WASHINGTON MOTORCYCLE PERMIT UPDATED
COMPREHENSIVE EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔Rolling on the throttle through a turn: - ✔✔helps stabilize suspension
✔✔When you carry loads, you should: - ✔✔consider the balance, handling, and safety
of the motorcycle
✔✔Motorcycle passengers must have their own: - ✔✔Footrests, helmet, seat
✔✔The right foot pedal controls: - ✔✔The rear break
✔✔When riding over rain grooves or bridge gratings that cause the motorcycle to
weave, you should - ✔✔relax, maintain a steady speed and ride straight across.
✔✔To know what is going on behind you: - ✔✔check your side mirrors frequently
✔✔You ride safely on slippery surfaces by: - ✔✔Avoiding sudden moves
, ✔✔___________________ should check their mirror and make a head check before
they change lanes - ✔✔Both motorcyclists and car drivers
✔✔Braking distance is: - ✔✔how far a vehicle will travel, in ideal conditions, while the
driver is braking.
✔✔When preparing to enter the roadway from the roadside, you should position your
motorcycle: - ✔✔at an angle
✔✔When you are being passed from behind, you should: - ✔✔avoid moving into the
portion of the lane farthest from the passing vehicle.
✔✔You should adjust your side mirrors: - ✔✔before starting your motorcycle
✔✔When making a turn, it is best to change gears ___________ the turn. - ✔✔before
you enter
✔✔The best lane position should - ✔✔Avoid wind blasts from other vehicles, provide an
escape route, communicate your intentions
✔✔Making eye contact with other drivers: - ✔✔Doesn't mean that the driver will yield
✔✔Motorcycles handle better on surfaces with good traction. Surfaces that provide poor
traction include - ✔✔Lane markings, steel plates, manhole covers, mud, snow, ice, rain
✔✔At night it is harder for you to see and be seen. To compensate, you should: -
✔✔use the taillights of the car ahead
✔✔When riding in a group, the best formation is the ______ formation. - ✔✔staggered
✔✔Mud, steel plates and lane markings: - ✔✔All provide poor traction
✔✔You should start your motorcycle in: - ✔✔neutral
✔✔If a tire goes flat while riding, and you must brake, you should: - ✔✔gradually apply
the brake of the tire that is not flat.
✔✔______ helps make your downshifting smoother. - ✔✔Rolling on the throttle
✔✔What are 3 risk factors that pose more of a challenge to riders? - ✔✔Traction,
weather and potential road hazards
COMPREHENSIVE EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔Rolling on the throttle through a turn: - ✔✔helps stabilize suspension
✔✔When you carry loads, you should: - ✔✔consider the balance, handling, and safety
of the motorcycle
✔✔Motorcycle passengers must have their own: - ✔✔Footrests, helmet, seat
✔✔The right foot pedal controls: - ✔✔The rear break
✔✔When riding over rain grooves or bridge gratings that cause the motorcycle to
weave, you should - ✔✔relax, maintain a steady speed and ride straight across.
✔✔To know what is going on behind you: - ✔✔check your side mirrors frequently
✔✔You ride safely on slippery surfaces by: - ✔✔Avoiding sudden moves
, ✔✔___________________ should check their mirror and make a head check before
they change lanes - ✔✔Both motorcyclists and car drivers
✔✔Braking distance is: - ✔✔how far a vehicle will travel, in ideal conditions, while the
driver is braking.
✔✔When preparing to enter the roadway from the roadside, you should position your
motorcycle: - ✔✔at an angle
✔✔When you are being passed from behind, you should: - ✔✔avoid moving into the
portion of the lane farthest from the passing vehicle.
✔✔You should adjust your side mirrors: - ✔✔before starting your motorcycle
✔✔When making a turn, it is best to change gears ___________ the turn. - ✔✔before
you enter
✔✔The best lane position should - ✔✔Avoid wind blasts from other vehicles, provide an
escape route, communicate your intentions
✔✔Making eye contact with other drivers: - ✔✔Doesn't mean that the driver will yield
✔✔Motorcycles handle better on surfaces with good traction. Surfaces that provide poor
traction include - ✔✔Lane markings, steel plates, manhole covers, mud, snow, ice, rain
✔✔At night it is harder for you to see and be seen. To compensate, you should: -
✔✔use the taillights of the car ahead
✔✔When riding in a group, the best formation is the ______ formation. - ✔✔staggered
✔✔Mud, steel plates and lane markings: - ✔✔All provide poor traction
✔✔You should start your motorcycle in: - ✔✔neutral
✔✔If a tire goes flat while riding, and you must brake, you should: - ✔✔gradually apply
the brake of the tire that is not flat.
✔✔______ helps make your downshifting smoother. - ✔✔Rolling on the throttle
✔✔What are 3 risk factors that pose more of a challenge to riders? - ✔✔Traction,
weather and potential road hazards
