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New Jersey Motorcycle: Signals & Pavement Markings practice test
How to read traffic signals, lane lines, and pavement markings — including yellow and white lines, arrows, and flashing lights.
Content reviewed against official driver handbooks · August 12, 2026
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1. What must you do at a red light that is flashing?
Correct answer: Stop, give way, and go only when it is safe
A flashing red calls for a full stop; the driver then gives way to other traffic and to people on foot and moves off only when it is safe.
2. Besides showing your intentions, what else do turn signals do for a rider?
Correct answer: They make you easier to see
Turn signals not only indicate lane changes and maneuvers, they also make the motorcycle easier for others to see.
3. How do you make your brake light flash to warn drivers behind you?
Correct answer: Tap the foot brake lightly before slowing
Tap the foot brake lightly before slowing to flash the brake light and alert drivers behind you.
4. What do yellow lines down the middle of a road separate?
Correct answer: Traffic headed in opposite directions
Yellow center lines divide streams of traffic headed opposite ways, while white lines split lanes running the same way and show where the road ends.
5. On a traffic signal mounted upright, where is the red lens?
Correct answer: At the top
An upright signal puts red highest, yellow between, and green beneath, with any green arrow lowest of all.
6. A solid center line on your side of the road tells you what?
Correct answer: Passing is not allowed from your side
Where the line on your half is unbroken you may not pass; it is a broken line on your side that permits passing when the way is clear.
7. Why should you turn off your turn signal after completing a turn?
Correct answer: A blinking signal can confuse other drivers about your plans
A signal left blinking can confuse other drivers about your intentions, so switch it off after the turn or lane change.
8. Why should a group leader give hand signals early?
Correct answer: So the signal reaches every rider in time
The leader should signal early so the word spreads to all riders in the group with plenty of time.
Source: New Jersey Motorcycle Manual — Learning Group Riding
9. When another vehicle is following closely, what should you do before slowing down?
Correct answer: Flash your brake light first
When followed closely, flash your brake light before slowing so the driver behind has extra warning.
10. When is it especially important to flash your brake light?
Correct answer: When slowing more suddenly or sooner than drivers expect
Flash the brake light when you slow more quickly than expected or in a spot where others would not expect you to slow.
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