Texas Motorcycle Test 01

Preparing to earn your Texas motorcycle license? This free practice test is designed to help you confidently pass the official Texas DPS motorcycle exam. With 30 carefully crafted questions based on the latest Texas Motorcycle Handbook, you’ll gain valuable insight into the rules, safety guidelines, and best practices for motorcycle operation in Texas.

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Texas Motorcycle Practice Test 01

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You should make a full inspection of your motorcycle...?

Every other morning

Every day

Before every ride

At least once a week

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Why does a motorcycle need more frequent attention than a car?

Because cars are less complex

Because motorcycles aren't built as well as cars

Because minor failures can have serious consequences

Because motorcycles are ridden harder than cars

3 / 30

Under which these circumstances will a properly fitted approved helmet prevent you seeing as far to the sides as necessary?

None of them

Riding in heavy traffic

Riding at night

Riding in the rain

4 / 30

When starting out in motorcycling, you should consider...?

Getting a small motorcycle and working upwards

Getting a medium-sized motorcycle

Getting the fastest motorcycle you can afford

Getting the largest motorcycle you can afford

5 / 30

If you are wearing a helmet and are involved in a crash, your chances of survival are improved by...?

150%

200%

300%

100%

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You must wear a helmet to ride in Texas if you are under...?

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If you choose to wear goggles instead of a full face shield, you won't be protected fully from...?

Any of these

Pebbles

Insects

Objects thrown from cars

8 / 30

You can minimize the dangers of motorcycling by continually...?

Studying

Training

Practicing

Doing all of these things

9 / 30

Parking your motorcycle in a designated disabled parking space without a permit in Texas incurs a minimum fine of...?

$500

$350

$75

$125

10 / 30

Whatever eye protection you choose, you must make sure that it is...?

Tinted

Loose

Free from scratches

Mirrored

11 / 30

You shouldn't be able to push your motorcycle forward or back when holding it with...?

The front brake lever

The rear brake lever

Any of these

Both brake levers together

12 / 30

The rear brake on a normal motorcycle will be operated with...?

The left hand

The right foot

The left foot

The right hand

13 / 30

If your motorcycle has a fuel supply valve, you will find it...?

Below the gas tank

By the ignition

Under the seat

On the right handlebar

14 / 30

The first thing you should do when you borrow a motorcycle from someone else is...?

Choose quiet roads

Test its acceleration

Ride it round a parking lot

Read the manual

15 / 30

Riders with less than 5 months of experience with their motorcycle are responsible for what fraction of crashes?

1/8

1/2

1/4

1/3

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It's possible to make an approved helmet virtually useless as protection by...?

Not having reflective material on it

Not closing the face shield

Not fastening it

Not cleaning it

17 / 30

Under Texas law your motorcycle must have which of these lights?

License plate lamp

Tail lamp

Stop lamp

All of them

18 / 30

The best way to avoid permanent hearing damage from motorcycling is to use...?

A fullface helmet

Earplugs

A headscarf

Ear defenders

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Which of these would not be suitable for motorcycle riding?

Safety boots

Hiking boots

Running shoes

Work boots

20 / 30

Texas law requires that when making a right turn you must...?

Be as close as practicable to the right-hand curb

Be in the center of your lane

Be in the left of your lane

Start from the center line

21 / 30

Under Texas law you must ride with your headlight on if your motorcycle was built after...?

1981

1968

1992

1975

22 / 30

The best material for a motorcycle jacket is...?

Leather

Synthetic

Denim

Wool

23 / 30

The majority of motorcycle crashes happen at speeds of...?

Less than 45 mph

Less than 65 mph

Less than 30 mph

Less than 55 mph

24 / 30

The engine cut-off switch can be found...?

On the right handlebar

On the left handlebar

Underneath the odometer

By the ignition switch

25 / 30

If you don't wear a jacket in warm weather you are risking...?

Hyperthermia

Dehydration

Hypothermia

Numbness

26 / 30

Acceleration on a motorcycle is controlled with...?

The left hand

The right hand

The left foot

The right foot

27 / 30

Motorcycling is a much more involved task than driving a car because...?

Motorcycles are more sensitive to outside forces

Motorcycles are more dangerous than cars

Motorcycles are faster than cars

Motorcycles are more complex than cars

28 / 30

Your riding gear should include...?

Face or eye protection

All of these things

A DOT compliant helmet

Protective clothing

29 / 30

If you're riding a borrowed or hired motorcycle, you should be extra...?

Committed

Timid

Aggressive

Cautious

30 / 30

On average, a motorcyclist will sustain a head or neck injury in one of every how many crashes?

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