Maryland Motorcycle Test 04

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Maryland Motorcycle Practice Test 04

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As a minimum, a passenger should have...?

Motorcycle gloves and boots

A proper helmet

Exactly the same gear as you

A proper helmet and gloves

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When approaching a large animal such as a moose or deer on the road, you should...?

Pass it fast on whichever side is widest

Accelerate straight towards it

Slow down and prepare to stop

Maintain your speed, shouting and sounding your horn

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In order to legally carry passengers, you must have...?

A proper passenger seat

All of these

A full Maryland motorcycle license

Proper passenger foot pegs

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If the back of your motorcycle starts swaying side to side, you should suspect...?

Rear wheel flat

Front wheel flat

Engine seizure

Chain breakage

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The best way of avoiding a DUI conviction is...?

To only drink one drink per hour

To eat a large meal when drinking and riding

To buy a personal breathalyzer

Not to drink and ride

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If you have a blood alcohol concentration of .04%, you are...?

Safe to ride

Able to have another drink and ride safely

Still impaired

At no risk from police

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If you have to cross a trolley track which runs parallel to your path, you should...?

Turn away and come back to meet it at exactly 90°

Turn away and come back to meet it at least 45°

Increased speed and drift across at a shallow angle

Dismount and push your motorcycle across the tracks

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The first sign of engine seizure may be...?

Excessive smoke from the exhaust

A loss of clutch smoothness

A loss of power

A loss of braking force

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A passenger should mount your motorcycle...?

After you have mounted but before you have started the engine

Before you have mounted

Any of these

After you have mounted and started the engine

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On a long touring trip, you should take breaks at least...?

Every 4 hours

Every 2 hours

Every hour

Every 3 hours

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If you cannot free a stuck throttle, you should immediately operate...?

The engine cut-off and the front brake

The engine cut-off and the clutch

The clutch and the fuel supply valve

The front brake and the fuel supply valve

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Which of these drinks contains the most alcohol?

1.5 ounce shot of whiskey

12 ounce can of beer

They are all the same

5 ounce glass of wine

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In a staggered formation, rider #3 should be how far behind the leader?

1 second

4 seconds

3 seconds

2 seconds

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The pace of a group ride should be set by...?

The most experienced rider

The fastest rider

The leader

The last rider

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When you experience a wobble, you should try to avoid...?

Any/all of these

Applying the brakes

Accelerating out of it

Fighting it at the handlebars

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In Maryland, what blood-alcohol concentration can lead to an alcohol-related conviction when riding?

0.05%

0.07%

0.08%

0.06%

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The best way to secure a load on a motorcycle is with...?

Elastic cords

Canvas straps

Cable ties

Stout rope

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You're on a touring holiday and carrying all your camping equipment. You should be aware that...?

Your stopping distance will be longer

All of these

You will accelerate slower

Your handling will be heavier

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What is the largest group in which you should consider riding?

4 riders

6 riders

5 riders

8 riders

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When carrying a passenger, you should adjust...?

Your suspension settings

Your tire pressure

Your headlight angle

All of these

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When entering a sweeping curve, a group should...?

Move into single file

Remain in staggered formation

Take it in pairs

Spread out line abreast

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The best place to put a load on a motorcycle is...?

High and forward

Low and back

High and back

Low and forward

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The safest way to cross railroad tracks running at 45 degree to your path is...?

To ride straight within your lane

To slow down to walking pace

To turn to meet them at 90°

To accelerate hard to bump over them

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You should tell a passenger to lean...?

At a more shallow angle than you

At a steeper angle than you

Only if you signal them to do so

At the same angle as you

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You should ride alongside another rider if...?

You are blocking a tailgater

You need to talk

Never

There is heavy traffic

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The most inexperienced riders in a group should be placed...?

In the middle

At the back

In front of the last rider

Behind the leader

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You should monitor the safety of a load by...?

Occasionally feeling behind you

Listening out for unusual flapping sounds

Dismounting and checking regularly

Checking it in your mirrors

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You should tell your passenger to keep their feet on the foot pegs unless...?

You tell them they may dismount

They are nervous about balance

They need to stretch their legs

You are stopped at an intersection

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The chief cause of wobble is...?

Unsuitable accessories

Improper loading

Incorrect tire pressure

Any/all of these

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Your chain slips when going uphill, and you notice that it is stretched and the sprockets are worn. You should...?

Tighten the chain and proceed as normal

Make a note to have then fixed at the next service

Add extra oil and proceed as normal

Not ride again until both are replaced

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