Kansas Motorcycle Test 02

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Kansas Motorcycle Practice Test 02

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A car is pulling onto the highway from a ramp in front of you. You have a large truck to your left. What should you do?

Prepare to pass the car on the right-hand side once it's joined

Accelerate to swerve in front of the truck and change lanes

Slow down to let the car on ahead

Accelerate to get ahead of the car

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When making a passing maneuver, you should spend as little time as possible...?

Before pulling back in

In the passed car's blindspot

Preparing for the pass

Making your signals

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As you come up to a turn, you should...?

Slow down

Shift up gear

Pull in the clutch

Accelerate

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How can you stabilize the suspension on your motorcycle as you go through a turn?

Roll on the throttle

Roll off the throttle

Shift gear down

Shift gear up

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You may exceed the posted speed limit when making a pass...?

If the driver you're passing speeds up

If someone else is tailgating you through the pass

If you won't be able to make the pass otherwise

Never

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What's the best lane position to deal with wind blast from a large oncoming vehicle?

Gutter

Right

Center

Left

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75% of your braking power is provided by...?

Both brakes together

The rear brake

The front brake

Engine braking

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There is another motorcycle ahead of you, travelling at higher speed. It passes a large roadside tree; you should not pass that tree until at least...?

3 seconds have elapsed

1 second has elapsed

2 seconds have elapsed

1.5 seconds have elapsed

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As you ride you should be scanning the road ahead up to the point where...?

You will be in 4 seconds time

You will be in 8 seconds time

You will be in 12 seconds time

You will be in 20 seconds time

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In what position should your arms be when you sit normally on your motorcycle?

Level with your eye line

Elbows by your sides

Fully extended

Slightly bent

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The best thing you can do with a tailgater is to...?

Get away from them

Intimidate them

Get them in front of you

Ignore them

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If a motorcycle has an integrated brake system, both brakes will be activated by...?

Either brake lever

The front lever

The rear pedal

A special switch

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It isn't desirable to ride with vehicles on either side of you because...?

They may block your escape route if there is trouble

They may switch lane without warning

You may be in their blind spot

For all of these reasons

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The best way to discourage other drivers from sharing your lane is to...?

Weave around in your lane

Slow down to force them to pass

Accelerate away any time they get close

Ride in the center section of your lane

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The oily strip in the center of a lane is usually no more than...?

2 feet wide

3 feet wide

18 inches wide

A foot wide

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For the best balance, while you are riding your knees should be...?

Sticking out at 90°

As low as possible

Touching the gas tank

Sticking out at 45°

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The best way of avoiding being involved in a crash is to...?

Make yourself highly visible

Use engine and horn to maintain constant noise levels

Make yourself invisible to other drivers

Ride at high speed

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Which of these is the best description of how you should use your brakes?

Squeeze front press rear

Grab front stamp rear

Grab front press rear

Squeeze front stamp rear

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If you are making a slow tight turn, in relation to your motorcycle your body should be...?

Leaning at an opposite angle

Upright

Leaning at a greater angle

Leaning at the same angle

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In order to make it instinctive so that you will do it automatically in an emergency, when braking you should always...?

Use both brakes together

Use front brake then rear brake

Use front brake only

Use rear brake then front brake

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As you ride through a turn, you should be looking at...?

Your front wheel

Where you want to go

The edge of the road

The center line

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For the purposes of choosing a lane position, you should split each lane on the road into how many sections?

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Your lane position is good for...?

All of these

Avoiding wind blast

Providing an escape route

Showing your intentions

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You should hold your handle grips firmly because...?

It helps control over rough surfaces

It helps operate the throttle

It makes you go faster

It helps you hold on in a crash

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Whilst riding, your feet should be on the footrests and...?

Parallel to the ground

It doesn't matter

Pointing down at a 30° angle

Pointing up at a 30° angle

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The most important thing when shifting gears is to...?

Balance the engine revolutions

Balance your motorcycle

All of these

Balance your braking

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When might you particularly need to think about braking before changing gear safely?

Riding round curves

Riding uphill

Riding across intersections

Riding downhill

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When you lean your motorcycle to the left to go round a fast left-hand curve, the front wheel will actually be pointing...?

Straight ahead

Left

It depends on conditions

Right

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In which these conditions should you increase your following distance?

In heavy traffic

When it's been raining

All of them

When there is poor visibility

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Riding directly behind the center of the car in front's rear bumper gives you the best chance of...?

Making a pass when possible

Keeping attention away from yourself

Being seen in the driver's mirrors

Swerving if they are in a crash

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