Alabama Motorcycle: Right-of-Way Practice Test

Question 1

A driver on a highway entrance ramp may pose what risk to a nearby motorcyclist?

Accepted Answer

They may fail to see the rider already on the highway — A driver coming down an entrance ramp might fail to notice a rider already on the highway, so give room, switch lanes, or change speed.

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They always yield to motorcycles

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They cannot legally enter until the rider passes

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They will match the rider's exact speed

Question 2

When you approach an intersection and a driver is waiting to cross your path, the best response is to:

Accepted Answer

Slow down and prepare to react — Reduce speed and be ready to react, since you cannot be certain the waiting driver sees you or will yield.

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Keep the same speed and position to assert your right-of-way

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Speed up and move to the right

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Rely on making eye contact and continue

Question 3

At a blind intersection controlled by a stop sign or stop line, after stopping there you should:

Accepted Answer

Edge forward and stop again to look around obstructions — Stop first at the line, then creep ahead and pause a second time just before the cross-traffic lane, checking around obstructions.

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Immediately accelerate through the intersection

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Turn the motorcycle sideways to see better

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Rev the engine to alert cross traffic

Question 4

What causes more than half of motorcycle-car crashes at intersections?

Accepted Answer

Drivers violating the rider's right-of-way — Over half of these crashes happen because drivers violate the motorcyclist's right-of-way, most often by turning left across the rider's path.

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Riders running red lights

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Riders traveling too slowly

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Worn motorcycle tires

Question 5

Whose eyes does the manual say a rider can truly count on at an intersection?

Accepted Answer

The rider's own eyes — The only eyes a rider can count on are their own, because a driver may look at a motorcyclist and still not see them.

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The eyes of the driver who yields

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The eyes of a following rider

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The eyes of a traffic officer

Question 6

To reduce reaction time as you approach an intersection where a driver may cross, you should:

Accepted Answer

Cover the clutch lever and both brakes — Covering the clutch lever and both brakes shortens the time needed to respond if the driver crosses your path.

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Shift into neutral

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Ride faster than the flow of traffic

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Pull in the clutch and coast

Question 7

If a car could pull into your path at an intersection, what assumption should you make?

Accepted Answer

Assume it will enter your path — Good riders assume that if a car can enter their path, it will, and they prepare an escape accordingly.

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Assume the driver has already seen you

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Assume it will wait until you pass

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Assume it is parked and will not move

Question 8

When an oncoming vehicle is signaling a left turn near you, the manual advises you to:

Accepted Answer

Be ready to brake hard and hold your position — Stay ready to brake firmly and keep your place should the oncoming driver cut across your path.

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Speed up to clear the intersection first

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Move as close to the oncoming car as possible

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Assume the driver will wait for you

Question 9

As you enter an intersection near a vehicle that might cross, why should you avoid radical changes in speed or position?

Accepted Answer

A driver might think you are preparing to turn — A sudden change could make the driver think you are preparing to turn; instead move away from the vehicle steadily.

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It wastes fuel

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It could stall the engine

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It cancels your turn signal

Question 10

At a blind intersection, where should a rider position the motorcycle?

Accepted Answer

The portion of the lane that lets a cross driver see you soonest — Move to the lane portion that brings you into a cross driver's line of sight as early as possible.

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As close to the parked cars as possible

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The far right edge of the lane

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The center of the cross traffic lane

Question 11

Where does a motorcyclist face the greatest potential for conflict with other traffic?

Accepted Answer

At intersections — Intersections present the greatest chance of conflict, since that is where other traffic may cross the rider's path.

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On long straight highways

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In parking garages

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On freeway on-ramps

Question 12

Which vehicles are described as the biggest dangers to a rider at intersections?

Accepted Answer

Cars turning left across your path and cars pulling in from side streets — Cars turning left in front of the rider and cars pulling into the lane from side streets are the biggest intersection dangers.

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Cars parked along the curb

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Cars traveling in the same direction well ahead

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Motorcycles behind you in the group

Right-of-Way

Study questions with answers

1. A driver on a highway entrance ramp may pose what risk to a nearby motorcyclist?

2. When you approach an intersection and a driver is waiting to cross your path, the best response is to:

3. At a blind intersection controlled by a stop sign or stop line, after stopping there you should:

4. What causes more than half of motorcycle-car crashes at intersections?

5. Whose eyes does the manual say a rider can truly count on at an intersection?

6. To reduce reaction time as you approach an intersection where a driver may cross, you should:

7. If a car could pull into your path at an intersection, what assumption should you make?

8. When an oncoming vehicle is signaling a left turn near you, the manual advises you to:

9. As you enter an intersection near a vehicle that might cross, why should you avoid radical changes in speed or position?

10. At a blind intersection, where should a rider position the motorcycle?

11. Where does a motorcyclist face the greatest potential for conflict with other traffic?

12. Which vehicles are described as the biggest dangers to a rider at intersections?

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