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Maryland Motorcycle: Safe Driving Practices practice test
Following distance, scanning, blind spots, using your lights, and the habits that prevent crashes and keep you in control.
Content reviewed against official driver handbooks · August 12, 2026
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12 sample Safe Driving Practices questions with the correct answer, a short explanation, and the official handbook reference. Read through them, then take the quiz above.
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1. How far ahead does the manual advise a rider to scan their path of travel?
Correct answer: About 12 seconds ahead
Scanning your path of travel about 12 seconds ahead helps you spot and separate hazards before they become emergencies.
Source: Maryland Motorcycle Operator Manual (DL-001) — Know Your Responsibilities
2. What do the three letters in the SEE riding strategy stand for?
Correct answer: Search, Evaluate, Execute
SEE stands for Search, Evaluate, and Execute, a process good riders use to judge traffic situations and act correctly.
Source: Maryland Motorcycle Operator Manual (DL-001) — SEE
3. What should you tell a passenger to do with their feet?
Correct answer: Leave them on the pegs at all times, even at a standstill
A passenger who lifts a foot off a peg at a standstill can unbalance the machine, so the instruction is to leave both feet planted on the pegs the whole time.
Source: Maryland Motorcycle Operator Manual (DL-001) — Carrying Passengers and Cargo: Instructing Passengers
4. In the Execute step of the SEE strategy, which of these is one of the actions available to a rider?
Correct answer: Announce that you are there using your lights or your horn
Carrying out a decision can mean changing speed, changing where you sit in the lane, or announcing yourself with the lights or the horn.
Source: Maryland Motorcycle Operator Manual (DL-001) — SEE: Execute
5. A pebble kicked up by the car ahead cracks your face shield while you are riding. What should you do first?
Correct answer: Keep your hands on the bars and your eyes on the road, then pull over when it is safe
The rule for being struck by debris is to not let it cost you control: stay on the grips, keep watching the road, and stop only once you can do it safely.
Source: Maryland Motorcycle Operator Manual (DL-001) — Flying Objects
6. In the Evaluate step of SEE, which hazards are considered more critical?
Correct answer: Vehicles moving into your path
A vehicle crossing toward your path is a bigger concern than one drifting away or sitting still, so you judge each hazard's speed, distance, and direction.
Source: Maryland Motorcycle Operator Manual (DL-001) — SEE: Evaluate
7. The manual says experienced riders seldom spend more than how long in the saddle in one day?
Correct answer: Six hours
Limiting distance is one of the manual's defenses against fatigue, and it notes that seasoned riders rarely go beyond about six hours of riding in a day.
Source: Maryland Motorcycle Operator Manual (DL-001) — Fatigue
8. Where on a motorcycle should cargo be placed?
Correct answer: Down low, over or ahead of the rear axle
Weight kept low and forward preserves the balance of the machine; piling it high or hanging it behind the rear axle raises the center of gravity and upsets handling.
Source: Maryland Motorcycle Operator Manual (DL-001) — Carrying Passengers and Cargo: Carrying Loads
9. To hold off fatigue on a long ride, how often should you stop and get off the motorcycle?
Correct answer: No less often than every two hours
Frequent breaks are part of the manual's fatigue plan; it advises dismounting for a rest no less often than every couple of hours.
Source: Maryland Motorcycle Operator Manual (DL-001) — Fatigue
10. What does the manual say about crashes and how long an operator has been riding that particular motorcycle?
Correct answer: More than half occur on bikes the rider has had under six months
Unfamiliarity is a real risk factor: the manual reports that over half of crashes happen on machines the operator has ridden for less than half a year.
Source: Maryland Motorcycle Operator Manual (DL-001) — Know Your Motorcycle: Borrowing and Lending
11. Fatigue on a motorcycle is a concern because riding compared with driving a car is what?
Correct answer: More tiring
Riding is more tiring than driving a car, so you tire sooner; avoid riding when tired and take breaks to stay in control.
Source: Maryland Motorcycle Operator Manual (DL-001) — Fatigue
12. You spot two hazards developing at the same time. What approach does the manual recommend?
Correct answer: Adjust your speed so the two separate, then take each one by itself
The advice is to change speed until the pair of hazards no longer coincide, which turns one complicated problem into two simple ones.
Source: Maryland Motorcycle Operator Manual (DL-001) — SEE: Execute
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