North Carolina motorcycle permit practice test

A: A motorcycle learner permit or a motorcycle endorsement on your driver license. NCDMV requires either a motorcycle learner permit or a motorcycle endorsement on a provisional, regular or commercial driver license. North Carolina Motorcyclists' Handbook: Motorcycle & Moped Privileges: Motorcycles.

B: 12 months, renewable once for six months. Motorcycle learner permits are issued for 12 months and can be renewed only once, for six months. North Carolina Motorcyclists' Handbook: Applying for a motorcycle learner permit.

B: A road sign identification test and a vision test. To get the permit you must pass a motorcycle knowledge test, a road sign identification test and a vision test. North Carolina Motorcyclists' Handbook: Applying for a motorcycle learner permit: Permit requirements.

A: A full provisional, regular or commercial driver license. Applicants must already have a full provisional, regular or commercial driver license. North Carolina Motorcyclists' Handbook: Applying for a motorcycle learner permit: Permit requirements.

A: Signed parental or guardian consent and completion of an approved motorcycle safety course. Applicants ages 16-18 need signed parental or guardian consent and must complete a Motorcycle Safety Foundation or North Carolina Motorcycle Safety Education Program course. North Carolina Motorcyclists' Handbook: Applying for a motorcycle learner permit: Age 18 or younger.

C: No, the permit lets you practice but is not required for the endorsement. NCDMV says the learner permit lets you practice before getting the endorsement but is not required to obtain it. North Carolina Motorcyclists' Handbook: Applying for a motorcycle learner permit.

D: Completing an approved Motorcycle Safety Foundation Basic Rider Course. Instead of the NCDMV skills test you may complete an approved MSF Basic Rider Course, approved military motorcycle training, or present a valid out-of-state endorsement. North Carolina Motorcyclists' Handbook: Applying for a motorcycle endorsement: Endorsement requirements.

A: Tuesday through Thursday, weather permitting, by appointment. Skills tests are by appointment only and offered Tuesday-Thursday, as the weather permits, at select driver license offices. North Carolina Motorcyclists' Handbook: Scheduling DMV tests.

B: You must schedule a new appointment, since only one attempt is allowed per day. Only one skills test attempt is allowed per day; if you do not pass you must schedule a new appointment. North Carolina Motorcyclists' Handbook: Scheduling DMV tests.

B: It is waived on renewal. The handbook says the motorcycle knowledge test is waived on a renewal. North Carolina Motorcyclists' Handbook: Licensing and Registration (inside front cover).

C: All operators and all passengers. North Carolina law requires all operators and passengers on motorcycles and mopeds to wear a motorcycle safety helmet. North Carolina Motorcyclists' Handbook: Helmet Use, page 6.

B: FMVSS 218. North Carolina requires a helmet of a type that complies with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) 218. North Carolina Motorcyclists' Handbook: Helmet Use, page 6.

B: No, compliant helmets have the DOT symbol permanently installed by the manufacturer. Compliant helmets have the DOT symbol permanently installed by the manufacturer; a separately supplied or purchased sticker does not make a helmet compliant. North Carolina Motorcyclists' Handbook: Safety helmet law: DOT sticker.

C: A firm polystyrene foam liner about 1 inch thick. A compliant helmet has a firm inner liner of polystyrene foam about 1 inch thick; non-compliant helmets usually have thin soft padding or no liner. North Carolina Motorcyclists' Handbook: Safety helmet law: Thick inner liner.

A: It must be properly secured with a retention strap. The handbook states the helmet must be properly secured with a retention strap. North Carolina Motorcyclists' Handbook: Helmet Use, page 6.

A: A two- or three-wheeled vehicle with a motor under 50 cc, no external shifter and a top speed of no more than 30 mph on level ground. NCDMV gives the statutory moped definition: two or three wheels, motor under 50 cc, no external shifter, top speed not over 30 mph on a level surface. North Carolina Motorcyclists' Handbook: Mopeds.

C: 16. A driver license is not required for a moped, but operators must be at least 16 years old. North Carolina Motorcyclists' Handbook: Mopeds.

B: Mopeds must be registered and the operator must wear a motorcycle safety helmet. North Carolina requires moped operators to wear a motorcycle safety helmet, and mopeds must be registered; a driver license is not required. North Carolina Motorcyclists' Handbook: Mopeds.

D: Without passengers. NCDMV's fee schedule describes the motorcycle learner permit as required to operate a motorcycle without passengers, so permit holders ride alone. North Carolina Motorcyclists' Handbook: Driver License Fees: Learner permits.

C: $25.50. NCDMV lists the motorcycle learner permit fee as $25.50. North Carolina Motorcyclists' Handbook: Driver License Fees: Learner permits.

D: $3.05 per year of the license. NCDMV lists the motorcycle endorsement fee as $3.05 per year. North Carolina Motorcyclists' Handbook: Driver License Fees: Endorsements.

D: Your driving privilege is revoked immediately for at least 30 days. The handbook says an alcohol concentration of 0.08 or more (0.04 in a commercial motor vehicle) means immediate revocation of your driving privilege for a minimum of 30 days. North Carolina Motorcyclists' Handbook: Alcohol and the Law, page 40.

D: It is usually prohibited, and cars and motorcycles each need a full lane. The handbook says cars and motorcycles need a full lane to operate safely and lane sharing is usually prohibited. North Carolina Motorcyclists' Handbook: Lane Sharing, page 18.

B: The right to a full lane. NCDMV's guidance for other drivers says motorcyclists have the right to a full lane. North Carolina Motorcyclists' Handbook: Guidelines for other drivers.

D: Three to four seconds. NCDMV advises drivers to allow more following space, three to four seconds, behind motorcycles. North Carolina Motorcyclists' Handbook: Guidelines for other drivers.

D: On the back of the motorcycle. The handbook says the plate you receive is placed on the back of the motorcycle and should be kept clean and readable. North Carolina Motorcyclists' Handbook: Licensing and Registration (inside front cover).