Kansas Motorcycle: Alcohol, Drugs & Impairment Practice Test

Question 1

How often does the handbook advise a rider to take a rest break on a long ride?

Accepted Answer

Climb off the motorcycle for a break no less than every two hours — Riding tires you faster than driving does, and experienced riders rarely cover more than about six hours in a day.

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Only when you begin to feel tired

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Every 300 miles

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Every six hours

Question 2

Which three factors does the handbook name as the main determinants of blood alcohol concentration?

Accepted Answer

How much you drink, how quickly you drink it, and your body weight — Gender, physical condition, and food intake also play a part, but those three are the primary ones.

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Your age, your height, and the time of day

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The type of liquor, the size of the glass, and the room temperature

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Your gender, your mood, and how much sleep you had

Question 3

In Kansas, what blood alcohol concentration makes a rider legally intoxicated?

Accepted Answer

.08 percent or above — How sober a person looks or acts does not matter; a breath or urine test is what normally settles the question.

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.02 percent or above

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.05 percent or above

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.10 percent or above

Question 4

What does the handbook say about mixing alcohol with other drugs?

Accepted Answer

The combined effects are more dangerous than either one alone — Plenty of drugs — sold over a counter, written on a prescription, or bought illegally — carry side effects that raise the risk of riding, and alcohol compounds them.

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The mixture affects only long-distance riding

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The drugs cancel out the alcohol

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Only illegal drugs matter

Question 5

At roughly what rate does the body get rid of alcohol?

Accepted Answer

About one drink per hour — Because elimination is slow, drinking faster than that lets alcohol build up — two drinks in an hour leaves at least one still in the bloodstream.

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About one drink every fifteen minutes

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At a rate set only by what you have eaten

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About three drinks per hour

Question 6

Which ability does alcohol impair first in a rider?

Accepted Answer

Your judgment of how well your own riding is going — Riders performing steadily worse believe they are doing better and better, so they take larger and larger risks.

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The ability to grip the handlebars

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Peripheral hearing

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The sense of balance

Question 7

How do a 12-ounce beer, a mixed drink made with one shot, and a 5-ounce glass of wine compare?

Accepted Answer

All three hold the same amount of alcohol — Switching from one to another does not reduce the amount of alcohol you take in.

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The beer holds the least

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The wine holds the most

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The mixed drink holds twice as much as the beer

Question 8

What is the only proven way to clear alcohol from the body?

Accepted Answer

Time — Fresh air, food, and caffeine do nothing; it takes roughly an hour for the body to process one normal drink.

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A large meal

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Strong coffee

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A cold shower

Question 9

Why does alcohol reach the brain so quickly?

Accepted Answer

It passes into the bloodstream without needing to be digested — Within minutes of a drink, alcohol is at work slowing both mental and physical functions.

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It travels along the nerves directly

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It is absorbed through the lungs

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It is stored in muscle tissue first

Question 10

Which penalties does the motorcycle handbook list for a conviction of riding under the influence?

Accepted Answer

License suspension, fines, community service, and added costs — Suspension is mandatory on conviction, on arrest, or on refusal of a breath test, and most states now require judges to impose these penalties.

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Loss of registration and nothing else

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A mandatory rider course and nothing more

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A warning letter for a first offense

Question 11

In Kansas, at what blood alcohol level can a person under 21 be arrested for alcohol impairment?

Accepted Answer

.02 percent — It is also illegal for anyone under 21 to buy, possess, or drink alcoholic beverages at all.

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.08 percent

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.05 percent

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Any level above .04 percent

Question 12

What does the handbook suggest doing for a friend who has had too much to drink?

Accepted Answer

Arrange another ride, slow the pace of the drinking, keep them there, and bring other friends into it — Someone who has drunk too much cannot make a responsible decision, so it falls to others to step in even when doing so is awkward.

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Give them coffee and let them ride

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Follow them home on your own motorcycle

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Let them sleep for thirty minutes first

Kansas Motorcycle: Alcohol, Drugs & Impairment practice test

Study questions with answers

1. How often does the handbook advise a rider to take a rest break on a long ride?

2. Which three factors does the handbook name as the main determinants of blood alcohol concentration?

3. In Kansas, what blood alcohol concentration makes a rider legally intoxicated?

4. What does the handbook say about mixing alcohol with other drugs?

5. At roughly what rate does the body get rid of alcohol?

6. Which ability does alcohol impair first in a rider?

7. How do a 12-ounce beer, a mixed drink made with one shot, and a 5-ounce glass of wine compare?

8. What is the only proven way to clear alcohol from the body?

9. Why does alcohol reach the brain so quickly?

10. Which penalties does the motorcycle handbook list for a conviction of riding under the influence?

11. In Kansas, at what blood alcohol level can a person under 21 be arrested for alcohol impairment?

12. What does the handbook suggest doing for a friend who has had too much to drink?

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