Montana Motorcycle Test 03

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Montana Motorcycle Practice Test 03

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The #1 choice for visibility is clothing that is...?

Reflective

Professional looking

Dark

Brightly colored

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When choosing clothing for visibility, you should remember that most crashes occur...?

At nighttime

In broad daylight

At dusk

At dawn

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More than 50% of motorcycles/car crashes are caused by...?

Motorcyclists entering the driver's right-of-way

Drivers entering the motorcyclist's right-of-way

Drivers speeding

Motorcyclists speeding

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A highside crash can be caused by...?

Releasing the rear brake with the wheels out of alignment

Releasing the rear brake too quickly in a turn

Leaning over too far in a turn

Not applying the front and rear brakes together

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You're going straight across an intersection, with an oncoming vehicle waiting to turn left across you. You should...?

Gradually edge towards it

Maintain a straight path

Rapidly swerve away from it

Gradually edge away from it

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When you see a car ahead parked but with a person in the driver's seat, you should be wary that...?

They might pull into your path

Any of these things might happen

They may pull a U-turn

The driver's door may open

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You have cars either side of you and a truck ahead on the freeway. What's your best choice?

Drop back to a clearer area

Accelerate hard and swerve between them

Sound your horn to tell the truck driver to move

Maintain your position

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If your real wheel locks, you can leave it until you're stopped, provided...?

You're going in a straight line

The motorcycle is upright

All of these apply

You're on a good road surface

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At a blind intersection, the best way of guaranteeing your safety is to...?

Stop and lean forward to look out

Enter the intersection as slow as possible

Use your ears to replace your eyes

Enter the intersection as fast as possible

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In any area where you may have to react quickly, you should...?

Cover both brakes and gear shift lever

Cover both brakes and the horn

Cover the rear brake and headlight flasher

Cover the clutch and both brakes

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Convex mirrors make objects seen further away than they really are. The best way to deal with this is...?

Never trust what you see

Maneuver faster than you would normally

Swap them out for flat ones

Practice when stationary

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The best place to avoid being affected by wind blast from a passing large vehicle is...?

The left of the lane

It makes no difference

The center of the lane

The right of the lane

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Which of these should be a part of your evaluation strategy as you ride?

Other vehicles

All of them

Traffic control devices

Road surface characteristics

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As you ride, your 'RiderRadar' should be monitoring...?

90° to your left and right

360° around you

180° to your front

120° to your front

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You should consider sharing a lane with another vehicle...?

Never

To make a pass

When preparing to turn

In heavy traffic

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When riding at night, you should reduce your speed compared to daytime...?

In urban areas

On the freeway

When riding unfamiliar roads

In all circumstances

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When making a pass, you should signal...?

You don't have to

When turning out and when cutting back in

When turning out

When cutting back in

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You're looking for a place to park, and you see an empty space 100 yards ahead. To warn other drivers that you are going to slow, it's best to...?

Turn and shout your intentions

Flash your brake light

Point to the space with your right hand

Start indicating immediately

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When facing multiple hazards, you should deal with them...?

In groups of three

In pairs

Singly

As one single group

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You should use your high beam headlight at night...?

Except when approaching another vehicle

At all times

Except in rural areas

Except on the freeway

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You must make a special point of using your mirrors...?

In all these situations

When stopped at an intersection

Before slowing down

Before changing lanes

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If you're forced to ride over an obstacle, you can help yourself by lightening the front end by doing what?

Throwing your weight backwards

Pulling on the handlebars

Accelerating hard

Slightly rolling on the throttle

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You see a cyclist ahead whom you fear may pull into your path. You should warn them of your presence by...?

Sounding a series of regular beeps on your horn

Sounding a single quick beep on your horn

Getting on your horn and staying on it

Any of these

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When making a turn, you should cancel your signal...?

As soon as you commence the turn

20 yards after completing the turn

As soon as the turn is completed

As soon as you reach the apex

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A 'head check' is used to...?

Indicate to other drivers

Make sure your helmet is safe

Assess how tired you are

Eliminate your blind spot

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As you approach an intersection, the most important thing to plan is...?

All of these things

How you can force other drivers to yield

Where your escape route lies

How you can get across as quickly as possible

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If you ride with your headlight on in the day, you are...?

Wasting your battery

Twice as likely to be noticed

Making no difference

Breaking the law

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In the SEE strategy, the S stands for...?

Swerve

Stealth

Speed

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Most riders involved in crashes have used...?

Not enough front brake and too much rear

Not enough of both brakes

Too much of both brakes

Not enough rear brake and too much front

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When applying maximum straight line braking, you should look...?

At the handlebars

At your front wheel

Straight ahead

To your left

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