Road Signs

Study questions with answers

6 sample Road Signs questions with the correct answer, a short explanation, and the official handbook reference. Read through them, then take the quiz above.

1. 1. The manual warns that painted pavement lines and markings can be especially hazardous to ride on when they are:

   Correct answer: Wet

   Lane markings, steel plates, and surface covers offer poor traction, particularly when they are wet.

   Source: Indiana Motorcycle Operator Manual — Handling Dangerous Surfaces: Slippery Surfaces

2. 2. While you lean forward to look for cross traffic at a stop line, the manual says your front wheel should:

   Correct answer: Stay behind the edge of the cross-traffic lane

   Keep the front tire out of the crossing lane while you edge up and look around parked cars, bushes, or buildings.

   Source: Indiana Motorcycle Operator Manual — Intersections: Blind Intersections

3. 3. Before you begin a pass, the manual reminds riders to know their signs and markings mainly because passing is:

   Correct answer: Only legal where road signs and markings allow it

   Passes must be finished within the posted speed limit and only in places where signs and pavement markings permit passing.

   Source: Indiana Motorcycle Operator Manual — Keeping Your Distance: Passing

4. 4. At a blind intersection controlled by a stop sign, the manual says you should first:

   Correct answer: Stop at the line, then edge forward and stop again to look

   Stop at the sign or stop line, then creep forward for a second stop just short of the cross lane so you can see around obstructions.

   Source: Indiana Motorcycle Operator Manual — Intersections: Blind Intersections

5. 5. Under the SEE strategy, which of these counts as a traffic control device you must evaluate?

   Correct answer: Warning signs, signals, and pavement markings

   The evaluate step lists traffic signals, warning signs, and pavement markings as control devices that shape how you read the road ahead.

   Source: Indiana Motorcycle Operator Manual — SEE: Evaluate

6. 6. When a group makes a left turn at an intersection that has a green left-turn arrow, riders should:

   Correct answer: Tighten up and turn one behind another

   Close the formation so as many riders as possible clear the intersection, but still turn single file rather than side by side.

   Source: Indiana Motorcycle Operator Manual — Group Riding: Intersections