California DMV Motorcycle Knowledge Test
Questions
At intersections
1. Where are vehicle/motorcycle collisions most
com- mon?
2. Before changing lanes to the left, what should you do? Check your
left mirror and
look to the left
3. Which of the following statements is b) Press left, lean left, go
correct?
left
a) Press left, lean right, go right
b) Press left, lean left, go right
b) Press left, lean left, go left
4. If a car is merging onto the freeway directly in front of Adjust your
speed and stay you on the right, and a car is directly to your left,
what in the center of your lane should you do to create more
space?
5. In slow right turns: 6. While in a
a) Lean the motorcycle only and keep your turn it is
body straight best to:
b) Lean your body more than the motorcycle a) Maintain a
c)Do not lean steady
speed or
gradually
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Questions
increase a) Lean the
b) Slow down motorcycle only and
c)Accelerate and look straight ahead
keep your body
7. To make good judgements in traffic, you need straight
to first:
a) Know how to stop quickly
b) Be able to swerve
c)Search ahead a) Maintain a
steady speed or
8. Your motorcycle has two brakes. Use both gradually increase
brakes when:
c) Search ahead
c) Every time you
slow or stop
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Questions
a) Only for normal stops
b) Only for emergency stops
c)Every time you slow or stop
9. When riding with a passenger you a) Start slowing sooner
should:
a) Start slowing sooner
b) Use only your front brake to slow
c)Start in the center portion of the
lane c) Separate braking from
10. When swerving it is important to: swerving
a) Always brake before swerving
b) Swerve in the direction of the
hazard
c)Separate braking from swerving
11. You are approaching a 4 way intersection, and directly a) Slow
down and move
across from you is a car who is preparing to lane
enter the intersection coming towards you on directly in
the opposite side of the road. What should front of a
you do to be seen and maintain a space car, B is
cushion?: behind A in
a) Slow down and move away from the vehicle the passing
after entering the intersection lane
b)Slow down and move closer to the curb so the directly to
driver can see you better the left of
c)Speed up to get through the intersection the car, and
quickly and then move left C is behind
the car in
12. Three motorcyclists are riding as a group on the right
a 4 lane road (2 lanes in each direction). hand lane.
Motorcyclist A is lead- ing in front in the right Motorcyclist
Questions
At intersections
1. Where are vehicle/motorcycle collisions most
com- mon?
2. Before changing lanes to the left, what should you do? Check your
left mirror and
look to the left
3. Which of the following statements is b) Press left, lean left, go
correct?
left
a) Press left, lean right, go right
b) Press left, lean left, go right
b) Press left, lean left, go left
4. If a car is merging onto the freeway directly in front of Adjust your
speed and stay you on the right, and a car is directly to your left,
what in the center of your lane should you do to create more
space?
5. In slow right turns: 6. While in a
a) Lean the motorcycle only and keep your turn it is
body straight best to:
b) Lean your body more than the motorcycle a) Maintain a
c)Do not lean steady
speed or
gradually
, California DMV Motorcycle Knowledge Test
Questions
increase a) Lean the
b) Slow down motorcycle only and
c)Accelerate and look straight ahead
keep your body
7. To make good judgements in traffic, you need straight
to first:
a) Know how to stop quickly
b) Be able to swerve
c)Search ahead a) Maintain a
steady speed or
8. Your motorcycle has two brakes. Use both gradually increase
brakes when:
c) Search ahead
c) Every time you
slow or stop
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Questions
a) Only for normal stops
b) Only for emergency stops
c)Every time you slow or stop
9. When riding with a passenger you a) Start slowing sooner
should:
a) Start slowing sooner
b) Use only your front brake to slow
c)Start in the center portion of the
lane c) Separate braking from
10. When swerving it is important to: swerving
a) Always brake before swerving
b) Swerve in the direction of the
hazard
c)Separate braking from swerving
11. You are approaching a 4 way intersection, and directly a) Slow
down and move
across from you is a car who is preparing to lane
enter the intersection coming towards you on directly in
the opposite side of the road. What should front of a
you do to be seen and maintain a space car, B is
cushion?: behind A in
a) Slow down and move away from the vehicle the passing
after entering the intersection lane
b)Slow down and move closer to the curb so the directly to
driver can see you better the left of
c)Speed up to get through the intersection the car, and
quickly and then move left C is behind
the car in
12. Three motorcyclists are riding as a group on the right
a 4 lane road (2 lanes in each direction). hand lane.
Motorcyclist A is lead- ing in front in the right Motorcyclist
