Iowa Motorcycle Test 03

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Iowa Motorcycle Practice Test 03

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

Oncoming traffic would have to slow down to let you through

The lane markings are an unbroken line

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

Any of these apply

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

It's against the law

It encourages them to do it again

It makes you look scared and vulnerable

They'll just follow you as closely at higher speed

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

Covering both brakes and the clutch

Covering your horn and headlight buttons

Covering the front brake and the horn button

Covering the rear brake and the headlight button

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

When approaching a car

When riding on the freeway

In a residential area

When there is a full moon

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

When you've scrubbed 50% off your speed

Once any danger is passed

When you're at a complete stop

Immediately

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

Increase your speed substantially

Gradually edge away from it as you cross

Turn sharply away from it as you reach it

Decrease your speed substantially

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

They seem to wave you through

You make eye contact with them

They seem to smile at you

None of them

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

Being in their blind spot

Them cutting in on you

Your escape route being blocked

All of these

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

The left hand of your lane

As far away from them as possible

The center of your lane

The right hand of your lane

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

The best match for your motorcycle

The most expensive

The easiest to be seen

The best match for your helmet

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

Legal evidence if there is a crash

More time and space to maneuver

More passing opportunities

More opportunities to ride fast

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

Motorcycles appear closer and slower than they actually are

Motorcycles appear farther away and slower than they actually are

Motorcycles appear farther away and faster than they actually are

Motorcycles appear closer and faster than they actually are

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

At an angle, front wheel to the curb

Facing oncoming traffic

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

At an angle, rear wheel to the curb

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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 pedestrian may walk out from in front of the car

They may join your lane ahead of you

The driver may open his door

They may pull a U-turn ahead of you

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

Drop well back

Keep your normal following distance

Sound a long blast on your horn

Move up close

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

25%

50%

75%

40%

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

Braking too hard

Running wide

Riding too close to the center

Going in too slow

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Your nighttime speed should be...?

Faster than daytime

Slower than daytime

Any of these depending on conditions

The same as daytime

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

In the center of your lane

In the left-hand portion of your lane

Wherever the cross traffic has the best chance of seeing you

In the right-hand portion of your lane

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Which of these should you never do in an emergency?

Brake then swerve

Swerve then brake

Brake and swerve together

Brake

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

2 seconds

1 second

3 seconds

4 seconds

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

In the center of your lane

In the right-hand portion of your lane

In the opposite lane

In the left-hand portion of your lane

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In an emergency, how should you use your horn?

Give one short beep

Give one long blast

Give a mixed pattern of long and short beeps

Give several short beeps

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

So you are ready to take revenge

So you can avoid it

So you can take the registration of the perpetrator

So you are ready for a fight

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

Any of these

As a single group

Individually

In pairs

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

Riding with your engine over revving

Riding in an aggressive manner

Riding with loud music playing

Riding with your headlight on

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

Used too much rear brake and not enough front

Used too much of both brakes

Used too much front brake and not enough rear

Used not enough of both brakes

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

To wave your hands

To flash your brake light

To sound your horn

To turn and look at them

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

Make objects seem slower than they actually are

Make objects seem larger than they actually are

Make objects seem closer than they actually are

Make objects seem farther away than they actually are

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

Stick to the center of your lane

Sound your horn at any one coming up behind you

Slow right down as any other driver approaches

Weave about in your lane

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