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

Move to the side of the road to let them through

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

Slow down and open up a space ahead

Maintain your speed but wave them past you

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

It's freezing

It's raining

It's dark

It's very warm

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

To your left

To your rear

To your right

All around you

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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 traffic is very heavy

If you are both headed for the same offramp

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

Less traction

More traction

More power

Less power

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

Stay upright

Lean back

Lean left

Lean right

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

In business districts

On freeways

On country roads

In and around intersections

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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 should increase it

You can decrease it

It becomes irrelevant

It should stay the same

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

Well back of its rear fender

Right up to its rear fender

To the right of the driver's cab

To the left of the driver's cab

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

Your elbows are touching your sides

You have to lean from the waist

Your arms are slightly bent

Your arms are fully stretched out

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

If there is clear road ahead

If the other driver is already at the speed limit

Never

If you need to avoid oncoming traffic

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

Increase rear pressure and decrease front

Increase pressure on front and rear

Decrease pressure on front and rear

Increase front pressure and decrease rear

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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?

Neutral

1st

3rd

5th

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

Any of these

Stay in the center of your lane

Move to the left of your lane

Move to the right of your lane

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

Space you will have

All of these

Time you will have

Escape routes you will have

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

Accidental gear changes

Accidental braking

Accidental over throttling

Accidentally activating the engine cutoff

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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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Which of these is not part of the SEE strategy?

Execute

Escape

Evaluate

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

8 seconds time

4 seconds time

2 seconds time

12 seconds time

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Where in your gearbox will you find neutral?

Before 1st gear

Between 4th and 5th gear

Between 3rd and 4th gear

Between 1st and 2nd gear

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In every stop, you should use...?

The front brake

The rear brake

Either brake

Both brakes

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

Faster acceleration

Avoiding blindspots

Setting up for turns

Providing an escape route

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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 left sideview mirror

Their right sideview mirror

Their rearview mirror

Any of their mirrors

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

Check your mirrors

Make a head check

Use your turn signals

Do all of these

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

The front wheel

The center line

The apex

Your exit

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

Coming from the left

Coming from anywhere

Coming from behind

Coming from the right

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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 left hand grip and lean right

Press the right hand grip and lean left

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

Slow down to make room

Switch to the next lane over

Sound your horn to warn them you are there

Any of these, depending on circumstances

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

Balance

Aerodynamics

Squeezing through small spaces

Crash avoidance

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