Idaho Motorcycle Permit Practice Test 03

In this completely free practice test for the Idaho 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 Idaho Motorcycle Operator’s 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.

Idaho Motorcycle Permit Test - Quiz 03

In areas where you perceive more hazards than usual, e.g. a construction zone, you should...?

a. Cover the horn and your headlight flasher switch

b. Cover the rear brake and the horn

c. Cover the clutch and the front brake

d. Cover both brakes and the clutch

Question 1 of 30

During daylight hours you should ride with your headlight...?

a. On full beam

b. Any of these

c. On dipped beam

d. Off

Question 2 of 30

If you are faced with an emergency and need to give warnings, how should you operate your horn?

a. Long and loud

b. Repetitive beeps

c. A random pattern

d. One short beep

Question 3 of 30

You're being tailgated, and so you speed up. Most likely this will result in...?

a. You losing the tailgater

b. The tailgater backing off

c. You being tailgated at higher speed

d. The tailgater overtaking you

Question 4 of 30

Having your headlight on during the day makes you how much more likely to be noticed by other drivers?

a. 3 times

b. 1.5 times

c. Twice

d. 20%

Question 5 of 30

You've made eye contact with a driver waiting to pull out. How should this change your approach to him?

a. You should be more cautious

b. It shouldn't

c. You should expect him to wait

d. You should be certain he's seen you

Question 6 of 30

You're an experienced motorcyclist and you know all about convex mirrors. But you should still...?

a. Assume vehicles in your mirrors are farther away than they appear

b. Assume vehicles in your mirrors are faster than they appear

c. Assume vehicles in your mirrors are closer than they appear

d. Assume vehicles in your mirrors are slower than they appear

Question 7 of 30

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

a. If you're pulling a trailer

b. All of them

c. When roads are slippery

d. If traffic is heavy

Question 8 of 30

If you want to warn a driver behind of a hazard coming up ahead, what's your best tactic?

a. Sound your horn

b. Shout loudly

c. Flash your brake light

d. Point ahead

Question 9 of 30

It's important to remember that car drivers most regularly check...?

a. Their left side view mirror

b. All of their mirrors equally

c. Their right side view mirror

d. Their rearview mirror

Question 10 of 30

At night you should use your high beam headlight...?

a. Everywhere except large intersections

b. Everywhere except well lit areas

c. Everywhere except the freeway

d. Everywhere except when approaching a car

Question 11 of 30

Sharing a lane with other vehicles is not desirable because...?

a. You can be hit by rubbish thrown from cars

b. It restricts your escape route

c. Doors can be opened in your path

d. For all of these reasons

Question 12 of 30

What percentage of motorcycle/car crashes involve a driver entering the rider's right-of-way?

a. 40%

b. 50%

c. 35%

d. 25%

Question 13 of 30

Under Idaho law, because a motorcycle may not be big enough to trigger traffic control signals, a motorcyclist may proceed through a red light at an intersection, but only if...?

a. They have waited for one complete cycle of the traffic signal

b. All of these

c. They proceed with caution

d. They yield to any traffic in the intersection

Question 14 of 30

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

a. Hard up against the right curb

b. Left hand of the lane

c. Center of the lane

d. Right hand of the lane

Question 15 of 30

Which of these colors is not recommended for motorcycle clothing?

a. Yellow

b. Red

c. Brown

d. Green

Question 16 of 30

When you want to make a passing maneuver, what's the best place to position yourself in relation to the vehicle you wish to pass?

a. Left portion of the lane, close up

b. Left portion of the lane, well back

c. Middle of the lane, close up

d. Middle of the lane, well back

Question 17 of 30

What's the best way of discouraging other drivers from trying to share your lane?

a. Keep leaning on your horn

b. Ride faster than other traffic

c. Continually change lanes

d. Maintain a central position

Question 18 of 30

Under what circumstances can you afford to rely on your mirrors alone?

a. None

b. In quiet traffic

c. When merging onto the freeway

d. When travelling on a dead straight road

Question 19 of 30

Due to your size you should always be aware that other motorists will often perceive you as being...?

a. Farther away and slower than you actually are

b. Farther away and faster than you actually are

c. Closer and faster than you actually are

d. Closer and slower than you actually are

Question 20 of 30

When you are approaching a blind intersection with a stop line, you should...?

a. Stop on the stop line, then go straight across

b. Stop on the stop line, then move forward and stop again

c. Keep moving forward provided you can't hear or see any traffic

d. Stop well back of the stop line, then go straight across

Question 21 of 30

Why should you avoid riding alongside other vehicles?

a. You may be in their blind spot

b. They can block your escape

c. All of these reasons

d. They can switch across you without warning

Question 22 of 30

You are approaching a pair of hazards on the road. What should you do?

a. Speed up so they become one hazard

b. Maintain your speed

c. Slow down so that they become separate hazards

d. Pick a line which will take you through them both

Question 23 of 30

You must make sure that you are scanning for danger...?

a. In shopping areas

b. In school zones

c. Around intersections

d. At all times

Question 24 of 30

Your following distance at night should be at least...?

a. 4 seconds

b. 3 seconds

c. 5 seconds

d. 2 seconds

Question 25 of 30

How big a following distance does the state of Idaho recommend as a minimum for motorcyclists?

a. 2 seconds

b. 1 second

c. 4 seconds

d. 3 seconds

Question 26 of 30

You are riding along a road you know well at night. You should...?

a. Ride at your usual speed

b. Increase your speed

c. Ride more aggressively

d. Reduce your speed

Question 27 of 30

At what point in a turn should you cancel your turn signal?

a. 15 yards after finishing the turn

b. As soon as you are past the apex of the turn

c. As soon as the turn is completed

d. As soon as you enter the turn

Question 28 of 30

You should consider bright clothing when riding even in broad daylight, because your body represents what percentage of the visible surface area of the rider/motorcycle unit?

a. 50%

b. 25%

c. 75%

d. 35%

Question 29 of 30

When you see a car driver about to pull out in front of you from the curb, what's your best course of action?

a. Slow and sound your horn

b. Speed up and keep straight on

c. Speed up and sound your horn

d. Speed up and move left

Question 30 of 30

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Idaho Motorcycle Permit Practice Test 03

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