DMV Motorcycle Licence Permit Test 2024

DMV Motorcycle Licence Permit Test 2024: This Permit Test will help riders learn how to safely ride and handle a motorcycle along with how to pass the knowledge and skills tests. Experience makes for a better and safer motorcyclist.

Objectively assessing motorcycle riding skills and knowledge is difficult at best, and it is even harder for friends and relatives to be completely honest about their own skills.

Taking a knowledge test is the best way to determine if a potential rider has the minimum knowledge necessary to safely ride a motorcycle on the highway.

DMV Motorcycle Licence Permit Test

Permit Test for	Motorcycle Permit Test
Class	Endorsement (M)
Total Questions	30
Questions Type	Sample Multiple Choice
Time Duration	N/A
County	Any States-USA

0 votes, 0 avg

Motorcycle License Permit Practice Test

1 / 30

If your front tire locks while braking, you should:

A) Release the brake lever and use only the rear brake.

B) Keep the brake engaged until you come to a full stop.

C) Release the brake lever until the tire regains traction.

D) Release both brakes and coast to a stop.

2 / 30

When riding at night, you should do all of the following, except:

A) Decrease your following distance.

B) Increase your following distance.

C) Reduce your speed.

D) Use your high beam light, if possible.

3 / 30

Most crashes happen:

A) Several hours into the ride.

B) On short trips.

C) On long rides.

D) Far from home.

4 / 30

When it starts to rain it is usually best to:

A) Pull off to the side until the rain stops

B) Ride in the center of the lane

C) Ride in the tire tracks left by cars

D) Increase your speed.

5 / 30

If your motorcycle starts to wobble:

A) Downshift

B) Grip the handlebars firmly and close the throttle gradually

C) Use the brakes gradually.

D) Accelerate out of the wobble.

6 / 30

If you are chased by a dog

A) Approach the animal slowly, then speed up.

B) Swerve around the animal.

C) Kick it away

D) Stop until the animal loses interest

7 / 30

When operating a motorcycle on a slippery surface, you should:

A) Use only the front brake.

B) Ride faster than usual.

C) Reduce your speed.

D) Use only the rear brake.

8 / 30

When riding with a heavy load, you will want to adjust the:

A) Seat

B) Brake light.

C) Suspension.

D) Brakes

9 / 30

Usually, a good way to handle tailgaters is to:

A) Use your horn and make obscene gestures

B) Ignore them.

C) Change lanes and let them pass

D) Speed up to put distance between you and the tailgater

10 / 30

As an operator, you should prepare a passenger to ride by instructing them to do each of the following, except:

A) Get on the motorcycle after the engine has been started.

B) Maintain a large space between themselves and you.

C) Sit as far forward as possible.

D) Keep their legs away from the muffler and chains.

11 / 30

The front brake supplies how much of a motorcycle's potential stopping power?

A) About 70 percent

B) 100 percent

C) About 50 percent

D) About 25 percent

12 / 30

As a motorcycle operator, you can help others see you by:

A) Not using turn signals.

B) Wearing bright clothing.

C) Riding with your headlight off.

D) Following other vehicles closely.

13 / 30

To lessen your chances of being involved in a crash, you should:

A) Always stay within a foot of another vehicle.

B) Ride on the shoulder.

C) Be visible to other drivers.

D) Keep your intentions unknown from other drivers.

14 / 30

Reflective clothing should:

A) Be worn during the day

B) Be worn at night.

C) Not be worn

D) Be worn day and night

15 / 30

If you think stopping your motorcycle will take longer than usual, you should:

A) Shorten your following distance.

B) Speed up.

C) Leave the road.

D) Lengthen your following distance.

16 / 30

It is MOST important to flash your brake light when:

A) You will be slowing suddenly

B) Your signals are not working

C) Someone is following too closely

D) There is a stop sign ahead.

17 / 30

When riding a three-wheeled motorcycle through a curve, it is best to:

A) Change your path as needed.

B) Stay on the outside of the lane.

C) Use the shoulder.

D) Stay in the center of the lane.

18 / 30

If your friend has been drinking alcohol, it is a good idea to do any of the following, except:

A) Keep your friend from leaving until they are sober.

B) Allow your friend to ride their motorcycle.

C) Occupy your friend with activities to distract them from drinking.

D) Arrange for a safe ride home for your friend.

19 / 30

Making eye contact with other drivers:

A) Guarantees that the other driver will yield to you

B) Is a good sign they see you.

C) Is not worth the effort it takes

D) Doesn’t mean that the driver will yield

20 / 30

Small vehicles can appear ______ and seem to be traveling ______ than they actually are.

A) Closer, faster

B) Closer, more slowly

C) Farther away, more slowly

D) Farther away, faster

21 / 30

If you wait one hour per drink for the alcohol to be eliminated from your body before riding:

A) Your riding skills will not be affected.

B) Side effects from the drinking may still remain

C) You will be okay as long as you ride slowly.

D) You cannot be arrested for drinking and riding.

22 / 30

A plastic shatter-resistant face shield:

A) Does not protect your face as well as goggles.

B) Helps protect your whole face

C) Only protects your eyes.

D) Is not necessary if you have a windshield

23 / 30

When stopping, it is best to:

A) Grab at the front brake lever.

B) Apply increasing pressure to the rear brake.

C) Only use the front brake.

D) Keep your knees against the gas tank and keep your eyes up.

24 / 30

To reduce your reaction time, you should:

A) Cover the clutch and the brakes

B) Shift into neutral when slowing.

C) Ride slower than the speed limit.

D) Pull in the clutch when turning

25 / 30

If your motorcycle starts to wobble, it is best to:

A) Downshift.

B) Gradually apply your brakes.

C) Grip the handlebars firmly and close the throttle gradually.

D) Accelerate.

26 / 30

When riding, you should:

A) Keep your arms straight

B) Turn just your head and eyes to look where you are going

C) Turn your head and shoulders to look through turns.

D) Keep your knees away from the gas tank.

27 / 30

Which fabric provides the best protection for motorcycle riders?

A) Denim

B) Leather

C) Wool

D) Polyester

28 / 30

If you are being chased by a dog, you should:

A) Kick it away.

B) Approach the animal slowly, then speed up.

C) Stop until the animal loses interest.

D) Swerve around the animal.

29 / 30

Motorcycle headlights are:

A) Usually not as powerful as a car’s headlights.

B) Usually just as powerful as a car’s headlights.

C) Usually larger than a car’s headlights.

D) Usually more powerful than a car’s headlights.

30 / 30

When an operator's left arm is extended straight out to the left, it means the operator:

A) Is about to slow down.

B) Is about to stop.

C) Plans to turn left

D) Plans to turn right.

Your score is

The average score is 86%

See also: