Mississippi Motorcycle Test 02

We will explain everything MS residents and aspiring motorcyclists need to know to pass the permit test, including key topics like road rules, traffic signs, and essential tips for success. We’ll also show you how our free motorcycle permit practice test can make preparation easier than you’d imagine.

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Mississippi Motorcycle Practice Test 02

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In which of these areas should you be particularly focused on finding potential escape routes?

On country roads

On freeways

In business districts

In and around intersections

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When leaning your motorcycle over in a curve, you should always remember that you will have...?

More power

Less traction

Less power

More traction

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You may exceed the posted speed limit to make a pass...?

If you need to avoid oncoming traffic

If there is clear road ahead

If the other driver is already at the speed limit

Never

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You should try to avoid riding exactly in the center of the lane if...?

It's very warm

It's raining

It's dark

It's freezing

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Your biggest danger, and what you should be looking out most for, is traffic...?

Coming from behind

Coming from anywhere

Coming from the left

Coming from the right

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At all times when you are riding, you should scan the road ahead to where you will be in...?

12 seconds time

8 seconds time

2 seconds time

4 seconds time

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You should only share a lane with another vehicle...?

If you are making a pass

In none of these circumstances

If you are both headed for the same offramp

If traffic is very heavy

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Where in your gearbox will you find neutral?

Between 1st and 2nd gear

Before 1st gear

Between 3rd and 4th gear

Between 4th and 5th gear

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Before you make any pass, you must...?

Make a head check

Use your turn signals

Check your mirrors

Do all of these

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For the purposes of selecting a lane position, you should divide your lane into how many parts?

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A car driver ahead of you is travelling at 15 mph below the speed limit. What should happen to your 2 seconds following distance?

You can decrease it

It should stay the same

It becomes irrelevant

You should increase it

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As you ride through a turn, your eyes should be fixed on...?

The apex

The center line

The front wheel

Your exit

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To make your motorcycle go left in a turn, you should...?

Press the left hand grip and lean left

Press the right hand grip and lean right

Press the right hand grip and lean left

Press the left hand grip and lean right

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The first thing you should do whether up shifting or downshifting is to...?

Roll on the throttle and operate the gear shift lever

Roll on the throttle and pull in the clutch

Back off the throttle and pull in the clutch

Apply the front brake and pull in the clutch

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When you are aiming for maximum straight line braking, you should, as you go through the maneuver...?

Increase front pressure and decrease rear

Decrease pressure on front and rear

Increase rear pressure and decrease front

Increase pressure on front and rear

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You come up behind a truck stopped at a red light. Where should you make your stop?

To the left of the driver's cab

To the right of the driver's cab

Right up to its rear fender

Well back of its rear fender

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The more assertively you search, the more...?

All of these

Time you will have

Space you will have

Escape routes you will have

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You should choose a lane position with an eye to all these things except...?

Setting up for turns

Providing an escape route

Faster acceleration

Avoiding blindspots

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You've pulled up at a stop line for an intersection and are waiting for your turn to cross. What gear should you be in?

3rd

5th

Neutral

1st

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When being passed by another vehicle, you should...?

Stay in the center of your lane

Move to the left of your lane

Any of these

Move to the right of your lane

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If you start from a standstill with your right hand higher than the throttle, you are risking...?

Accidental braking

Accidental over throttling

Accidental gear changes

Accidentally activating the engine cutoff

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If you see a driver ahead emerging from an entrance ramp, you should...?

Switch to the next lane over

Sound your horn to warn them you are there

Slow down to make room

Any of these, depending on circumstances

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You give the driver ahead the best chance of seeing you if you ride in a position where you are visible in...?

Their right sideview mirror

Any of their mirrors

Their left sideview mirror

Their rearview mirror

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The best way to handle a tailgater is to get them in front of you. The best way to achieve this is...?

Maintain your speed but wave them past you

Slow down and open up a space ahead

Move to the side of the road to let them through

Pull out to the left and let them pass on the inside

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You should sit far enough forward in your seat that with your hands on the controls...?

Your arms are fully stretched out

Your arms are slightly bent

You have to lean from the waist

Your elbows are touching your sides

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When riding, you should keep your knees against the gas tank to help...?

Crash avoidance

Squeezing through small spaces

Balance

Aerodynamics

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You should be principally concerned when riding with keeping a space cushion...?

To your right

All around you

To your left

To your rear

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Which of these is not part of the SEE strategy?

Escape

Evaluate

Execute

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When making a slow, tight turn to the left, your body should...?

Lean right

Lean left

Stay upright

Lean back

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In every stop, you should use...?

The front brake

The rear brake

Either brake

Both brakes

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