AR DMV MOTORCYCLE WRITTEN TEST QUESTIONS WITH
ACCURATE ANSWERS
1. During normal turns: correct answer › The motorcycle and rider should lean in
the same direction.
2. When riding under ideal conditions, you should maintain a minimum following
distance of: correct answer › Two seconds.
3. When attempting to pass another vehicle, you should: correct answer › Ride
within the posted speed limits.
4. Lane sharing is: correct answer › Usually prohibited.
5. A person with a minimum blood alcohol concentration (BAC) of ______ is
considered legally correct answer › 0.08 percent
6. When riding in a group, riders should: correct answer › All maintain safe
following distances.
7. Taking over-the-counter medication before riding: correct answer › May affect
your riding abilities and should be done with caution.
8. Before every ride, you should: correct answer › Clean and adjust your mirrors.
9. Verify that your headlight and taillight are in working order: correct answer ›
Before every ride.
,10. When your mirrors are properly adjusted, you should see: correct answer ›
The lane behind you and the lane next to you.
11. Scan the road ______ ahead of your motorcycle. correct answer › 12 seconds
12. When approaching multiple hazards at one time, you should: correct answer ›
Identify and separate the hazards.
13. As you accelerate, you should: correct answer › Shift up to a higher gear.
14. What are the four steps to safely completing a turn? correct answer › Slow,
look, press, and roll.
15. Maintaining a space cushion between your motorcycle and its surroundings is
important because it: correct answer › Allows you time to react to unexpected
situations.
16. When the road is slippery, maintain a following distance of at least: correct
answer › Three seconds.
17. When passing another driver, you should: correct answer › Move out of their
blind spot as quickly as possible.
18. When approaching a blind intersection, riders should: correct answer › Stop at
the stop line before moving forward to improve their view of cross traffic.
, 19. In general, when parked on the road, a motorcycle should be: correct answer ›
Angled with the rear wheel touching the curb.
20. If no traffic is present when you are taking a curve, it is a good idea to start:
correct answer › On the outside of the curve.
21. It is recommended that you take a curve by beginning on the outside of the
curve, moving to the inside of the curve, and exiting on the outside of the curve.
An alternate option is to: correct answer › Start in the center of the curve and stay
there until you exit.
22. When riding on a slippery surface, you should: correct answer › Avoid making
sudden moves.
23. The first thing you should do if your throttle becomes stuck is: correct answer
› Twist the throttle back and forth.
24. What does alcohol do to your riding skills and judgement? correct answer › It
harms both riding skills and judgement.
25. What is the only way to reduce your blood alcohol concentration (BAC)?
correct answer › Allow your body time to get rid of the alcohol.
26. Refusing to take a breath test when requested to do so by an officer: correct
answer › Will result in legal consequences.
27. When a lead rider's left arm is bent at the elbow with their index finger
pointing straight up, it means correct answer › Single-file formation.
ACCURATE ANSWERS
1. During normal turns: correct answer › The motorcycle and rider should lean in
the same direction.
2. When riding under ideal conditions, you should maintain a minimum following
distance of: correct answer › Two seconds.
3. When attempting to pass another vehicle, you should: correct answer › Ride
within the posted speed limits.
4. Lane sharing is: correct answer › Usually prohibited.
5. A person with a minimum blood alcohol concentration (BAC) of ______ is
considered legally correct answer › 0.08 percent
6. When riding in a group, riders should: correct answer › All maintain safe
following distances.
7. Taking over-the-counter medication before riding: correct answer › May affect
your riding abilities and should be done with caution.
8. Before every ride, you should: correct answer › Clean and adjust your mirrors.
9. Verify that your headlight and taillight are in working order: correct answer ›
Before every ride.
,10. When your mirrors are properly adjusted, you should see: correct answer ›
The lane behind you and the lane next to you.
11. Scan the road ______ ahead of your motorcycle. correct answer › 12 seconds
12. When approaching multiple hazards at one time, you should: correct answer ›
Identify and separate the hazards.
13. As you accelerate, you should: correct answer › Shift up to a higher gear.
14. What are the four steps to safely completing a turn? correct answer › Slow,
look, press, and roll.
15. Maintaining a space cushion between your motorcycle and its surroundings is
important because it: correct answer › Allows you time to react to unexpected
situations.
16. When the road is slippery, maintain a following distance of at least: correct
answer › Three seconds.
17. When passing another driver, you should: correct answer › Move out of their
blind spot as quickly as possible.
18. When approaching a blind intersection, riders should: correct answer › Stop at
the stop line before moving forward to improve their view of cross traffic.
, 19. In general, when parked on the road, a motorcycle should be: correct answer ›
Angled with the rear wheel touching the curb.
20. If no traffic is present when you are taking a curve, it is a good idea to start:
correct answer › On the outside of the curve.
21. It is recommended that you take a curve by beginning on the outside of the
curve, moving to the inside of the curve, and exiting on the outside of the curve.
An alternate option is to: correct answer › Start in the center of the curve and stay
there until you exit.
22. When riding on a slippery surface, you should: correct answer › Avoid making
sudden moves.
23. The first thing you should do if your throttle becomes stuck is: correct answer
› Twist the throttle back and forth.
24. What does alcohol do to your riding skills and judgement? correct answer › It
harms both riding skills and judgement.
25. What is the only way to reduce your blood alcohol concentration (BAC)?
correct answer › Allow your body time to get rid of the alcohol.
26. Refusing to take a breath test when requested to do so by an officer: correct
answer › Will result in legal consequences.
27. When a lead rider's left arm is bent at the elbow with their index finger
pointing straight up, it means correct answer › Single-file formation.
