Illinois Motorcycle Permit Practice Test 03

In this completely free practice test for the Illinois 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 Illinois 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.

Illinois Motorcycle Permit Test - Quiz 03

You're out riding and it starts to rain. You should be aware that the roads will be particularly slippery...?

a. When the rain comes down to a drizzle

b. Just after the rain starts

c. As the pavement starts to dry

d. When it's been raining for half an hour

Question 1 of 30

When you park your motorcycle at the roadside, how should you position it?

a. 45° to the curb, rearwheel touching the curb

b. 90° to the curb, front wheel touching the curb

c. 90° to the curb, rear wheel touching the curb

d. 45° to the curb, front wheel touching the curb

Question 2 of 30

The percentage of motorcycle/automobile crashes caused by car drivers entering the motorcycle's right-of-way is...?

a. 40%

b. 30%

c. 50%

d. 20%

Question 3 of 30

If you have a flat in either or both tires, how should you come to a stop?

a. Slowly edge to the side of the road

b. Keep riding until you reach a gas station or truck stop

c. Come to a stop immediately, whatever your road position

d. Turn sharply to the side of the road

Question 4 of 30

Which of these groups of colors for motorcycle jackets will give you the best chance of being seen?

a. Jungle or desert camouflage

b. Brown, olive or beige

c. Blue, black or navy

d. Red, yellow or green

Question 5 of 30

When you are riding on slippery surfaces, you should try to be...?

a. Timid

b. Aggressive

c. Smooth

d. Fast

Question 6 of 30

What is the best way to make sure that other drivers will notice you during the day?

a. Ride with your headlight on

b. Wear clothing which bulks up your silhouette

c. Keep your engine revving loudly

d. Sit up as tall as possible

Question 7 of 30

You are exiting a blind intersection and can only see for a few yards in the direction of cross traffic. What should you do?

a. Pull out slightly into the cross traffic lane for better vision

b. Use your ears instead of your eyes to see if anything is coming

c. Stop and lean forward for better vision

d. Ride and out slowly into the cross traffic lane, preparing to stop

Question 8 of 30

The majority of motorcycle crashes occur...?

a. At dusk

b. In broad daylight

c. At night

d. At dawn

Question 9 of 30

You have a blind spot just like car drivers. What is the best way to counteract it?

a. Adjust your mirror with your hand

b. Use your ears instead of your eyes

c. Stick your hand out to stop any cars in your blind spot

d. Turn and look into it

Question 10 of 30

Most riders in crashes make the mistake of doing what?

a. Trying to brake then swerve

b. Trying to speed around an obstacle

c. Trying to swerve then brake

d. Trying to swerve and brake simultaneously

Question 11 of 30

Which of these should you not do when approaching an obstacle which you cannot go around?

a. Accelerate hard

b. Stand up on the foot pegs

c. Set the collision angle at 90°

d. Keep looking where you want to go

Question 12 of 30

You are riding over a bridge grating and you feel your motorcycle start to weave. How should you react?

a. Fight the weave with your handlebars

b. Maintain your course and speed

c. Accelerate hard

d. Zigzag to stay in the grooves

Question 13 of 30

You want to move into the middle lane of a 3 lane highway. Why should you scan the far lane as well as the one next to you?

a. To check you have an escape route if cars in the middle lane speed up

b. A driver in that lane may be intending to join the middle lane as well

c. To see if you can cross both lanes at once

d. To see if cars in the middle lane will be able to move out around you as you switch

Question 14 of 30

If you are braking in a straight line on a good traction surface and your rear wheel locks, what should you do?

a. Immediately release the rear brake

b. Gradually release the rear brake

c. Pump the rear brake

d. Leave it locked until you've stopped

Question 15 of 30

When making an emergency swerve, your body should...?

a. Lean with the motorcycle

b. Lean opposite the motorcycle

c. Stay upright

d. Lean further than the motorcycle

Question 16 of 30

You should only consider letting your feet skim along the surface if...?

a. You're going at any speed if you feel you might fall

b. You're going at walking pace

c. You feel you need to keep yourself up in a turn

d. You're going less than 10 mph

Question 17 of 30

For normal stopping, the best practice is to...?

a. Use both brakes at the same time

b. Use only the front brake

c. Use the front brake then the rear

d. Use only the rear brake

Question 18 of 30

What is usually the safest way to ride across railroad tracks which cross your line of travel?

a. Turn so that you can go through them at 50°

b. Keep going straight

c. Turn so that they are at 90°

d. Accelerate hard to bump over the tracks

Question 19 of 30

What percentage of stopping power does your front brake provide you with?

a. 60%

b. 50%

c. 70%

d. 90%

Question 20 of 30

You should reduce your speed at night...?

a. If the streetlighting is poor

b. In all circumstances

c. If you are in heavy traffic

d. If you are on unfamiliar roads

Question 21 of 30

As you approach a large intersection, you should...?

a. Cover both brakes and the clutch

b. Cover the horn and your headlight flasher

c. Cover the clutch and the horn

d. Cover both brakes and your turn signals

Question 22 of 30

If you feel your steering go heavy, what is most likely cause?

a. Front tire flat

b. Chain breakage

c. Rear tire flat

d. Engine seizure

Question 23 of 30

You can proceed safely across a car waiting to pull out from an intersection if...?

a. None of these

b. The driver is completely stationary

c. You have made eye contact with the driver

d. The driver has sounded their horn

Question 24 of 30

What's the biggest danger you should be aware of when approaching a parked car to your right?

a. The driver may step out of the car in front of you

b. The driver may pull a U-turn across you

c. The driver may pull out into your direction of travel

d. A pedestrian may step from beyond the car

Question 25 of 30

What advantage does staying in the center of your lane all the way round the curve give you?

a. It gives you the best view of approaching traffic

b. All of these

c. It gives you an escape route if there are any obstacles in your lane

d. It allows you to adjust for traffic crowding the center line

Question 26 of 30

You're about to turn off a high-speed highway, what's the best way to let other road users know you're going to slow down?

a. Point where you're going

b. Flash your brake light

c. Put your hand up

d. Sound your horn

Question 27 of 30

You should ride at night with your high beam on except when...?

a. Riding on the freeway

b. Riding in a business district

c. Approaching another vehicle

d. Riding in a residential area

Question 28 of 30

A good way to go around a curve if there is no traffic present is to...?

a. Move inside to outside to inside

b. Go all the way round the outside

c. Go all the way round the inside

d. Move outside to inside to outside

Question 29 of 30

Where will you find potentially dangerous buildups of dirt and gravel?

a. On the apex of bridges

b. In country hollows

c. On the outside of curves

d. Down the center line

Question 30 of 30

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Illinois Motorcycle Permit Practice Test 03

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