Arizona Motorcycle: Right-of-Way Practice Test

Question 1

With a stop sign at a blind intersection, after making your first stop you should:

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Edge forward and stop again for a better view — Stop at the line, then edge forward and stop again just short of the cross lane to look for approaching traffic.

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Accelerate straight through

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Turn without looking

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Wait for a horn from cross traffic

Question 2

Making eye contact with a driver who is waiting to cross your path:

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Does not mean the driver will yield — Eye contact is no guarantee of yielding; a driver can look right at a rider and still fail to register them.

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Guarantees they will yield

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Means they definitely see you

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Is never worth attempting

Question 3

When an oncoming vehicle is signaling a left turn, you should:

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Be ready to brake and hold your position — Stay ready to brake firmly and keep your place in case the oncoming vehicle turns left across you.

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Assume it will wait for you

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Speed up to beat it through

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Move to the far right and stop

Question 4

When passing parked cars, the most dangerous move a parked driver can make is to:

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Make a sudden U-turn into your path — A sudden U-turn is the most dangerous, since it can block the entire road and leave you with nowhere to go.

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Turn on the radio

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Open the trunk

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Honk the horn

Question 5

At an intersection, the biggest danger to a motorcyclist is usually:

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A car turning left across your path — The biggest dangers are vehicles turning left in front of you, even from the lane to your right, plus cars pulling out of side streets.

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A pedestrian on the sidewalk

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A legally parked car

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A traffic camera

Question 6

You and other traffic have the highest chance of conflict at:

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Intersections — Intersections carry the greatest chance of conflict, since other traffic can cross your path of travel there.

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Freeway on-ramps

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Empty parking lots

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Toll booths

Question 7

If a car could pull into your path, a good rider will:

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Assume it will and stay ready to react — Good riders assume that if a car is able to enter their path, it will, and they stay ready to take evasive action.

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Assume the driver already sees them

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Speed up to get past it first

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Rely on the horn alone

Question 8

According to the manual, the only eyes you can truly count on at an intersection are:

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Your own — You can only rely on your own eyes; never assume another driver has seen you.

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The other driver's

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A nearby pedestrian's

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Your passenger's

Question 9

Approaching an intersection where a driver may cross your path, you should cover:

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The clutch and both brakes — Covering the clutch and both brakes shortens the time you need to react at an intersection.

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Only the throttle

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Nothing until you need it

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Just the horn button

Question 10

More than half of motorcycle-car crashes occur when another driver:

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Enters the rider's right-of-way — Most of these crashes happen because a driver moves into the rider's right-of-way at or near an intersection.

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Speeds excessively

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Has worn-out tires

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Is caught in bad weather

Question 11

When your signal turns green, before entering the intersection you should:

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Check for cross traffic that may still be moving — A green light does not guarantee a clear path; make sure cross traffic has actually stopped before you pull out.

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Accelerate the instant it turns green

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Assume every driver will stop

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Rely only on your horn

Arizona Motorcycle: Right-of-Way practice test

Study questions with answers

1. With a stop sign at a blind intersection, after making your first stop you should:

2. Making eye contact with a driver who is waiting to cross your path:

3. When an oncoming vehicle is signaling a left turn, you should:

4. When passing parked cars, the most dangerous move a parked driver can make is to:

5. At an intersection, the biggest danger to a motorcyclist is usually:

6. You and other traffic have the highest chance of conflict at:

7. If a car could pull into your path, a good rider will:

8. According to the manual, the only eyes you can truly count on at an intersection are:

9. Approaching an intersection where a driver may cross your path, you should cover:

10. More than half of motorcycle-car crashes occur when another driver:

11. When your signal turns green, before entering the intersection you should:

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