Motorcycle permit practice test

C: A DOT-compliant helmet, face or eye protection, and protective clothing. The manual lists a DOT-compliant helmet, face or eye protection, and protective clothing as the gear that gives you a far better chance of avoiding serious injury. Class M Motorcycle Operator Manual 2025-2027 (contains the MSF Motorcycle Operator Manual, Revised 2023): Preparing to Ride: Wear the Right Gear, page 1.

A: The front brake. The front brake is the stronger of the two and can supply at least 70% of your stopping power. Used properly, it is safe, and you should use it together with the rear brake every time. Class M Motorcycle Operator Manual 2025-2027 (contains the MSF Motorcycle Operator Manual, Revised 2023): Basic Vehicle Control: Braking, page 6.

C: Slow, look, press, roll. The manual's four steps are SLOW before the turn, LOOK through it, PRESS the handgrip, and ROLL on the throttle. Class M Motorcycle Operator Manual 2025-2027 (contains the MSF Motorcycle Operator Manual, Revised 2023): Basic Vehicle Control: Turning, page 7.

C: Distance, a cushion of space around you. The best protection is distance, a cushion of space that gives you more time to respond and more space to maneuver. Class M Motorcycle Operator Manual 2025-2027 (contains the MSF Motorcycle Operator Manual, Revised 2023): Keeping Your Distance, page 8.

B: Three seconds. Normally a minimum of three seconds should be kept behind the vehicle ahead; motorcycles need as much distance to stop as cars. Class M Motorcycle Operator Manual 2025-2027 (contains the MSF Motorcycle Operator Manual, Revised 2023): Keeping Your Distance: Following Another Vehicle, page 8.

D: Cars and motorcycles need a full lane, and lane sharing is usually prohibited. Each vehicle needs a whole lane to operate safely. Lane sharing is usually against the law and exposes you to opening doors, arms out of windows and sudden turns. Class M Motorcycle Operator Manual 2025-2027 (contains the MSF Motorcycle Operator Manual, Revised 2023): Keeping Your Distance: Lane Sharing, page 10.

C: At an angle with the rear wheel to the curb. Back in at an angle so the rear wheel touches the curb. Some cities require motorcycles to park parallel to the curb instead. Class M Motorcycle Operator Manual 2025-2027 (contains the MSF Motorcycle Operator Manual, Revised 2023): Parking at the Roadside, page 14.

A: Distances are harder to judge because shadows and light contrasts are missing or distorted. At night your eyes lack the shadows and contrasts used to judge distance, so open up four seconds or more. Class M Motorcycle Operator Manual 2025-2027 (contains the MSF Motorcycle Operator Manual, Revised 2023): Riding at Night, page 16.

D: Stop. Arm extended straight down with palm facing back is the signal to stop. Class M Motorcycle Operator Manual 2025-2027 (contains the MSF Motorcycle Operator Manual, Revised 2023): Hand Signals, page 38.

C: Alcohol and drugs. Nothing hurts your clear thinking and riding skill as much as alcohol and drugs, and a single drink can make a real difference. Class M Motorcycle Operator Manual 2025-2027 (contains the MSF Motorcycle Operator Manual, Revised 2023): Being in Shape to Ride, page 27.

C: A knowledge test and an on-motorcycle skill test. A motorcycle license requires passing both a knowledge test and a skill test on the motorcycle. Class M Motorcycle Operator Manual 2025-2027 (contains the MSF Motorcycle Operator Manual, Revised 2023): Earning Your License, page 31.

A: One in five. The manual reports that about 1 crash in 5 leaves the rider with a head or neck injury. Class M Motorcycle Operator Manual 2025-2027 (contains the MSF Motorcycle Operator Manual, Revised 2023): Preparing to Ride: Wear the Right Gear (Helmet Use), page 1.

B: Both the front and rear brakes, every time. Always use both brakes every time you slow or stop, so the right habit is there in an emergency. Class M Motorcycle Operator Manual 2025-2027 (contains the MSF Motorcycle Operator Manual, Revised 2023): Basic Vehicle Control: Braking, page 6.

D: Turn just your head, not your shoulders, and keep your eyes level with the horizon. Look through the turn to where you want to go, turning just your head and keeping your eyes level with the horizon. Class M Motorcycle Operator Manual 2025-2027 (contains the MSF Motorcycle Operator Manual, Revised 2023): Basic Vehicle Control: Turning, page 7.

B: Three. Each traffic lane gives a motorcycle three paths of travel: left, center and right thirds. Class M Motorcycle Operator Manual 2025-2027 (contains the MSF Motorcycle Operator Manual, Revised 2023): Keeping Your Distance: Lane Positions, page 8.

D: Pick a fixed marker; when the vehicle ahead passes it, count seconds until you reach it. When the vehicle ahead passes a marker, count "one-thousand-one" and so on; if you reach the marker before "three," you are too close. Class M Motorcycle Operator Manual 2025-2027 (contains the MSF Motorcycle Operator Manual, Revised 2023): Keeping Your Distance: Following Another Vehicle, page 8.

D: In heavy bumper-to-bumper traffic, when passing you, when you prepare to turn, or when you move into an exit lane. Drivers are most tempted in heavy traffic, when passing, when you are preparing to turn, and when you are moving into an exit lane. Keep a center-portion position to discourage it. Class M Motorcycle Operator Manual 2025-2027 (contains the MSF Motorcycle Operator Manual, Revised 2023): Keeping Your Distance: Lane Sharing, page 10.

D: Its headlights can light the road better than your high beam, and bouncing taillights warn of bumps. The car ahead's headlights can give a better view of the road, and its taillights bouncing up and down can alert you to bumps. Class M Motorcycle Operator Manual 2025-2027 (contains the MSF Motorcycle Operator Manual, Revised 2023): Riding at Night, page 16.

D: Single file. One finger straight up means single file; two fingers straight up means double file. Class M Motorcycle Operator Manual 2025-2027 (contains the MSF Motorcycle Operator Manual, Revised 2023): Hand Signals, page 38.

B: 29%. Studies show 29% of fatally injured riders had AC above 0.08%, and another 8% had lower levels of 0.01 to 0.07%. Class M Motorcycle Operator Manual 2025-2027 (contains the MSF Motorcycle Operator Manual, Revised 2023): Being in Shape to Ride: Why This Information Is Important, page 27.

A: People often overestimate their abilities, and exams are scored more objectively. People often overestimate their own abilities, and friends and relatives rarely judge honestly; licensing exams are scored more objectively. Class M Motorcycle Operator Manual 2025-2027 (contains the MSF Motorcycle Operator Manual, Revised 2023): Earning Your License, page 31.

B: Short trips of less than five miles, a few minutes after starting out. Crash facts in the manual show most crashes happen on short trips under five miles, just minutes after leaving. Class M Motorcycle Operator Manual 2025-2027 (contains the MSF Motorcycle Operator Manual, Revised 2023): Preparing to Ride: Wear the Right Gear (Helmet Use), page 1.

A: By fully applying both brakes without locking either wheel. Maximum straight-line braking means fully applying both front and rear brakes without locking either wheel. Class M Motorcycle Operator Manual 2025-2027 (contains the MSF Motorcycle Operator Manual, Revised 2023): Basic Vehicle Control: Braking, page 6.

B: The right handgrip. Press right handgrip, lean right, go right. Pressing the grip in the direction of the turn makes the motorcycle lean that way. Class M Motorcycle Operator Manual 2025-2027 (contains the MSF Motorcycle Operator Manual, Revised 2023): Basic Vehicle Control: Turning, page 7.

A: The left third of the lane, in the left tire track of cars. Many riders consider the left third, the left tire track of cars, to be their default position, then vary it as conditions warrant. Class M Motorcycle Operator Manual 2025-2027 (contains the MSF Motorcycle Operator Manual, Revised 2023): Keeping Your Distance: Lane Positions, page 8.