DMV Motorcycle Licence Permit Test 2025

DMV Motorcycle Licence Permit Test 2025: 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

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Motorcycle License Permit Practice Test

1 / 30

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

A) Lengthen your following distance.

B) Speed up.

C) Shorten your following distance.

D) Leave the road.

2 / 30

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

A) Use only the rear brake.

B) Ride faster than usual.

C) Reduce your speed.

D) Use only the front brake.

3 / 30

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

A) Seat

B) Brake light.

C) Suspension.

D) Brakes

4 / 30

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

A) Side effects from the drinking may still remain

B) Your riding skills will not be affected.

C) You cannot be arrested for drinking and riding.

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

5 / 30

Which fabric provides the best protection for motorcycle riders?

A) Denim

B) Wool

C) Polyester

D) Leather

6 / 30

If your motorcycle starts to wobble:

A) Grip the handlebars firmly and close the throttle gradually

B) Downshift

C) Use the brakes gradually.

D) Accelerate out of the wobble.

7 / 30

When stopping, it is best to:

A) Only use the front brake.

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

C) Apply increasing pressure to the rear brake.

D) Grab at the front brake lever.

8 / 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.

9 / 30

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

A) Use your high beam light, if possible.

B) Reduce your speed.

C) Increase your following distance.

D) Decrease your following distance.

10 / 30

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

A) Riding with your headlight off.

B) Wearing bright clothing.

C) Not using turn signals.

D) Following other vehicles closely.

11 / 30

Reflective clothing should:

A) Be worn during the day

B) Be worn at night.

C) Be worn day and night

D) Not be worn

12 / 30

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

A) Ride on the shoulder.

B) Always stay within a foot of another vehicle.

C) Keep your intentions unknown from other drivers.

D) Be visible to other drivers.

13 / 30

To reduce your reaction time, you should:

A) Shift into neutral when slowing.

B) Cover the clutch and the brakes

C) Pull in the clutch when turning

D) Ride slower than the speed limit.

14 / 30

If your front tire locks while braking, you should:

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

B) Release both brakes and coast to a stop.

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

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

15 / 30

Most crashes happen:

A) On short trips.

B) Far from home.

C) Several hours into the ride.

D) On long rides.

16 / 30

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

A) About 50 percent

B) About 70 percent

C) 100 percent

D) About 25 percent

17 / 30

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

A) Accelerate.

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

C) Downshift.

D) Gradually apply your brakes.

18 / 30

When riding, you should:

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

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

C) Keep your arms straight

D) Keep your knees away from the gas tank.

19 / 30

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

A) Stop until the animal loses interest.

B) Approach the animal slowly, then speed up.

C) Swerve around the animal.

D) Kick it away.

20 / 30

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

A) Allow your friend to ride their motorcycle.

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

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

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

21 / 30

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

A) Farther away, faster

B) Closer, more slowly

C) Closer, faster

D) Farther away, more slowly

22 / 30

If you are chased by a dog

A) Kick it away

B) Swerve around the animal.

C) Stop until the animal loses interest

D) Approach the animal slowly, then speed up.

23 / 30

A plastic shatter-resistant face shield:

A) Is not necessary if you have a windshield

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

C) Only protects your eyes.

D) Helps protect your whole face

24 / 30

Making eye contact with other drivers:

A) Is not worth the effort it takes

B) Doesn’t mean that the driver will yield

C) Is a good sign they see you.

D) Guarantees that the other driver will yield to you

25 / 30

Usually, a good way to handle tailgaters is to:

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

B) Use your horn and make obscene gestures

C) Change lanes and let them pass

D) Ignore them.

26 / 30

When it starts to rain it is usually best to:

A) Increase your speed.

B) Ride in the center of the lane

C) Ride in the tire tracks left by cars

D) Pull off to the side until the rain stops

27 / 30

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

A) Maintain a large space between themselves and you.

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

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

D) Sit as far forward as possible.

28 / 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.

29 / 30

Motorcycle headlights are:

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

B) Usually larger than a car’s headlights.

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

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

30 / 30

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

A) Stay on the outside of the lane.

B) Change your path as needed.

C) Use the shoulder.

D) Stay in the center of the lane.

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The average score is 85%

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