Idaho Motorcycle Test 03

Obtaining your Idaho motorcycle permit is an exciting step towards earning your full license and hitting the open road. It’s essential to properly prepare for the permit test using resources such as the official Idaho Motorcycle Operator’s Manual and taking advantage of free practice tests. Following these tips and staying focused can increase your chances of passing the permit test on your first try.

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Idaho Motorcycle Practice Test 03

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Which of these colors is not recommended for motorcycle clothing?

Green

Yellow

Brown

Red

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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?

35%

50%

25%

75%

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

20%

Twice

1.5 times

3 times

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

At all times

Around intersections

In school zones

In shopping areas

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Why should you avoid riding alongside other vehicles?

They can switch across you without warning

All of these reasons

They can block your escape

You may be in their blind spot

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

You should expect him to wait

You should be certain he's seen you

You should be more cautious

It shouldn't

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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...?

They proceed with caution

All of these

They yield to any traffic in the intersection

They have waited for one complete cycle of the traffic signal

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

Pick a line which will take you through them both

Speed up so they become one hazard

Maintain your speed

Slow down so that they become separate hazards

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

One short beep

Repetitive beeps

Long and loud

A random pattern

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

Their left side view mirror

Their right side view mirror

All of their mirrors equally

Their rearview mirror

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

Closer and slower than you actually are

Farther away and faster than you actually are

Farther away and slower than you actually are

Closer and faster than you actually are

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

Off

On dipped beam

Any of these

On full beam

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

Cover the clutch and the front brake

Cover the rear brake and the horn

Cover both brakes and the clutch

Cover the horn and your headlight flasher switch

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

The tailgater overtaking you

The tailgater backing off

You being tailgated at higher speed

You losing the tailgater

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

Stop on the stop line, then go straight across

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

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

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

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

Increase your speed

Ride more aggressively

Ride at your usual speed

Reduce your speed

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

All of them

When roads are slippery

If traffic is heavy

If you're pulling a trailer

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

Continually change lanes

Ride faster than other traffic

Keep leaning on your horn

Maintain a central position

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

Point ahead

Shout loudly

Sound your horn

Flash your brake light

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

Assume vehicles in your mirrors are farther away than they appear

Assume vehicles in your mirrors are faster than they appear

Assume vehicles in your mirrors are closer than they appear

Assume vehicles in your mirrors are slower than they appear

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

As soon as you enter the turn

15 yards after finishing the turn

As soon as the turn is completed

As soon as you are past the apex of the turn

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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?

Left portion of the lane, well back

Left portion of the lane, close up

Middle of the lane, close up

Middle of the lane, well back

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

It restricts your escape route

You can be hit by rubbish thrown from cars

Doors can be opened in your path

For all of these reasons

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

4 seconds

5 seconds

3 seconds

2 seconds

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

Left hand of the lane

Right hand of the lane

Center of the lane

Hard up against the right curb

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

Everywhere except the freeway

Everywhere except large intersections

Everywhere except well lit areas

Everywhere except when approaching a car

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

35%

50%

40%

25%

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

3 seconds

2 seconds

1 second

4 seconds

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

When travelling on a dead straight road

In quiet traffic

When merging onto the freeway

None

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

Speed up and sound your horn

Speed up and move left

Slow and sound your horn

Speed up and keep straight on

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