CALIFORNIA DMV MOTORCYCLE FINAL EXAM 2026
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS SCORED A+
✔✔Alcohol will first affect your:
a) Balance
b) Vision
c) Judgement - ✔✔c) Judgement
✔✔At intersections, the most common cause of motorcycle/vehicle collisions is:
a) Drivers entering a rider's right of way
b) Drivers not yielding to oncoming traffic
c) Drivers tailgating others - ✔✔a) Drivers entering a rider's right of way
✔✔To make a normal stop use:
a) The rear brake only
b) The rear brake first
c) Both brakes and downshift - ✔✔c) Both brakes and downshift
✔✔You are approaching a 4-way intersection. There is a car facing you from the
opposite direction with their left turn signal on. You should:
a) Hold your speed and center lane position
b) Slow down and move away from the approaching vehicle
c) Increase your speed and stay in the center - ✔✔b) Slow down and move away from
the approaching vehicle
✔✔When you ride at night:
a) Wear reflective clothing
b) Always ride in the center portion of the lane
c) Follow the vehicle ahead more closely for safety - ✔✔a) Wear reflective clothing
✔✔While riding in an unfamiliar motorcycle:
a) Stay in the right portion of the lane
b) Allow extra room for stopping
c) Do not shift above the third gear - ✔✔b) Allow extra room for stopping
✔✔To make good judgement in traffic, you need to first:
a) Be able to swerve
b) Know how to stop quickly
c) Search ahead - ✔✔c) Search ahead
✔✔You are merging onto the freeway and need to make yourself more noticeable to the
car in the right lane you are merging into. Which light on your motorcycle will help you to
be noticed by the driver?
a) Brake light
, b) Taillight
c) Turn signal - ✔✔c) Turn signal
✔✔You are moving through an intersection with a light and it's your right of way. The
driver from the opposite direction has already entered the intersection with their left turn
signal on (likely about to drive right into you as they make a left) and they are not
stopping. Do you:
a) Maintain your position and brake hard
b) Slow and swerve to the left
c) Reduce your speed and move away from the vehicle - ✔✔c) Reduce your speed and
move away from the vehicle
✔✔When adjusting your mirrors to carry a passenger, the passenger should:
a) Sit on the seat with you
b) Stand behind the motorcycle
c) Adjust the mirror while you sit on the motorcycle - ✔✔a) Sit on the seat with you
✔✔If you lock the front tire when stopping:
a) Release the rear brake
b) Keep the front brake locked until stopped
c) Release and reapply the front brake - ✔✔c) Release and reapply the front brake
✔✔To avoid causing a rear-end collision when following another vehicle:
a) Ride in the right wheel track
b) Stay at least two seconds behind
c) Tap your brakes lightly - ✔✔b) Stay at least two seconds behind
✔✔When you turn you should:
a) Look through the turn
b) Watch the center line
c) Look straight ahead - ✔✔a) Look through the turn
✔✔What does SEE stand for? - ✔✔Search, Evaluate, and Execute. Search ahead, to
your sides and behind you for potential hazards. Evaluate Road and surface
characteristics, Traffic control devices such as traffic signals, vehicles and other traffic
that may move into your path. Execute - carry out your decision
✔✔During the evaluate step of the SEE procedure, what are you thinking about?
a) Traffic markings and signals
b) Vehicles that may move into your path
c) Possible hazardous road conditions
d) All of the above - ✔✔d) All of the above
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS SCORED A+
✔✔Alcohol will first affect your:
a) Balance
b) Vision
c) Judgement - ✔✔c) Judgement
✔✔At intersections, the most common cause of motorcycle/vehicle collisions is:
a) Drivers entering a rider's right of way
b) Drivers not yielding to oncoming traffic
c) Drivers tailgating others - ✔✔a) Drivers entering a rider's right of way
✔✔To make a normal stop use:
a) The rear brake only
b) The rear brake first
c) Both brakes and downshift - ✔✔c) Both brakes and downshift
✔✔You are approaching a 4-way intersection. There is a car facing you from the
opposite direction with their left turn signal on. You should:
a) Hold your speed and center lane position
b) Slow down and move away from the approaching vehicle
c) Increase your speed and stay in the center - ✔✔b) Slow down and move away from
the approaching vehicle
✔✔When you ride at night:
a) Wear reflective clothing
b) Always ride in the center portion of the lane
c) Follow the vehicle ahead more closely for safety - ✔✔a) Wear reflective clothing
✔✔While riding in an unfamiliar motorcycle:
a) Stay in the right portion of the lane
b) Allow extra room for stopping
c) Do not shift above the third gear - ✔✔b) Allow extra room for stopping
✔✔To make good judgement in traffic, you need to first:
a) Be able to swerve
b) Know how to stop quickly
c) Search ahead - ✔✔c) Search ahead
✔✔You are merging onto the freeway and need to make yourself more noticeable to the
car in the right lane you are merging into. Which light on your motorcycle will help you to
be noticed by the driver?
a) Brake light
, b) Taillight
c) Turn signal - ✔✔c) Turn signal
✔✔You are moving through an intersection with a light and it's your right of way. The
driver from the opposite direction has already entered the intersection with their left turn
signal on (likely about to drive right into you as they make a left) and they are not
stopping. Do you:
a) Maintain your position and brake hard
b) Slow and swerve to the left
c) Reduce your speed and move away from the vehicle - ✔✔c) Reduce your speed and
move away from the vehicle
✔✔When adjusting your mirrors to carry a passenger, the passenger should:
a) Sit on the seat with you
b) Stand behind the motorcycle
c) Adjust the mirror while you sit on the motorcycle - ✔✔a) Sit on the seat with you
✔✔If you lock the front tire when stopping:
a) Release the rear brake
b) Keep the front brake locked until stopped
c) Release and reapply the front brake - ✔✔c) Release and reapply the front brake
✔✔To avoid causing a rear-end collision when following another vehicle:
a) Ride in the right wheel track
b) Stay at least two seconds behind
c) Tap your brakes lightly - ✔✔b) Stay at least two seconds behind
✔✔When you turn you should:
a) Look through the turn
b) Watch the center line
c) Look straight ahead - ✔✔a) Look through the turn
✔✔What does SEE stand for? - ✔✔Search, Evaluate, and Execute. Search ahead, to
your sides and behind you for potential hazards. Evaluate Road and surface
characteristics, Traffic control devices such as traffic signals, vehicles and other traffic
that may move into your path. Execute - carry out your decision
✔✔During the evaluate step of the SEE procedure, what are you thinking about?
a) Traffic markings and signals
b) Vehicles that may move into your path
c) Possible hazardous road conditions
d) All of the above - ✔✔d) All of the above
