NJ Motorcycle Test 03

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New Jersey Motorcycle Practice Test 03

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On slippery surfaces you should ride...?

Sharply

Aggressively

Cautiously

Quickly

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If you are forced to ride across a patch of ice, you should...?

Not use any brakes

Only use the rear brake

Use both brakes very softly

Only use the front brake

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You should be particularly aware of the dangers of dirt and gravel on the edge of the road when...?

Going uphill

Entering a hollow

Leaving a freeway

Crossing an overpass

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When approaching parked cars on your right, you should...?

Slow down and move to the right

Slow down and move to the left

Accelerate and move to the left

Accelerate and move to the right

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It's acceptable to share a lane with another vehicle...?

When making a pass

When traffic is stationary

When heading for an offramp

Never

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You're boxed in by vehicles on both sides on the freeway. You should...?

Hold position as you are

Speed up or drop back to clear space

Accelerate and join one of their lanes

Gesticulate to them to give you more room

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If the vehicle ahead were to run into a brick wall, it would be no problem for you if you've been keeping a proper following distance because you wouldn't reach the crash scene for...?

3 seconds

1 second

1.5 seconds

2 seconds

8 / 30

The best thing to do with a tailgater is to...?

Open up a gap in front of you

Open up a gap behind you

Slow down to block them

Move to the right of your lane

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If something smears or cracks your eye protection you should...?

Wipe it off as you ride along

Leave the road as soon as possible to deal with it

Any of these

Remove your eye protection and carry on

10 / 30

Which of these could be a cause of wobble?

Stuck throttle

Engine seizure

Loose chain

Incorrectly loaded luggage

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To get the best view of an inside curve, you should...?

Move to the right hand of the curve

Stay right on the centerline

Stay right in the middle of your lane

Move to the left hand of the curve

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A railroad track is crossing your path at 45°. What should you do?

Keep straight on as you were

Accelerate to absorb the bumps

Turn to meet it head on

Turn to make a shallower angle

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

When approaching a tollbooth

When approaching another vehicle

When riding in suburban areas

When riding on the freeway

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In an emergency you should stop using...?

Front brake only

Both brakes, more front than rear

Both brakes, more rear than front

Rear brake only

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Apart from when icy, roads will be at their most slippery...?

When the road starts to dry out

When it's been raining for an hour

Just after rain starts

When rain slacks off to a drizzle

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In which of these situations is it particularly important to use your mirrors?

All of them

When stopped at an intersection

When changing lanes

When slowing suddenly

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When making a turn to the left on a high crowned road, the only way to handle the wrong way banking is...?

Use steering rather than leaning

Slow down and lean over further

Accelerate towards the crown

Slow down and straighten the motorcycle

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At night your headlight illuminates the road for 250 feet ahead. You should never exceed the speed which will allow you to brake within...?

150 feet

350 feet

250 feet

300 feet

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If you suddenly lose air from a tire, you should...?

Keep the throttle open until you reach a suitable stopping place

Keep straight, then coast to the side of the road

Pull sharply to the side of the road

Brake sharply and stop in the middle of the road

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If a vehicle is passing you, you should...?

Move to the right of your lane

Move to block them

Move to the left of your line

Move to the center of your lane

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If you start to experience wobble, you must not...?

Try to fight it

Apply the brakes

Do any of these

Accelerate

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At intersections, you should...?

Move as close to oncoming vehicles as safely possible

Maintain a path in the middle of the lane

Any of these depending on conditions

Move as far away from oncoming vehicles as safely possible

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You see a pothole ahead which you cannot avoid. You should...?

Make sure the motorcycle is upright

Do all of these

Slow down

Stand up on the foot pegs

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If you're riding across the metal bridge grating and your motorcycle starts to weave, what should you do?

Turn in to the direction of the grooves

Relax and keep going

Accelerate hard

Brake hard

25 / 30

Using convex mirrors means that when changing lanes you should...?

Allow extra distance

Slow down

Speed up

Change at an acute angle

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You're approaching a blind intersection with a stop line. You should...?

Keep riding straight across without stopping

Ride across the stop line and stop at the edge of the cross traffic lane

Stop at the stop line, then pull forward to the edge of the cross traffic lane

Stop at the stop line, then ride straight across

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If you have to make a quick swerve to the right, you should turn the front wheel...?

Slightly to the right

Sharply to the left

Slightly to the left

Sharply to the right

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If your throttle sticks, you should immediately...?

Apply the front brake and the clutch

Pull in the clutch and hit the engine cut-off switch

Apply the front brake and the engine cut-off switch

Apply the engine cut-off switch and the rear brake

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You're riding home at night on your regular commuting roads. Your speed should be...?

Higher than in the daytime

The same as in the daytime

Lower than in the daytime

Any of these depending on conditions

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If you need to across something like a trolley track which runs alongside your path, you should...?

Edge across it over 100 yards

Move away and turn back in at 45°

Move away and turn back in 90°

Turn sharply across immediately

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