Arizona Motorcycle: Hazards & Road Surfaces Practice Test

Question 1

If a dog chases your motorcycle, the recommended response is to:

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Approach it slowly, then speed up as you reach it — Downshift and approach the animal slowly, then accelerate to leave it behind while keeping control and looking where you want to go.

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Kick at the dog

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Stop until it loses interest

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Swerve sharply around it

Question 2

At night and in fog, you should use your:

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Low beam — Use the low beam at night and in fog to cut glare and improve how well you can see the road.

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High beam

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Hazard flashers only

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Parking lights only

Question 3

When it first begins to rain, it is usually best to ride:

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In the tire tracks left by cars — Just after rain starts, follow the tire tracks that cars have left, often the left one, where grip tends to be better.

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In the very center of the lane

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Off the road until the rain stops

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Faster than the surrounding traffic

Question 4

Compared with daytime, riding at night calls for you to:

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Reduce speed and increase following distance — Because seeing is harder after dark, slow down and open a following distance of three seconds or more.

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Ride faster to finish sooner

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Switch the headlight off

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Follow other vehicles more closely

Question 5

Heavy buildups of oil and grease on the pavement are most often found:

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At busy intersections and tollbooths — Slippery oil and grease deposits gather where vehicles stop and idle often, such as busy intersections and tollbooths.

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On open rural straightaways

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On freshly paved highways

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Only inside parking garages

Question 6

When a large animal such as a deer or elk is in your path, you should:

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Brake and prepare to stop — Large animals behave unpredictably, so brake and get ready to stop rather than trying to outrun or swerve past them.

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Speed past it quickly

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Sound the horn but hold your speed

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Swerve into the oncoming lane

Question 7

Why can the center strip of a traffic lane be a poor riding line?

Accepted Answer

Oil drippings and debris from cars collect there — Oil drippings and debris left by cars gather down the middle of the lane, though dry pavement there still grips well enough.

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Riding there is against the law

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It always contains the deepest potholes

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Officers routinely ticket riders who use it

Question 8

When you cannot avoid riding over an obstacle, you should approach it:

Accepted Answer

As close to a 90-degree angle as possible — Meet an unavoidable obstacle at as close to a right angle as possible, slowing first and rising slightly off the seat.

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At a shallow, sideways angle

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While coasting with the clutch pulled in

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With the front wheel turned aside

Question 9

To cross railroad tracks that run across your lane, it is usually safest to:

Accepted Answer

Ride straight ahead within your lane — Riding straight within your lane is normally safest; turning to take the tracks head-on could carry you into another lane.

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Turn sharply to meet them head-on

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Stop on top of the tracks first

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Cross them at a 20-degree angle

Question 10

To cross tracks or pavement seams that run parallel to your path, you should cross at an angle of at least:

Accepted Answer

45 degrees — For seams running alongside your course, move away and make a deliberate turn to cross at 45 degrees or more.

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10 degrees

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90 degrees

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5 degrees

Question 11

At night, when you are not following or meeting another vehicle, you should use:

Accepted Answer

The high beam — Use the high beam whenever you are neither following nor approaching a vehicle so you gather all the light possible.

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The low beam

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No headlight at all

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The turn signals as lights

Question 12

Which road surface becomes especially slippery for a motorcycle once it is wet?

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Painted lane markings and manhole covers — Painted lane lines, steel plates, and manhole covers give poor traction, and the hazard worsens when they are wet.

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Fresh, dry asphalt

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Coarse concrete pavement

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A dry gravel shoulder

Arizona Motorcycle: Hazards & Road Surfaces practice test

Study questions with answers

1. If a dog chases your motorcycle, the recommended response is to:

2. At night and in fog, you should use your:

3. When it first begins to rain, it is usually best to ride:

4. Compared with daytime, riding at night calls for you to:

5. Heavy buildups of oil and grease on the pavement are most often found:

6. When a large animal such as a deer or elk is in your path, you should:

7. Why can the center strip of a traffic lane be a poor riding line?

8. When you cannot avoid riding over an obstacle, you should approach it:

9. To cross railroad tracks that run across your lane, it is usually safest to:

10. To cross tracks or pavement seams that run parallel to your path, you should cross at an angle of at least:

11. At night, when you are not following or meeting another vehicle, you should use:

12. Which road surface becomes especially slippery for a motorcycle once it is wet?

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