Virginia Motorcycle Test 02

Realistic Simulations – Questions are based on the Virginia DMV Motorcycle Handbook, ensuring accuracy and relevance.
Comprehensive Content – Covering a wide array of topics including gear usage, lane positioning, and hazard awareness.
Unlimited Access – Study at your own pace and retake the test as many times as needed.

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Virginia Motorcycle Practice Test 02

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When riding, your toes should be...?

Pointing downwards

Pointing upwards

Any of these

Level

2 / 30

When holding the handlebars, your arms should be...?

Slightly bent

Bent at 90°

At full stretch

Pointing upwards

3 / 30

You should use your front and rear brakes together...?

When braking in a curve

Every time you stop

When stopping at intersections

In fast stops

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Going through a turn, your eye line should be...?

Leaning at the same angle as the motorcycle

Looking down at the road

Level with the horizon

Leaning opposite to the motorcycle

5 / 30

In which of these situations do you not need to bother with your turn signals?

None of them

When's it's broad daylight

When there's no traffic around

When it's obvious what you must do

6 / 30

For the purposes of lane positioning, how many sections should you divide your lane into?

7 / 30

The grease strip in the middle of a lane is seldom more than...?

3 feet wide

2 feet wide

4 feet wide

1 foot wide

8 / 30

If you're going too fast when you downshift, you may experience...?

A broken clutch

A front wheel skid

A rear wheel skid

A snapped chain

9 / 30

Remember that when leaning a motorcycle over in a curve you have...?

Less power

Less traction

More traction

More power

10 / 30

The worst thing you can do going into a curve is...?

Go in in the wrong gear

Go in too fast

Go in too slow

Stay too close to the curb

11 / 30

Studies have shown that in daylight, if you have your headlight off you are...?

Half as likely to be overlooked

As visible as with it on

Twice as likely to be overlooked

Three times as likely to be overlooked

12 / 30

Keeping your knees against the gas tank as you ride will help with...?

Crash protection

Aerodynamics

Balance

All of these

13 / 30

The best motorcycle gear to wear when riding at night is...?

Fluorescent

White

Any of these

Reflective

14 / 30

You should get your feet onto the foot pegs after starting...?

Within 5 seconds

Before you need to make your first gear change

Within 10 yards

Immediately

15 / 30

Your turn signals should be cancelled...?

As soon as you complete a turn

As soon as you begin a turn

Once you're well away from a turn

As soon as you're halfway round a turn

16 / 30

Unless it's been raining, the grease strip in the middle of a lane gives...?

As much traction as the rest of the lane

A little less traction than the rest of the lane

A little more traction than the rest of the lane

A lot less traction than the rest of the lane

17 / 30

You see a motorcycle jacket on sale; for visibility, it's probably best not to buy it if it is...?

Blue

Yellow

Orange

Green

18 / 30

When applying the brakes, you should...?

Apply the rear then the front

Apply either one, then the other

Apply the front then the rear

Apply both together

19 / 30

The main purpose of your choice of lane position is...?

To choose the fastest route

To stay on the best bit of pavement

To help you be seen

To intimidate other road users

20 / 30

Flashing your brake light is a good idea...?

When you're slowing in an unexpected place

In all these situations

When being tailgated

When you're slowing unexpectedly quickly

21 / 30

The majority of motorcycle crashes occur...?

In winter

At nighttime

In broad daylight

On overcast days

22 / 30

As you go through a turn, you should be looking...?

At where you want to go

At the center line

At the curb

At the apex of the curve

23 / 30

If you have a kickstart on your motorcycle, it will be found...?

Behind the rear brake pedal

In front of the gearchange lever

Behind the gearchange lever

In front of the rear brake pedal

24 / 30

You are making a slow, tight turn. You should...?

Keep your body upright and lean your motorcycle

Lean both your body and your motorcycle

Lean your body and keep your motorcycle upright

Keep both your body and your motorcycle upright

25 / 30

If you want to lean your motorcycle to the left, you should...?

Pull on the left handgrip

Pull on the right handgrip

Press on the right handgrip

Press on the left handgrip

26 / 30

You should aim to keep your posture when riding...?

Leaning well forward

Leaning well back

Fairly erect

Hunched over

27 / 30

On a normal motorcycle you will accelerate using...?

Your left hand

Your right hand

Your left foot

Your right foot

28 / 30

Because of a motorcycle's small outline, drivers will often miscalculate...?

How far away you are

Your size

All of these

Your speed

29 / 30

You are stopped at a railroad crossing. You should be...?

In 5th gear

In 1st gear

In 2nd gear

In neutral

30 / 30

What percentage of your total stopping power does your front brake provide?

65%

85%

75%

55%

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