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1.Where on most motorcycles will you find neutral?

Between 1st and 2nd gear

Between 3rd and 4th gear

Below 1st gear

Above 5th gear

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2.In which of these circumstances do you not need to use your turn signals?

When what you're doing is obvious

None of them

When there is no traffic about

When making a low speed maneuver

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3.The last thing you should do before changing lanes is to...?

Activate your turn signal

Look in your left mirror

Look in your right mirror

Make a shoulder check

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4.Your horn exists to help you...?

Clear your path

Express your anger

Give warnings

All of these things

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5.To lean your motorcycle right to go around a right-hand bend, you should...?

Push the right handgrip away from you

Pull the left handgrip towards you

Push the left handgrip away from you

Pull the right handgrip towards you

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6.What makes pedestrians and animals a particular hazard?

They are faster than road vehicles

They don't know the rules of the road

They are smaller than road vehicles

They move unpredictably

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7.When you are riding, you should search aggressively for hazards...?

To your front

To your sides

All around you

To your rear

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8.Convex mirrors used on many motorcycles make objects seem...?

Farther away than they really are

Faster than they really are

Slower than they really are

Closer than they really are

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9.You should hold the gas tank firmly with your knees for...?

Better aerodynamics

Warmth

Better collision avoidance

Better balance

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10.When sitting on your motorcycle holding the handlebars, your arms should be...?

Bent at 90°

Tucked into your sides

Slightly bent

At full stretch

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11.If the engine is straining (over revving), that is a sign that you should...?

Brake

Downshift

Shift to neutral

Upshift

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12.When you start off on a hill, initially your motorcycle should be held with...?

Both brakes

The rear brake

Your feet

The front brake

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13.When you are shifting down and have the clutch pulled in, to avoid a lurch when the clutch is released, you must...?

Open the choke slightly

Close the throttle slightly

Open the throttle slightly

Put slight pressure on the rear brake

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14.Why is it important to use your mirrors when slowing down?

You might miss an opportunity for an overtake

You might not be able to block people from passing you

For all of these reasons

The car behind may rear end you

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15.Your mirrors should be adjusted...?

Before you reach 30 kmh

Before you start

Before you reach a high-speed highway

Before you leave your street

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16.Taking a turn, you should reduce speed...?

Before beginning

As you start to leave the turn

In the first third of the turn

Once past the apex

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17.Which of these should be identified and planned for as a hazard as you ride?

Telegraph poles

Guardrails

All of them

Hedges

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18.In normal braking, you should use...?

Either brake, but not together

Front brake only

Both brakes together

Rear brake only

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19.If someone is tailgating you, you should...?

Accelerate away from them

Deliberately slow and block them

Move over and let them pass

Gesture to them to back off

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20.Your following distance at night should be...?

Any of these depending on conditions

Greater than daytime

The same as daytime

Smaller than daytime

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21.How far away from the curb should you park your motorcycle?

30 cm

15 cm

5 cm

50 cm

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22.The only way to be sure that there is no vehicle in the lane you want to pull into is...?

To make a shoulder check

To listen out for engine noise

To check your right mirror

To check your left mirror

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23.Wet pavement is particularly dangerous...?

Just after it starts to rain

Just as pavement starts to dry out

When it's been raining for half an hour

Just as rain starts to ease off

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24.In poor conditions, what should happen to your following distance?

It should remain the same

Any of these depending on circumstances

It should decrease

It should increase

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25.When is it safe to ride between lanes of traffic?

When the traffic is slow moving

When you can see a clear space ahead

When the traffic is stationary

Never

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26.How can you make your turn intentions obvious?

By using hand gestures as well as signals

By jinking towards the direction you're going

By sounding your horn before turning

By shouting a warning of your intentions

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27.The ideal riding position in a lane is...?

A little to the side of the centre of the lane

Absolutely in the centre of the lane

Right over to the right of the lane

Right over to the left of the lane

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28.Riders in the MGDL program are prohibited from riding...?

From 12 AM to 7 AM

From 11 PM to 8 AM

From half an hour after sunset until half an hour before sunrise

From half an hour before sunset until half an hour after sunrise

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29.When riding across slippery surfaces, it's important to be...?

Aggressive

Timid

Fast

Smooth

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30.If you are in the MGDL program you must ride with a blood alcohol concentration not greater than...?

.05

.03

.00

.01

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31.You're approaching an intersection where there is a car waiting to pull out. Where should you move?

Towards the right of your lane

Into the gutter

Towards the centre of the road

Towards the centre of your lane

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32.Good riders maintain what size of gap between themselves and the vehicle ahead?

At least 3 seconds

At least 4 seconds

At least 2 seconds

At least 1 second

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33.At blind intersections, how should you approach?

Slow down, drive across looking both ways

Stop, then ease forward to look

Stop, then drive straight across

Accelerate to get across quickly

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34.Where does oil tend to build up in lanes?

In the curb

Down the left

Down the right

In the centre

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35.You're making a right turn at an intersection and the lane is opening up ahead. Approximately how far from the curb should you be?

2 m

1.2 m

2.5 m

60 cm

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36.On a blind curve to the left, what lane position should you take for maximum visibility?

To the right

On the centerline

In the centre

To the left

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37.In which of these positions are you most likely to be in another driver's blind spot?

When alongside

All of these are the same

When behind

When in front

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38.You should maintain gates as you ride...?

All around you

To your front

To your rear

To your sides

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39.If you're going to slow down in the middle of a block where others might not expect it, you should...?

Flash your brake light beforehand

Shout a warning

Sound your horn as a warning

Point to where you're going to stop

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40.Under what circumstances should you share a lane with a car?

None

When traffic in the next lane is at a standstill

When joining an intersection

When heading for an off ramp

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41.When riding on a multilane highway, you should try to avoid...?

Having vehicles to your left

Having vehicles to your right

Having vehicles to your front

Having vehicles on either side of you

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42.You should use your high beam headlights at night at all times except when...?

Riding on high-speed highways

Riding in urban areas

Coming to another vehicle

Approaching an intersection

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43.At what angle should you park your motorcycle relative to the curb?

45°

25°

75°

90°

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Motorcycle Test 8

1.Where on most motorcycles will you find neutral?

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2.In which of these circumstances do you not need to use your turn signals?

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3.The last thing you should do before changing lanes is to...?

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4.Your horn exists to help you...?

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5.To lean your motorcycle right to go around a right-hand bend, you should...?

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6.What makes pedestrians and animals a particular hazard?

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7.When you are riding, you should search aggressively for hazards...?

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8.Convex mirrors used on many motorcycles make objects seem...?

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9.You should hold the gas tank firmly with your knees for...?

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10.When sitting on your motorcycle holding the handlebars, your arms should be...?

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11.If the engine is straining (over revving), that is a sign that you should...?

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12.When you start off on a hill, initially your motorcycle should be held with...?

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13.When you are shifting down and have the clutch pulled in, to avoid a lurch when the clutch is released, you must...?

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14.Why is it important to use your mirrors when slowing down?

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15.Your mirrors should be adjusted...?

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16.Taking a turn, you should reduce speed...?

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17.Which of these should be identified and planned for as a hazard as you ride?

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18.In normal braking, you should use...?

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19.If someone is tailgating you, you should...?

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20.Your following distance at night should be...?

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