Maine Motorcycle Test 01

Your freedom on two wheels starts here. Whether you’re waiting for your first ride or excited to join the Maine motorcycle community, passing the permit test is your ticket to endless adventures.

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Maine Motorcycle Practice Test 01

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The most important source of information about your motorcycle is...?

The dealer's advice

What your friends tell you

The owner's manual

Internet message boards

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You should choose motorcycle clothing which gives you...?

Weather protection

Visibility

Crash protection

All of these

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Which of these is not suitable as footwear when motorcycling?

Engineer boots

Baseball boots

Hiking boots

Safety boots

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In the long term exposure to engine and wind noise can cause permanent hearing damage unless...?

You have a fullface helmet

You use a stereo device when riding

You wear earmuffs

You wear earplugs

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In Maine, a motorcycle is a two wheeled vehicle with a capacity of greater than?

100 cc

150 cc

75 cc

50cc

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A motorcycle is a good fit for you if, when seated...?

You can get both feet on the ground

You can safely 'walk' it off the road

You can do all of these things

You can comfortably reach the controls

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Most motorcyclists who died in a crash died from...?

Heart trauma

Blood loss

Gangrene

Head or neck injury

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Wearing a helmet can be pointless unless...?

You keep it fastened

It is full face

You keep the face shield closed

You also wear goggles

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For your safety, when you ride you should have a minimum of...?

Face or eye protection

All of these things

A DOT compliant helmet

Protective clothing

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In warm weather, wearing a jacket will...?

Prevent dehydration

Cause hyperthermia

Cause dehydration

Cause hypothermia

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If your motorcycle rain suit is not specifically designed for motorcycling, you are at risk of it doing what at high speed?

Neither of these

Ballooning

Both of these

Tearing

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If a helmet has frayed straps, you should...?

Reject it

Tape them up

Keep it if it fits snugly

Replace them with stout twine

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The only suitable eye protection on this list is...?

Contact lenses

Sunglasses

Windshield

Goggles

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A DOT compliant helmet will limit your view to the side...?

With the face shield closed

In poor visibility

In heavy traffic

Under no circumstances

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In Maine, your rearview mirror should enable you to see behind you for...?

150 feet

75 feet

200 feet

125 feet

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Eye protection is useless if it is...?

Any/all of these

Scratched

Unventilated

Loose

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You must wear a helmet when riding in Maine if...?

All/any of these

You are under 18

You are riding on a learner

You passed your driver

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The engine cut-off switch is usually...?

On the right handlebar

Next to the ignition switch

On the left handlebar

Next to the fuel supply valve

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You are most likely to crash...?

Riding across the country

Riding locally

Riding across state

Riding across town

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As a minimum your motorcycle should be equipped with...?

Either a left or a right mirror

A right mirror

A left mirror

Both left and right mirrors

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Half of all crashes involve riders who have had their motorcycle for less than...?

A year

6 months

8 months

5 months

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A good winter jacket should fit snugly at...?

Wrists and waist

Neck, wrists and waist

Neck and waist

Neck and wrists

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How long is a Maine motorcycle learner's permit valid for?

2 years

3 years

1 year

18 months

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To obtain a Maine motorcycle permit you must undertake a motorcycle education program if...?

You are under 19

You are under 18

You are under 20

You are under 21

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If you refuse to take a test (for drink, drugs or of ability) when ordered, the Secretary of State can remove your license without court action for up to...?

5 years

3 years

6 years

4 years

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20% of motorcycle crashes result in...?

Arm injury

Hand injury

Knee injury

Head or neck injury

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The majority of crashes occur at speeds of less than...?

15 mph

25 mph

30 mph

10 mph

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Which of these is not a suitable material for a jacket when motorcycling?

Heavy canvas

Lorica

Leather

Nylon fleece

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You should wear gloves when motorcycling...?

For crash protection

For grip

For warmth

For all these reasons

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How much more likely are you to avoid death in a crash if you are wearing a helmet?

1.5 times

3 times

The odds are the same

2 times

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