North Carolina Motorcycle Test 02

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North Carolina Motorcycle Practice Test 02

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Going through a turn, you should look where you want to go by turning...?

Just your eyes

Your head, shoulders and hips

Just your head and shoulders

Just your head

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When choosing your lane position travelling behind car, you should remember that car drivers most frequently check...?

Their right side view mirror

Over their shoulders

Their rearview mirror

Their left side view mirror

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When you're riding, your feet should be pointing...?

Level

Down 15°

Up 15°

It doesn't matter

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You need to increase your following distance if...?

Your view is obscured

Any of these apply

Traffic is heavy

The pavement is slippery

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For the purpose of lane positioning, you should divide your lane into how many parts?

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Which of these should not be a factor in choosing your lane position?

Where you are most visible

Where you can avoid wind blast

Where you can go fastest

Where you have the best escape route

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If you speed up to try to lose a tailgater, you are risking...?

Encouraging the tailgater to race

Unwittingly breaking the speed limit

Being tailgated at higher speed

All of these

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You are riding in the left-hand lane of a four-lane highway, with traffic both coming and going either side. Your best lane position is...?

Right-hand side

It doesn't matter

Center lane

Left-hand side

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To lean your motorcycle to the left for a left turn, you should...?

Pull on the left-hand grip

Press on the right-hand grip

Pull on the right-hand grip

Press on the left-hand grip

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You can exceed the speed limit when making a pass...?

If you can see clear road ahead

If you and the other vehicle are the only traffic on the road

Under no circumstances

If the vehicle being passed is attempting to block you

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The minimum following distance to a vehicle ahead is always...?

2 seconds

4 seconds

1.5 seconds

3 seconds

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Before making a pass, you should...?

Use your signals

Check in your mirrors

Do all these things

Turn to check in your blind spot

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You can share a lane with another vehicle...?

If you're letting them pass you

Under no circumstances

If you're joining the exit lane

If traffic is slow

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When you're shifting into a lower gear, the most important thing to check is...?

You're going in a straight line

You're not going too fast

The revs are as high as possible

You're not going too slow

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In a normal turn, you should...?

Stay upright and lean your motorcycle

Lean less far than your motorcycle

Lean at the same angle as your motorcycle

Lean further over than your motorcycle

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Which of these is the best split between supporting your weight and steering your motorcycle for your arms?

50/50

10/90

20/80

30/70

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The best place to deal with wind blast from other vehicles is...?

Wherever is furthest from the other vehicle

The center of the lane

The left of the lane

The right of the lane

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The grease strip in the middle of a lane will usually be no more than...?

3 feet wide

18 inches wide

4 feet wide

2 feet wide

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Who has the most responsibility for keeping you safe on the road?

North Carolina traffic police

Other road users

Yourself

The North Carolina DMV

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You're stopped at a red light. Which gear should you be in?

2nd

Neutral

1st

5th

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You're coming up to a pickup truck which is stopped at a red light. You should stop...?

Well back of it

Alongside the front passenger door

Almost touching its bumper

Alongside the front driver's door

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Your grip on the handlebars should be...?

Tight

Loose

Firm

Fingertip

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When making a pass, the best place to see and be seen is...?

The right side of the lane, well back

The left side of the lane, well back

The center of the lane, well back

The center of the lane, close up

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You should sit on your motorcycle so that with your hands on the hand grips your arms will be...?

Elbows touching your sides

Bent at right angles

Slightly bent

Fully stretched

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You should adjust your handlebars so that your hands are...?

Level with your hips

Level with your lowest rib

Level with your elbows

Level with your collarbone

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Keeping the minimum following distance allows you...?

A better view of hazards

Time to swerve

Room to stop

All of these things

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Maintaining a cushion of space all around you provides you with...?

Time to react

Time to find an escape route

Time to maneuver

All of these things

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What percentage of stopping power is provided by your front brake?

75%

85%

65%

55%

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You should use both of your brakes for stopping...?

At all times

In emergencies

When braking from over 30 mph

At low speed

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You should look out for big buildups of oil and grease...?

At toll booths

In school zones

In business districts

At freeway exits

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