting

Upshifting

Staying in one gear

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

Right hand

Left hand

Left foot

Right foot

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

Trying to exit too fast

Braking too hard

Entering too fast

Picking the wrong line

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

One week

A month

6 months

A fortnight

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

Increase your stopping room

All of them

Accelerate gently

Take turns more slowly

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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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What does your odometer measure?

Engine revolutions

Time

Distance travelled

Speed

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How should you look at your exit in a turn?

By turning your head and shoulders

By turning your head

By turning your eyes

By turning your entire torso

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

It allows the fastest acceleration from a standstill

It lets you react to gaps in traffic swiftly

It uses less fuel than being in neutral

It gives you the opportunity to move quickly in an emergency

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

They're both the same

Rear brake

It depends on the road surface

Front brake

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

Rear wheel skid

Front wheel skid

Engine seizure

Snapped chain

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Ideally, during a turn you should?

Only use the front brake

Only use the rear brake

Use no braking at all

Only use light brake pressure

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

Less maintenance

Virtually no maintenance

The same amount of maintenance

More maintenance

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Your brake levers should be able to hold your motorcycle?

Independently

Working together

Only on level ground

Provided you don't push too hard

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As you go through a turn, your speed should?

Remain steady or slightly increase

Decrease smoothly all through the turn

Remain steady or slightly decrease

Increase smoothly all through the turn

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

Because usually all parties will have some responsibility

Because a car driver is always to blame

Because nothing is accidental

Because the motorcyclist is always to blame

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

Thinking about your lane position

Riding fast

Wearing bright clothing

Using your headlight

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

Below the tachometer

Under your left thumb

Next to the throttle

Under your right fingers

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

On the right-hand grip

Below the ignition key slot

Where the kick starter would be

On the left-hand grip

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

Every morning

Once a week

Every time you ride

Every few days

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

Your knees

Your chest

Part of your shoulder

Your helmet

Your score is