WASHINGTON MOTORCYCLE PERMIT WRITTEN TEST EXAM
QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS VERIFIED GRADED A+
What is a benefit of riding in the center lane position?
It prevents others from sharing your lane
Your passenger should...
Sit as far forward as they can, lean as you lean, keep their feet on the foot pegs
When you are being followed by a tailgater, the best thing to do is...
Let them pass you
Most motorcycle crashes occur...
at lower speeds
You should make a special point of using your mirror(s)?
Before you switch lanes, when you are stopped at an intersection, before you slow
down.
Where is a crash most likely to occur?
an intersection
The hand signal for a left turn is...
left arm straight out
If your motorcycle starts to wobble, do NOT:
accelerate out of the wobble
When preparing to pass, you can increase your line of sight by:
, riding in the left lane position
Distances are harder to judge at night than in daylight. When you ride at night
you should...
use another vehicles tail lights to help judge the road ahead of you, allow more distance
to pass and be passed, use your high beams whenever you are not following or meeting
a car.
Tinted eye protection:
should not be worn at night
Motorcycle riders can improve their riding strategy by using the "SIPDE" process.
SIPDE stands for...
Scan, identify, predict, decide, execute
When a driver on an entrance ramp is merging into your lane, you should:
change into another lane if one is open
While riding your motorcycle, you approach a crosswalk that a pedestrian has
just entered. What should you do?
Stop and wait for pedestrian to cross the road
You may carry a passenger if:
your motorcycle is designed to carry another person
If you accidentally lock the rear brake on a good traction surface:
you should keep it locked until you have stopped
Drivers often fail to see a motorcycle headed toward them. Why?
It is hard to judge how far away a motorcycle is, it's hard to tell how fast a motorcycle is
going, and motorcycles are hard to see
QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS VERIFIED GRADED A+
What is a benefit of riding in the center lane position?
It prevents others from sharing your lane
Your passenger should...
Sit as far forward as they can, lean as you lean, keep their feet on the foot pegs
When you are being followed by a tailgater, the best thing to do is...
Let them pass you
Most motorcycle crashes occur...
at lower speeds
You should make a special point of using your mirror(s)?
Before you switch lanes, when you are stopped at an intersection, before you slow
down.
Where is a crash most likely to occur?
an intersection
The hand signal for a left turn is...
left arm straight out
If your motorcycle starts to wobble, do NOT:
accelerate out of the wobble
When preparing to pass, you can increase your line of sight by:
, riding in the left lane position
Distances are harder to judge at night than in daylight. When you ride at night
you should...
use another vehicles tail lights to help judge the road ahead of you, allow more distance
to pass and be passed, use your high beams whenever you are not following or meeting
a car.
Tinted eye protection:
should not be worn at night
Motorcycle riders can improve their riding strategy by using the "SIPDE" process.
SIPDE stands for...
Scan, identify, predict, decide, execute
When a driver on an entrance ramp is merging into your lane, you should:
change into another lane if one is open
While riding your motorcycle, you approach a crosswalk that a pedestrian has
just entered. What should you do?
Stop and wait for pedestrian to cross the road
You may carry a passenger if:
your motorcycle is designed to carry another person
If you accidentally lock the rear brake on a good traction surface:
you should keep it locked until you have stopped
Drivers often fail to see a motorcycle headed toward them. Why?
It is hard to judge how far away a motorcycle is, it's hard to tell how fast a motorcycle is
going, and motorcycles are hard to see
