WASHINGTON MOTORCYCLE PERMIT UPDATED
EXAMS TEST PAPER QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
SURE A+
✔✔What is the best lane position in which to ride? - ✔✔The one that allows you the
best chance to see, be seen and quickly avoid hazards
✔✔What are some ways you can increase your visibility? - ✔✔Wear brightly colored
gear
Wear gear with reflective strips or panels
Adding auxiliary lights to your motorcycle
Ensuring you use your turn signals
Flashing your brake light when slowing through the use of engine braking
✔✔Your street strategy of seeing and being seen will be even more effective if you: -
✔✔Create time and space around you
✔✔What are the three factors that make up total stopping distance? - ✔✔Perception
Reaction
Execution
, ✔✔What is one of the most effective ways to create time and space? - ✔✔Keep your
eyes up and looking as far down the road as you possibly can
✔✔Strive to see __ seconds down the road ahead of you - ✔✔12
✔✔What is the recommended minimum following distance? - ✔✔3 seconds
✔✔If you are being followed too closely what should you do? - ✔✔Slow down and allow
the other vehicle to pass
✔✔What strategies can you use to proactively create time and space for yourself? -
✔✔Being aware and making good choices
Continually scanning as far ahead as possible
Choosing the best lane and lane position for your current situation
Managing the distance between you, other road users and hazards
✔✔The majority of motorcycle vs vehicle collisions occur at: - ✔✔Intersections
✔✔At an intersection, riders should always: - ✔✔Look for escape routes
Look for roadway hazards and monitor traffic conditions
Remain in first gear at intersections and check mirrors often to avoid rear end collisions
Make sure that other road users have stopped prior to proceeding through intersections
✔✔What are common surface hazards? - ✔✔Painted lines or arrows on the roadway
Leaves
Oil spots
Steel construction plates
Drainage grates
Manhole covers
Gravel
✔✔To help maintain traction while driving over a slippery surface... - ✔✔Minimize any
speed and directional changes
✔✔Approach any obstacle as close to a ______ degree angle as possible - ✔✔90
✔✔When crossing over an obstacle, keep your head up and: - ✔✔Raise yourself
slightly off the seat by putting pressure on the foot rests
Just before crossing the obstacle, add a bit of throttle, after your front tire clears the
obstacle, roll off the throttle
✔✔The most effective way to pass another vehicle is: - ✔✔Plan your move
Move to the left side of your lane
Make sure the vehicle you are passing is not about to turn
EXAMS TEST PAPER QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
SURE A+
✔✔What is the best lane position in which to ride? - ✔✔The one that allows you the
best chance to see, be seen and quickly avoid hazards
✔✔What are some ways you can increase your visibility? - ✔✔Wear brightly colored
gear
Wear gear with reflective strips or panels
Adding auxiliary lights to your motorcycle
Ensuring you use your turn signals
Flashing your brake light when slowing through the use of engine braking
✔✔Your street strategy of seeing and being seen will be even more effective if you: -
✔✔Create time and space around you
✔✔What are the three factors that make up total stopping distance? - ✔✔Perception
Reaction
Execution
, ✔✔What is one of the most effective ways to create time and space? - ✔✔Keep your
eyes up and looking as far down the road as you possibly can
✔✔Strive to see __ seconds down the road ahead of you - ✔✔12
✔✔What is the recommended minimum following distance? - ✔✔3 seconds
✔✔If you are being followed too closely what should you do? - ✔✔Slow down and allow
the other vehicle to pass
✔✔What strategies can you use to proactively create time and space for yourself? -
✔✔Being aware and making good choices
Continually scanning as far ahead as possible
Choosing the best lane and lane position for your current situation
Managing the distance between you, other road users and hazards
✔✔The majority of motorcycle vs vehicle collisions occur at: - ✔✔Intersections
✔✔At an intersection, riders should always: - ✔✔Look for escape routes
Look for roadway hazards and monitor traffic conditions
Remain in first gear at intersections and check mirrors often to avoid rear end collisions
Make sure that other road users have stopped prior to proceeding through intersections
✔✔What are common surface hazards? - ✔✔Painted lines or arrows on the roadway
Leaves
Oil spots
Steel construction plates
Drainage grates
Manhole covers
Gravel
✔✔To help maintain traction while driving over a slippery surface... - ✔✔Minimize any
speed and directional changes
✔✔Approach any obstacle as close to a ______ degree angle as possible - ✔✔90
✔✔When crossing over an obstacle, keep your head up and: - ✔✔Raise yourself
slightly off the seat by putting pressure on the foot rests
Just before crossing the obstacle, add a bit of throttle, after your front tire clears the
obstacle, roll off the throttle
✔✔The most effective way to pass another vehicle is: - ✔✔Plan your move
Move to the left side of your lane
Make sure the vehicle you are passing is not about to turn
