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Delaware Motorcycle: Traffic Laws & Signals practice test
Speed limits, turning and signaling rules, headlight and seat-belt requirements, and the everyday laws every driver must follow.
Content reviewed against official driver handbooks · August 12, 2026
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1. Besides presenting the Student Completion Card and paying the fee, what must an applicant under 18 do to get the motorcycle endorsement?
Correct answer: Pass an eye test and have a parent sign
The young applicant must pass an eye test, and a parent's signature is required for the M endorsement.
Source: Delaware Motorcycle Operator Manual — How to Obtain a Motorcycle Endorsement on a Delaware Driver License
2. What liability premium reduction does the Delaware manual list for completing the approved Experienced or Advanced Rider Course?
Correct answer: 15%
Students who complete the Experienced or Advanced Rider Course can get a 15% liability premium reduction by showing their completion card, compared with 10% for the Basic Rider Course.
Source: Delaware Motorcycle Operator Manual — Insurance
3. How many times can a Delaware motorcycle learner's permit be extended, and what does it cost?
Correct answer: Once, for six more months, for $5
The six-month permit can be extended one time, for another six months, for a $5 fee.
Source: Delaware Motorcycle Operator Manual — How to Obtain a Motorcycle Endorsement on a Delaware Driver License
4. Which Delaware roads have a 65 mph speed limit?
Correct answer: Route 1 and Interstate 495
The speed limit table lists 65 mph for Route 1 and Interstate 495. Divided roads and roads with four or more lanes are 55 mph, and two-lane roads are 50 mph.
Source: Delaware Driver Manual — Speed Limits
5. Completing the approved Basic Rider Course can earn what insurance benefit in Delaware?
Correct answer: A 10% liability premium reduction with your Student Completion Card
Showing the Student Completion Card to your insurer after the Basic Rider Course makes you eligible for a 10% reduction on your liability premium.
Source: Delaware Motorcycle Operator Manual — Insurance
6. To enroll in Delaware's Additional Riding Course, what minimum Knowledge Test score must you have reached?
Correct answer: 80%
The course is for students who have already taken a Delaware BRC. To enroll, they need a Knowledge Test score of at least 80% and must have completed the Riding Skills Evaluation.
Source: Delaware Motorcycle Operator Manual — Additional Riding Course
7. What can happen if your motorcycle isn't properly insured in Delaware?
Correct answer: A fine and suspension of your driver license
Riding without proper insurance can bring a fine and the suspension of your driver license.
Source: Delaware Motorcycle Operator Manual — Insurance
8. If a Delaware officer detains you for more questioning, what is the longest the detention can last, according to the manual?
Correct answer: Two hours
A detention is not an arrest and may not go beyond two hours. When it ends, the person is either let go or arrested and charged.
Source: Delaware Motorcycle Operator Manual — Laws Regarding Questioning and Detention by a Law-Enforcement Officer
9. Delaware requires liability insurance on your motorcycle. What minimum property damage coverage does the manual list?
Correct answer: $10,000
Delaware's minimums are $25,000/$50,000 bodily injury, $10,000 property damage and $15,000/$30,000 personal injury protection.
Source: Delaware Motorcycle Operator Manual — Insurance
10. How is Delaware's Beginner Riding Course structured?
Correct answer: A 3-hour eCourse, 5 classroom hours and 10 riding hours
The course has three segments: a 3-hour eCourse, 5 hours in the classroom and 10 hours of riding, plus lunch and breaks.
Source: Delaware Motorcycle Operator Manual — The Beginner Riding Course (BRC)
11. Delaware's driver manual ties the following distance behind a motorcycle to a speed threshold. What is the guidance?
Correct answer: Two seconds under 40 mph, four seconds above 40 mph
Keep a two-second count behind a motorcycle below 40 mph and four seconds when going faster than 40, with even more room on wet or slippery roads.
Source: Delaware Driver Manual — Sharing The Road With Motorcycles
12. You're 30 and about to take your Delaware motorcycle road test on a learner's permit. Must you wear a helmet during the test?
Correct answer: Yes, permit riders must wear one, including on the road test
The driver manual says the helmet and eye protection must be worn while operating on a learner's permit, which includes the road test, and by riders under 19.
Source: Delaware Driver Manual — Motorcycle Operation And License Endorsements
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