Iowa Motorcycle Test 01

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Iowa Motorcycle Practice Test 01

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If you have a fuel supply valve on your motorcycle, where can you find it?

On the right handlebar

Below the gas tank

Underneath the seat

By the ignition

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Of these, which are the only suitable footwear for motorcycle riding?

Baseball boots

Hiking boots

Gumboots

Football boots

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Your motorcycle clothing should be chosen for...?

Visibility

Protection

Comfort

All of these

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To prevent tearing apart and ballooning at high speeds, you should choose a rain suit which...?

Is specific for motorcycling

Has a sturdy belt

Has zip fastening

Has Velcro fastening

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If your motorcycle has a kickstart, where will you find it?

Behind the gearchange lever

Behind the rear brake pedal

In front of the gearchange lever

In front of the rear brake pedal

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Your odometer will show you...?

Your engine revolutions

Your engine temperature

Your distance travelled

Your oil pressure

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Wearing a motorcycle jacket on a hot day will...?

Make you uncomfortable

Cause heatstroke

Prevent dehydration

Make you tired

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Riders who have been using their motorcycles for less than 5 months are involved in what proportion of motorcycle crashes?

More than a quarter

More than half

More than three quarters

More than an eighth

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Which of these will be a specific help in starting your motorcycle when cold?

The engine cut-off switch

The clutch

The choke

The fuel supply valve

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If you are learning to ride in Iowa, a non-family member may accompany you as long as...?

They are over 25

They have permission from your parent/guardian

They fit all of these criteria

They have an Iowa license with a motorcycle endorsement

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When you set off on a borrowed or hired motorcycle, you should...?

Accelerate more gently than usual

Leave a larger stopping gap than usual

Take turns more slowly than usual

All of these

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The majority of serious injuries and fatalities in motorcycle crashes are as a result of?

Heart attack

Head and neck injuries

Loss of blood

Internal organ damage

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You have a large well fitted windshield on your motorcycle. When do you not need eye protection?

At speeds below 50 mph

At speeds below 30 mph

You still need it at all times

In urban conditions

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How much more likely are you to survive a head injury incurred in a motorcycle accident if you're wearing a helmet?

Twice

1 1/2 times

4 times

3 times

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Wearing goggles instead of a full face shield won't protect you from...?

Object strike

All of these

Wind burn

Road rash in a crash

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Which is the only thing a good pair of gloves won't help you with?

Operating tollbooths

Crash protection

Grip

Warmth

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A helmet won't let you see enough to the sides when riding if...?

Light conditions are bad

You're riding at high speed

It's not properly fitted

You're in heavy traffic

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A winter jacket should fit snugly everywhere except...?

Round your neck

Round your waist

Round your thighs

Round your wrists

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You should not wear tinted eye protection...?

Going through tunnels

In all of these situations

In fog

At night

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In terms of mirrors, your motorcycle must have...?

Both left and right mirrors

A left mirror

At least one mirror, whether left or right

A right mirror

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Which of these could make your helmet almost useless in a crash?

Not having a Snell Foundation sticker

Having no chin piece

Not fastening it

Having the face shield open

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On a normal motorcycle where would you find your high/low beam light switch?

On the instrument panel

By the left hand grip

By the right hand grip

By the gas filler cap

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You should reject a motorcycle as a poor fit if...?

You can't get both feet down on the ground when seated

Any of these

You can't push it comfortably

You can't reach the controls comfortably

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Most motorcycle crashes happen on journeys of fewer than...?

10 miles

5 miles

50 miles

100 miles

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You've borrowed a friend's motorcycle. You know she is an excellent and careful rider, so you...?

Just need to ask her if everything is okay

Should still make a full inspection

Only need to make a cursory inspection

Can set off at once

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On average, a motorcyclist will incur a head or neck injury in one in how many crashes?

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Your best source of information about your motorcycle is...?

Manufacturer's advertisements

Internet message boards

Speaking to other owners of the same model

The owner's manual

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Most motorcycle accidents happen under 30 mph. At this speed, how much more likely are you to avoid head injury if you are wearing a helmet?

50%

100%

75%

25%

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When is it acceptable to ride without a full complement of turn signals?

If you have at least one on each side

If you have both left hand signals

Never

If you have both right hand signals

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When is it acceptable to leave off your helmet when riding?

If it's too hot

Never

If the traffic is moving slowly

If you're not going far

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