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

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

Question 1 of 30

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

a. Maintain your course and speed

b. Accelerate hard

c. Fight the weave with your handlebars

d. Zigzag to stay in the grooves

Question 2 of 30

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

a. Just after the rain starts

b. When the rain comes down to a drizzle

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

d. As the pavement starts to dry

Question 3 of 30

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

a. Turn so that they are at 90°

b. Keep going straight

c. Accelerate hard to bump over the tracks

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

Question 4 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. Move outside to inside to outside

d. Go all the way round the inside

Question 5 of 30

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

a. Cover both brakes and your turn signals

b. Cover the horn and your headlight flasher

c. Cover the clutch and the horn

d. Cover both brakes and the clutch

Question 6 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 7 of 30

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

a. Riding in a residential area

b. Riding in a business district

c. Approaching another vehicle

d. Riding on the freeway

Question 8 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. 45° to the curb, front wheel touching the curb

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

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

Question 9 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. Stop and lean forward for better vision

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

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

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

Question 10 of 30

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

a. Turn sharply 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. Slowly edge to the side of the road

Question 11 of 30

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

a. Brown, olive or beige

b. Jungle or desert camouflage

c. Blue, black or navy

d. Red, yellow or green

Question 12 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. Flash your brake light

b. Sound your horn

c. Point where you're going

d. Put your hand up

Question 13 of 30

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

a. Use only the rear brake

b. Use both brakes at the same time

c. Use the front brake then the rear

d. Use only the front brake

Question 14 of 30

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

a. 70%

b. 90%

c. 60%

d. 50%

Question 15 of 30

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

a. Smooth

b. Fast

c. Timid

d. Aggressive

Question 16 of 30

You should reduce your speed at night...?

a. In all circumstances

b. If you are in heavy traffic

c. If the streetlighting is poor

d. If you are on unfamiliar roads

Question 17 of 30

Most riders in crashes make the mistake of doing what?

a. Trying to swerve then brake

b. Trying to swerve and brake simultaneously

c. Trying to speed around an obstacle

d. Trying to brake then swerve

Question 18 of 30

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

a. Wear clothing which bulks up your silhouette

b. Sit up as tall as possible

c. Keep your engine revving loudly

d. Ride with your headlight on

Question 19 of 30

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

a. The driver has sounded their horn

b. You have made eye contact with the driver

c. None of these

d. The driver is completely stationary

Question 20 of 30

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

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

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

c. You're going at walking pace

d. You're going less than 10 mph

Question 21 of 30

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

a. Turn and look into it

b. Adjust your mirror with your hand

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

d. Use your ears instead of your eyes

Question 22 of 30

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

a. All of these

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

c. It gives you the best view of approaching traffic

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

Question 23 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 24 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 25 of 30

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

a. Lean with the motorcycle

b. Lean further than the motorcycle

c. Stay upright

d. Lean opposite the motorcycle

Question 26 of 30

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

a. Set the collision angle at 90°

b. Keep looking where you want to go

c. Accelerate hard

d. Stand up on the foot pegs

Question 27 of 30

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

a. On the outside of curves

b. Down the center line

c. On the apex of bridges

d. In country hollows

Question 28 of 30

The majority of motorcycle crashes occur...?

a. At night

b. In broad daylight

c. At dusk

d. At dawn

Question 29 of 30

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

a. A pedestrian may step from beyond the car

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

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

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

Question 30 of 30

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Illinois Motorcycle Permit Practice Test 03

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