NY DMV MOTORCYCLE PERMIT EXAM-ACTUAL EXAM |LATEST UPDATE 2025
COMPLETE QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT DETAILED AND VERIFIED ANSWERS|
MOSTLY TESTED QUESTIONS -RATED 100% CORRECT!!GUARANTEED
PASS!ALREADY GRADED A+
What formation should the group ride in? - (answers)Staggered
What are the factors in determining BAC? - (answers)Amount and speed of consumption, body
weight
What formation should the group ride in when entering a curve? - (answers)Single file
Do cars or motorcycles have longer stopping distance? - (answers)Neither - about the same
To stop quickly, you should: - (answers)Use both brakes
When braking, you should use: - (answers)Both brakes
What portion of the lane should you be in while someone attempts to pass you from behind? -
(answers)Center
What do you do when being chased by a dog? - (answers)Approach the animal slowly, then
speed up
Which part of the lane should you usually use when passing parked cars? - (answers)Left
Maximum straight-line braking is done by: - (answers)Using the front and rear brakes
simultaneously without locking either wheel
If attempting to brake in a curve, you should: - (answers)
Braking in a turn is: - (answers)More difficult than braking on a straightaway
How long should your follow distance be if you cannot see through the vehicle ahead of you, the
road is slippery, or there is heavy traffic? - (answers)3 seconds or more
Four steps to safely completing a turn: - (answers)Slow, look, press, and roll
One way to tell if your rear tire has gone flat while riding is if: - (answers)The back end is
jerking from side to side
Do most crashes happen on short or long trips? - (answers)Short trips (less than 5 miles)
,What speed are most riders going when a crash occurs? - (answers)30 mph or less
How often should you check oil and fluid levels? - (answers)Weekly
How many riders can share a lane? - (answers)2
Scan path of travel how many seconds ahead? - (answers)12
How much of total power does the front brake carry? - (answers)3/4
When you ride you should turn: - (answers)Only your head
What does SEE stand for? - (answers)Search, evaluate, execute
When is it especially important to flash your brake light? - (answers)When slowing more quickly
than others might expect, where others might not expect, or when someone is following closely
When is it most important to check mirrors? - (answers)In intersections, before changing lanes,
before you slow down
When driving at night: - (answers)Reduce speed, increase distance, use the car ahead to see, use
high beams, be flexible about lane position
One way to avoid crashes is to: - (answers)Separate breaking and swerving
What should you do if the front wheel locks when braking? - (answers)Release the front brake,
then firmly reapply it
What should you do if the rear wheel locks when braking on good traction surface? -
(answers)Keep it locked until a complete stop
How to stop in a curve/turn: - (answers)Straighten the bike and then brake if possible, but if not
then apply light brakes and reduce throttle
How should you cross railroad tracks that run parallel to your course? - (answers)At a 45 degree
angle
How can you increase your line of sight and effective radius of a turn when no traffic is present?
- (answers)Start at the outside of the curve, then move towards the inside as you turn, and move
to the outside once you pass the center to exit (or just stay in the center of the lane)
When is a road the most slippery? - (answers)Just as it begins to rain, gravel or sand, mud, snow,
or ice, lane markings, steel plates/manhole covers
, What part of the lane should you ride in when the roads are slippery? - (answers)In the tire tracks
left by cars (left is usually best but depends on traffic conditions)
What should you do when riding over slippery patch? - (answers)Keep off the brakes, reduce
speed, keep the bike straight, and if possible squeeze the clutch and coast
How to tell when the front wheel goes flat while riding - (answers)The steering will feel heavy
What to do when either tire goes flat - (answers)Hold handle grips firmly and keep a straight
course, ease off throttle (if braking is necessary, gradually apply on the tire that is not flat if you
know which it is)
What to do when throttle is stuck - (answers)Try to free it by twisting it back and forth a few
times - if this doesn't work, pull the clutch and switch the engine kill switch so you can stop
What to do when the bike wobbles - (answers)Lighten the load if it is heavy or shift so the
weight is centered lower and father forward, check for mechanical issues
How to ride when bike wobbles - (answers)Grip handlebars firmly but do not fight the wobble,
close throttle gradually but do not brake, move weight as far forward and down as possible, pull
off the road
What to do when chain slips - (answers)Pull over and check chain and sprockets, may help to
tighten chain, but may have to replace both if the issue is a worn or stretched chain
What to do when chain breaks - (answers)Will immediately lose power to rear wheel, so brake to
stop immediately
What to do when engine seizes - (answers)May lose engine power or notice change in engine
sound - squeeze clutch to disengage and pull over to check the oil and let cool before restarting
How to instruct passengers - (answers)Get on bike only after engine is started, sit as far forward
as possible, hold firmly to waist, hips, or belt, keep both feet on pegs even when stopped, keep
legs away from moving parts, lean as you lean, tighten hold when necessary
How to ride with passengers - (answers)Ride slower (especially in curves, corners, or bumps),
start slowing earlier as approaching a stop, open up larger space cushion, wait for larger gaps to
cross, enter, or merge in traffic
How to carry loads - (answers)Keep load low and keep it forward (over or in front of the rear
axle), distribute evenly
COMPLETE QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT DETAILED AND VERIFIED ANSWERS|
MOSTLY TESTED QUESTIONS -RATED 100% CORRECT!!GUARANTEED
PASS!ALREADY GRADED A+
What formation should the group ride in? - (answers)Staggered
What are the factors in determining BAC? - (answers)Amount and speed of consumption, body
weight
What formation should the group ride in when entering a curve? - (answers)Single file
Do cars or motorcycles have longer stopping distance? - (answers)Neither - about the same
To stop quickly, you should: - (answers)Use both brakes
When braking, you should use: - (answers)Both brakes
What portion of the lane should you be in while someone attempts to pass you from behind? -
(answers)Center
What do you do when being chased by a dog? - (answers)Approach the animal slowly, then
speed up
Which part of the lane should you usually use when passing parked cars? - (answers)Left
Maximum straight-line braking is done by: - (answers)Using the front and rear brakes
simultaneously without locking either wheel
If attempting to brake in a curve, you should: - (answers)
Braking in a turn is: - (answers)More difficult than braking on a straightaway
How long should your follow distance be if you cannot see through the vehicle ahead of you, the
road is slippery, or there is heavy traffic? - (answers)3 seconds or more
Four steps to safely completing a turn: - (answers)Slow, look, press, and roll
One way to tell if your rear tire has gone flat while riding is if: - (answers)The back end is
jerking from side to side
Do most crashes happen on short or long trips? - (answers)Short trips (less than 5 miles)
,What speed are most riders going when a crash occurs? - (answers)30 mph or less
How often should you check oil and fluid levels? - (answers)Weekly
How many riders can share a lane? - (answers)2
Scan path of travel how many seconds ahead? - (answers)12
How much of total power does the front brake carry? - (answers)3/4
When you ride you should turn: - (answers)Only your head
What does SEE stand for? - (answers)Search, evaluate, execute
When is it especially important to flash your brake light? - (answers)When slowing more quickly
than others might expect, where others might not expect, or when someone is following closely
When is it most important to check mirrors? - (answers)In intersections, before changing lanes,
before you slow down
When driving at night: - (answers)Reduce speed, increase distance, use the car ahead to see, use
high beams, be flexible about lane position
One way to avoid crashes is to: - (answers)Separate breaking and swerving
What should you do if the front wheel locks when braking? - (answers)Release the front brake,
then firmly reapply it
What should you do if the rear wheel locks when braking on good traction surface? -
(answers)Keep it locked until a complete stop
How to stop in a curve/turn: - (answers)Straighten the bike and then brake if possible, but if not
then apply light brakes and reduce throttle
How should you cross railroad tracks that run parallel to your course? - (answers)At a 45 degree
angle
How can you increase your line of sight and effective radius of a turn when no traffic is present?
- (answers)Start at the outside of the curve, then move towards the inside as you turn, and move
to the outside once you pass the center to exit (or just stay in the center of the lane)
When is a road the most slippery? - (answers)Just as it begins to rain, gravel or sand, mud, snow,
or ice, lane markings, steel plates/manhole covers
, What part of the lane should you ride in when the roads are slippery? - (answers)In the tire tracks
left by cars (left is usually best but depends on traffic conditions)
What should you do when riding over slippery patch? - (answers)Keep off the brakes, reduce
speed, keep the bike straight, and if possible squeeze the clutch and coast
How to tell when the front wheel goes flat while riding - (answers)The steering will feel heavy
What to do when either tire goes flat - (answers)Hold handle grips firmly and keep a straight
course, ease off throttle (if braking is necessary, gradually apply on the tire that is not flat if you
know which it is)
What to do when throttle is stuck - (answers)Try to free it by twisting it back and forth a few
times - if this doesn't work, pull the clutch and switch the engine kill switch so you can stop
What to do when the bike wobbles - (answers)Lighten the load if it is heavy or shift so the
weight is centered lower and father forward, check for mechanical issues
How to ride when bike wobbles - (answers)Grip handlebars firmly but do not fight the wobble,
close throttle gradually but do not brake, move weight as far forward and down as possible, pull
off the road
What to do when chain slips - (answers)Pull over and check chain and sprockets, may help to
tighten chain, but may have to replace both if the issue is a worn or stretched chain
What to do when chain breaks - (answers)Will immediately lose power to rear wheel, so brake to
stop immediately
What to do when engine seizes - (answers)May lose engine power or notice change in engine
sound - squeeze clutch to disengage and pull over to check the oil and let cool before restarting
How to instruct passengers - (answers)Get on bike only after engine is started, sit as far forward
as possible, hold firmly to waist, hips, or belt, keep both feet on pegs even when stopped, keep
legs away from moving parts, lean as you lean, tighten hold when necessary
How to ride with passengers - (answers)Ride slower (especially in curves, corners, or bumps),
start slowing earlier as approaching a stop, open up larger space cushion, wait for larger gaps to
cross, enter, or merge in traffic
How to carry loads - (answers)Keep load low and keep it forward (over or in front of the rear
axle), distribute evenly
