Florida Motorcycle Test 03

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Florida Motorcycle Practice Test 03

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If you have convex mirrors, you should be aware that they do what?

Make vehicles appear nearer than they really are

Make vehicles appear farther away than they really are

Make vehicles appear faster than they really are

Make vehicles appear slower than they really are

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When preparing to make a pass to the left of a car, where is your best position?

In the left of the lane, at normal following distance

In the center of the lane, close up

In the center of the lane, at normal following distance

In the left of the lane, close up

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In an emergency situation, how should you employ your horn?

Sound a single short beep

Sound it loud and long

Sound a succession of short beeps

Sound it in a random pattern

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When searching for potential hazards, you should focus on which area?

In front and left and right

360° around you

In front

In front and behind

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When it is a good idea to tap your brake pedal to flash your brake light?

All of these situations

When you're being tailgated

When you're slowing in a position others might not anticipate

When you're slowing more quickly than others might expect

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You are approaching a blind intersection on your right. What's your best lane position?

To the right of your lane

In the right hand gutter

In the center of your lane

Close to the center line

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To maximize your chances of being able safely to deal with a hazard, you should try to ride?

With no vehicles on either side

With no vehicles on your left hand side

With no vehicles behind you

With no vehicles on your right hand side

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In slippery conditions you should increase your following distance by at least how much?

A half

A quarter

A third

A tenth

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You should only share your lane?

With compact cars

With another motorcycle

You should never do this

In heavy traffic

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If you're approaching an intersection with traffic behind you at night, you should remember?

You will be well illuminated by the traffic behind

You may appear closer than you really are

You may appear to be going faster than you are

Your light may merge with those of the traffic behind

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Where is the greatest potential for conflict between yourself and other traffic?

Intersections

Parking lots

Country roads

Freeways

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You are riding along a 2 lane highway when a large truck approaches you coming the other way. Where should you position yourself?

The center of your lane

The left of your lane

Right in the gutter

The right of your lane

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If you ride with your lights on during the day, how much more likely are car drivers to see you?

25% more likely

50% more likely

Twice as likely

Not at all more likely

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When a car ahead is merging onto the highway, you must be aware?

Of all of these factors

They may try to cross more than one lane at once

They may be going much slower than you

They may not have seen you

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Your following distance at night should be at least?

3 seconds

4 seconds

2 seconds

1 second

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You should be especially aware of oil and grease on the road at?

Tollbooths

Busy intersections

All of these

Truck stops

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What's the best way to let potential human hazards know that you are present?

Accelerate towards them

Rev your engine

Shout loudly

Use your horn and/or lights

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Maintaining a minimum 2 seconds stopping distance gives what advantage?

Enough time to swerve

All of these

Enough room to brake

More chance to see hazards

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When choosing your riding gear for visibility, you should remember that the majority of crashes occur?

In broad daylight

At night

At dusk

At dawn

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When is it permissible to exceed the posted speed limit in making a pass?

When you can't safely finish the pass without doing so

It never is

When you can immediately slow as soon as the pass is complete

When the driver you want to pass is already on the speed limit

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You can mitigate the effect of your blind spot by?

Riding faster

Listening for traffic noise

Angling your mirrors

Looking over your shoulder

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You should be aware that to the car driver, you often appear?

Bigger and slower than you really are

Smaller and faster than you really are

Smaller and slower than you really are

Bigger and faster than you really are

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When you are confronted with a sudden hazard, which of these should you not do?

Brake and swerve together

Brake then swerve

Swerve then brake

Brake, swerve then brake again

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You should always work on the assumption that other drivers?

Haven't seen you

Will try to protect you

Are generally courteous

Will obey traffic laws

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You should always remember that most car drivers mainly use?

All mirrors alternately

Their rearview mirror

Their right side view mirror

Their left side view mirror

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You should cover the clutch and both brakes?

On freeways

In school zones

On residential streets

In urban areas

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Riders in crashes have most often done what?

Under braked the rear and over braked the front

Under braked the front and over braked the rear

Over braked both front and rear

Under braked both front and rear

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When somebody is tailgating you, you should?

Encourage them to pass

Speed up to escape them

Block them from passing

Gesture to them to back off

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You're approaching a driver waiting in an intersection on your left. Eye contact is?

Desirable

Compulsory

Worthless

Impossible

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You're approaching a parked car with a person in the driver's seat. What should you be most concerned about?

That they may open their door

That they may pull out without signaling

That they may throw rubbish from the window

That they may pull a U-turn

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