Iowa Motorcycle Permit Practice Test 03

In this completely free practice test for the Iowa 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

Iowa 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.

Iowa Motorcycle Permit Test - Quiz 03

When passing parked cars on a two-lane highway with no oncoming traffic, where should you position yourself?

a. In the opposite lane

b. In the left-hand portion of your lane

c. In the center of your lane

d. In the right-hand portion of your lane

Question 1 of 30

As you ride you should always be "looking for trouble." Why?

a. So you are ready to take revenge

b. So you can take the registration of the perpetrator

c. So you are ready for a fight

d. So you can avoid it

Question 2 of 30

When choosing a motorcycle jacket you should choose the one that is...?

a. The most expensive

b. The best match for your helmet

c. The best match for your motorcycle

d. The easiest to be seen

Question 3 of 30

Most motorcycle riders involved in a crash have...?

a. Used too much rear brake and not enough front

b. Used too much of both brakes

c. Used too much front brake and not enough rear

d. Used not enough of both brakes

Question 4 of 30

Which of these makes you twice as likely to be noticed during daylight hours?

a. Riding with your headlight on

b. Riding with loud music playing

c. Riding in an aggressive manner

d. Riding with your engine over revving

Question 5 of 30

Even if you are certain a driver must have seen you, you must still be cautious because...?

a. Motorcycles appear closer and faster than they actually are

b. Motorcycles appear farther away and slower than they actually are

c. Motorcycles appear closer and slower than they actually are

d. Motorcycles appear farther away and faster than they actually are

Question 6 of 30

Why shouldn't you try to accelerate away from somebody tailgating you?

a. It encourages them to do it again

b. They'll just follow you as closely at higher speed

c. It makes you look scared and vulnerable

d. It's against the law

Question 7 of 30

Your nighttime speed should be...?

a. Slower than daytime

b. Any of these depending on conditions

c. Faster than daytime

d. The same as daytime

Question 8 of 30

If you are riding alongside other cars or trucks, you are risking...?

a. Them cutting in on you

b. Your escape route being blocked

c. All of these

d. Being in their blind spot

Question 9 of 30

The convex mirrors fitted to most modern motorcycles give you a wider view of the road and also...?

a. Make objects seem closer than they actually are

b. Make objects seem slower than they actually are

c. Make objects seem farther away than they actually are

d. Make objects seem larger than they actually are

Question 10 of 30

In potential high-risk areas, you should prepare to react by...?

a. Covering your horn and headlight buttons

b. Covering the rear brake and the headlight button

c. Covering both brakes and the clutch

d. Covering the front brake and the horn button

Question 11 of 30

If you're going to slow down unexpectedly, the best way to let the drivers behind know what you're doing is...?

a. To sound your horn

b. To turn and look at them

c. To flash your brake light

d. To wave your hands

Question 12 of 30

You shouldn't make a pass if...?

a. Oncoming traffic would have to slow down to let you through

b. You will have to exceed the posted speed limit to make it

c. The lane markings are an unbroken line

d. Any of these apply

Question 13 of 30

When preparing a pass you should move into the left portion of the lane and...?

a. Drop well back

b. Sound a long blast on your horn

c. Move up close

d. Keep your normal following distance

Question 14 of 30

You should search assertively around you at all times as you ride so that you will have...?

a. Legal evidence if there is a crash

b. More passing opportunities

c. More time and space to maneuver

d. More opportunities to ride fast

Question 15 of 30

What's the best way to discourage other drivers from sharing a lane with you?

a. Weave about in your lane

b. Stick to the center of your lane

c. Slow right down as any other driver approaches

d. Sound your horn at any one coming up behind you

Question 16 of 30

The biggest cause of single vehicle crashes for motorcycles when running into a curve is...?

a. Going in too slow

b. Braking too hard

c. Running wide

d. Riding too close to the center

Question 17 of 30

At a blind intersection, you must position yourself...?

a. In the left-hand portion of your lane

b. Wherever the cross traffic has the best chance of seeing you

c. In the right-hand portion of your lane

d. In the center of your lane

Question 18 of 30

You are riding across an intersection and there is an oncoming car waiting to turn left across you. What should you do?

a. Gradually edge away from it as you cross

b. Increase your speed substantially

c. Turn sharply away from it as you reach it

d. Decrease your speed substantially

Question 19 of 30

Which of these things guarantees that a driver has seen you?

a. They seem to wave you through

b. None of them

c. You make eye contact with them

d. They seem to smile at you

Question 20 of 30

What percentage of motorcycle/car crashes are caused by drivers entering a rider's right-of-way?

a. 40%

b. 75%

c. 25%

d. 50%

Question 21 of 30

You see a car ahead of you with a person sitting in the driver's seat. The biggest threat they pose to you is...?

a. The driver may open his door

b. They may pull a U-turn ahead of you

c. A pedestrian may walk out from in front of the car

d. They may join your lane ahead of you

Question 22 of 30

Unless a city ordinance forbids it, how should you park your motorcycle?

a. At 90° to the curb, front wheel up on the sidewalk

b. At an angle, front wheel to the curb

c. At an angle, rear wheel to the curb

d. Facing oncoming traffic

Question 23 of 30

Which of these should you never do in an emergency?

a. Brake and swerve together

b. Brake then swerve

c. Brake

d. Swerve then brake

Question 24 of 30

In an emergency, how should you use your horn?

a. Give one short beep

b. Give several short beeps

c. Give one long blast

d. Give a mixed pattern of long and short beeps

Question 25 of 30

The best place to be to deal with wind blast from large oncoming vehicles is...?

a. The right hand of your lane

b. The left hand of your lane

c. As far away from them as possible

d. The center of your lane

Question 26 of 30

Groups of hazards should always be dealt with...?

a. Any of these

b. Individually

c. In pairs

d. As a single group

Question 27 of 30

If you are stopping in a straight line on a good surface and you accidentally lock the rear brake, when should you release it?

a. Immediately

b. Once any danger is passed

c. When you're at a complete stop

d. When you've scrubbed 50% off your speed

Question 28 of 30

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

a. 3 seconds

b. 1 second

c. 4 seconds

d. 2 seconds

Question 29 of 30

At night, you should have your high beam on all the time except...?

a. When approaching a car

b. When there is a full moon

c. In a residential area

d. When riding on the freeway

Question 30 of 30

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Iowa Motorcycle Permit Practice Test 03

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