Michigan Motorcycle Test 04

If you’re ready to hit the open road on your motorcycle, you need to ensure you have a Michigan motorcycle permit first. Passing the permit test is essential to getting your full license and enjoying all that riding has to offer. Here are some tips to help you confidently ace the Michigan motorcycle permit test.

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Michigan Motorcycle Practice Test 04

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You can use the tail lights of the car ahead to...?

Judge speed

Prepare for passes

Judge distance

Judge road conditions

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How soon after taking a drink of alcohol does it start to impair your skills and judgment?

Inside 5 minutes

After 15 minutes

After half an hour

After one hour

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What percentage of motorcycle riders who were fatally injured had alcohol in their systems?

15%

30%

20%

40%

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Poor loading of saddlebags can cause...?

Drift to one side

Front wheel lift

Rear wheel skid

Reduced acceleration

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If your chain slips or breaks, the most likely reason is...?

You have been accelerating too hard

You've neglected its maintenance

Road debris has damaged it

There is a manufacturing fault

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There is a baulk of timber in the road which you can't avoid riding over. To control your path of travel, you should keep looking at...?

Your handlebars

Where you want to go

Your front wheel

The object

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You're giving a ride to someone who has been riding motorcycles much longer than you. You should...?

Only give them cursory instruction

Tell them just to ask if they have any questions

Instruct them as if they had never been a passenger

Assume they know what they should do

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To carry a passenger you must have...?

Straps or solid handholds

All of these things

Passenger foot rests

A proper seat

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In most cases, the first sign you will have of a tire failure is...?

A loud bang

Handling changes

Sudden acceleration

A soft hiss

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A highside crash is caused by releasing the rear brake when...?

The front brake is still on

The wheels are out of alignment

The clutch is pulled in

You are in high gear

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When riding in a group, you must not...?

Race

Do any of these

Pass other riders

Tailgate

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The hours of peak performance for most riders are...?

1 PM

6 AM

9 AM

2 PM

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You're crossing a bridge grating and you feel your motorcycle start to weave. You should...?

Accelerate

Brake hard

Turn into the line of the grating

Keep riding normally

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If you can't avoid riding over an object, you should try to adjust your contact angle to...?

45°

55°

35°

90°

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The first thing you should do when approaching a slippery surface is...?

Slow down

Move your weight back

Shift into neutral

Accelerate

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Your group is turning left at an intersection. You should go through...?

Line abreast

In pairs

In staggered formation

In single file

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You should use your high beam headlights at night except when...?

Riding in a business district

Approaching another vehicle

Riding on the freeway

Riding on suburban roads

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You can tell your passenger to hold onto any of these except...?

Your waist

Your shoulders

Your hips

Your belt

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If you are forced to cross a patch of ice, you should consider...?

Accelerating smoothly across

Getting off and pushing

Braking in a controlled skid

Letting your feet skim the surface

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If you start to experience 'wobble' you must...?

Accelerate out of it

Shift your weight forwards

Fight it with the handlebars

Quickly apply the brakes

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Most experienced motorcycle riders will not try to ride more than...?

10 hours a day

4 hours a day

6 hours a day

8 hours a day

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Before you carry a passenger, you should adjust...?

Suspension settings

Headlight angle

Tire pressures

All of these

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When it starts to rain, the best lane position in normal circumstances is...?

The right tire track

Next to the centerline

The center of the lane

The left tire track

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The best way of securing a load to a motorcycle is with...?

Chain

Thick fishing line

Stout rope

Elastic cords

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If you don't keep your oil level topped up, you are risking...?

Broken chain

Brake failure

Clutch failure

Engine seizure

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If you have to swerve, your body should...?

Lean in to the swerve

Lean away from the swerve

Lean forward

Stay upright

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If you have had 5 drinks in 3 hours, how many drinks (minimum) are still in your body?

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If you are caught with excess alcohol in your system, you can expect...?

A license suspension

All of these

A heavy fine

Increased insurance premiums

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You are riding on a country road when you see a deer ahead of you. You should...?

Do any of these

Accelerate on the widest side of it

Slow down and prepare to stop

Maintain your course, sounding your horn

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If your front brake locks, you must...?

Release it immediately and reapply

Release it immediately and leave off

Release it halfway then reapply

Increase the pressure

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