Alabama Motorcycle Practice Test 5

1.Why are turn signals considered even more important on a motorcycle than on a car?

They are legally required more often than on carsMotorcycle signals are quieter than a car'sThe rider's added vulnerability makes clear communication more importantThey replace the need to check mirrors

2.Where should the least experienced riders be placed in a group ride?

At the very front of the groupAt the tail end of the groupRiding beside the leaderJust behind the leader

3.What should a rider never do at the same time as making an aggressive swerve?

BrakeLook toward the escape pathKeep the knees against the tankKeep the feet on the footrests

4.What does the manual say about when, in a ride, most motorcycle crashes occur?

After more than two hours in the saddleOn trips longer than fifty milesMost happen on trips under five miles, only minutes after setting outOn the return leg of a long journey

5.When passing parked cars, where in the lane is it usually best to ride?

Toward the left of your laneAs close to the parked cars as possibleOn the painted center lineHalf on the shoulder

6.Alabama law sets a minimum sideways gap for a motor vehicle passing a person on a bicycle. How wide is it?

One footThree feetSix feetTen feet

7.Apart from obeying posted limits, when else does the Alabama manual tell drivers to ease off the speed?

Coming up to hill crests and curves, railroad crossings, and flags, flares, or fuses on the roadOnly when a police vehicle is in sightOnly on interstate highways after darkOnly once the pavement has become wet

8.On a motorcycle you have never ridden, which items should you be able to reach and use without having to search for them?

The mirrors, the seat latch, and the license plate lightThe oil filler cap, the fuse box, and the battery terminalsThe tachometer, the odometer, and the fuel gaugeThe horn, the turn signals, the headlight switch, the fuel valve, and the engine cut-off switch

9.To judge your following distance behind another vehicle, the manual suggests using what as a reference point?

The speedometer reading of the car aheadThe color of the traffic signalA stationary marker like a pavement marking or lamppostThe number of car lengths you can count

10.If you must ride over a small obstacle you cannot avoid, at what angle should you approach it?

At a shallow 30-degree angleAs close to a 90-degree angle as possibleParallel to the obstacleAngled sharply to one side