Delaware Motorcycle Permit Practice Test 03

In this completely free practice test for the Delaware 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 Delaware Motorcycle Operator Manual. 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.

Delaware Motorcycle Permit Test - Quiz 03

When should you attempt to ride between lines of moving vehicles?

a. When you need to get ahead to change lanes

b. When you can see the exit you need ahead

c. When they are going below the posted speed limit

d. You should never attempt this

Question 1 of 30

The best way of being seen a driver in their rearview mirror is to do what?

a. Ride in the center of the lane

b. Regularly flash your headlight

c. Ride as close to their rear bumper as possible

d. Weave around behind them

Question 2 of 30

Why do drivers often pull out in front of motorcyclists when there isn't enough time for them to do so?

a. Motorcycles often look as if they are going slower than they really are

b. Drivers like to deliberately bully motorcyclists

c. Motorcyclists are usually speeding

d. Most drivers have bad eyesight

Question 3 of 30

Unless a city ordinance forbids it, you should park your motorcycle how?

a. Front wheel to the curb

b. Rear wheel to the curb

c. Parallel to the curb

d. Any of these

Question 4 of 30

When you are riding, what percentage of the motorcycle/rider unit which a driver sees is made up of your body?

a. 40%

b. 20%

c. 50%

d. 30%

Question 5 of 30

The main focus of your searching strategies should be?

a. Traffic approaching from behind

b. Traffic coming from the left and right

c. All of these

d. Oncoming traffic

Question 6 of 30

You should begin any passing maneuver from?

a. Within touching distance of the car you intend to pass

b. Further than your normal following distance

c. Your normal following distance

d. Closer than your normal following distance

Question 7 of 30

In slippery conditions, what should you do with your following distance?

a. Increase it

b. Decrease it

c. Keep it the same

d. Any of these

Question 8 of 30

If you are in a potential high-risk area, you should be?

a. Riding down the center line

b. Riding faster to exit quicker

c. Covering the clutch and the horn

d. Covering both brakes and the clutch

Question 9 of 30

Once you've made eye contact with a driver, it means?

a. They've definitely seen you

b. They won't pull out

c. You can speed up

d. Nothing

Question 10 of 30

When facing multiple hazards, you should?

a. Divide them into 2 groups

b. Split them into groups of 3 or less

c. Deal with them all at once

d. Deal with them one at a time

Question 11 of 30

You should always leave yourself a following distance of at least?

a. 3 seconds

b. 1 second

c. 2 seconds

d. 1.5 seconds

Question 12 of 30

In a normal turn, how much should you lean in relation to your motorcycle?

a. More

b. It makes no difference

c. Less

d. The same amount

Question 13 of 30

Using the “Rider Radar” technique, you should check the road ahead for the places you will be in?

a. 3 seconds, 8 seconds and 20 seconds

b. 2 seconds, 4 seconds and 12 seconds

c. 1 second, 3 seconds and 10 seconds

d. 4 seconds, 8 seconds and 16 seconds

Question 14 of 30

If you ride alongside other vehicles, you are risking?

a. Riding in their blind spot

b. Making them swerve towards you

c. Forcing them to change lanes

d. Encouraging them to race

Question 15 of 30

Which of these colors is not a good choice for a motorcycle jacket?

a. Yellow

b. Brown

c. Green

d. Orange

Question 16 of 30

The first two things you should do when passing another vehicle are?

a. Turn your head and accelerate

b. Signal and pull out

c. Signal and turn your head

d. Turn your head and signal

Question 17 of 30

You've turned on your left turn signal to make a pass. Once you are past your target vehicle, what should you do to return to your original lane?

a. Cancel your left turn signal

b. Any of these

c. Switch to your right turn signal

d. Leave your left turn signal on until you finish the maneuver

Question 18 of 30

At a blind intersection, you should stop where before crossing?

a. On the stop line

b. Well back from the stop line

c. On the edge of the cross traffic lane

d. Part way into the cross traffic lane

Question 19 of 30

You see a car with a driver in it parked on your left ahead. It is not signaling. You should assume?

a. That the driver is about to leave the vehicle

b. That it's about to pull out

c. That the driver has just parked

d. That the driver is having a rest

Question 20 of 30

When should you keep your body upright in a turn?

a. When there is less traction

b. When your tires are cold

c. In a slow tight turn

d. In a fast sweeping turn

Question 21 of 30

If a vehicle is coming towards you from your right at an intersection, you should?

a. Move towards it

b. Cut your speed

c. Move away from it

d. Maintain your course

Question 22 of 30

The best way to deal with a tailgater is to?

a. Speed up to get away from them

b. Slow down to make them back off

c. Let them get ahead of you

d. Gesture to them to back off

Question 23 of 30

As you increase your speed in a turn, what else increases?

a. Your lean angle

b. Your chance of crash avoidance

c. The available traction

d. Your braking power

Question 24 of 30

What's the best way to communicate your presence to other road users as you execute your decisions?

a. Blowing a whistle

b. Shouting

c. Gesturing

d. Lights and/or horn

Question 25 of 30

The grease strip in the center of the lane will normally give enough traction to ride on safely unless?

a. It is very hot

b. It has been raining

c. It is very windy

d. It is very cold

Question 26 of 30

You are being passed by a large vehicle. Why should you not move in to the portion of the lane away from it?

a. Other drivers will think you can be easily bullied

b. There is always more debris on the edges of lanes

c. The wind blast will be heavier there

d. It may encourage the driver to cut back into early

Question 27 of 30

What should be your main focus as you search the road ahead of you?

a. Potential escape routes

b. Traffic enforcement officials

c. Potential overtaking spots

d. Places you can speed up

Question 28 of 30

What do many motorcyclists consider to be the default lane position?

a. In the left third

b. In the center third

c. In the right third

d. Down the center line

Question 29 of 30

Your lane position should be chosen with a view to what?

a. All of these

b. Communicating your intentions

c. Increasing your visibility

d. Avoiding surface hazards

Question 30 of 30

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Delaware Motorcycle Permit Practice Test 03

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