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New Jersey Motorcycle: Traffic Laws & Signals practice test
Speed limits, turning and signaling rules, headlight and seat-belt requirements, and the everyday laws every driver must follow.
Content reviewed against official driver handbooks · August 12, 2026
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11 sample Traffic Laws & Signals 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. Which motorcycle modification is illegal in New Jersey?
Correct answer: Handlebars that rise above the rider's shoulders
In New Jersey it is against the law to fit handlebars rising higher than the rider's shoulders.
Source: New Jersey Motorcycle Manual — Accessories and Modifications
2. How does New Jersey treat holding a cell phone while driving?
Correct answer: It is a primary offense an officer may stop you for
It counts as a primary offense, meaning an officer may pull a driver over for that alone; a hands-free phone remains legal though the manual discourages it.
3. How many rearview mirrors does New Jersey law require at a minimum?
Correct answer: At least one
At least one rearview mirror is required, though the manual recommends a mirror on each side for safety.
Source: New Jersey Motorcycle Manual — Checking the Motorcycle
4. For how long before a turn must a signal be given under New Jersey law?
Correct answer: Continuously for at least the last 100 feet
State law says the turn signal must run without a break for the final 100 feet or more ahead of the turn.
Source: New Jersey Motorcycle Manual — Signals (NJSA 39:4-126)
5. On a road with several lanes going your way, which lane does New Jersey law require you to use?
Correct answer: The lane closest to the right edge when it is open
Drivers must stay in the lane nearest the right-hand edge whenever it is open for travel, leaving it only to overtake or to set up for a left turn.
6. New Jersey law bars low-speed motorcycles from which roads?
Correct answer: Toll roads, limited-access highways, and roads posted above 35 mph
Low-speed motorcycles may not use toll roads, limited-access highways, or public roads posted above 35 mph.
Source: New Jersey Motorcycle Manual — Low-Speed Motorcycles (N.J.S.A. 39:3-76.11)
7. What can happen to an operator who carries a passenger not wearing a helmet?
Correct answer: The operator can be fined
Operators who carry passengers without helmets can be fined.
8. Which equipment must be in working order on a New Jersey motorcycle?
Correct answer: Headlight and taillight, brakes, turn signals, horn, and a mirror
The state requires these to work: headlight, taillight, both brakes, turn signals, horn, and a rearview mirror.
Source: New Jersey Motorcycle Manual — Checking the Motorcycle
9. What does New Jersey law say about overtaking another vehicle on the right shoulder?
Correct answer: It is illegal
Using the shoulder to get past another vehicle is against the law; passing on the right is limited to roads carrying two or more lanes in the same direction, and then only in the narrow situations the statute allows.
10. How may a required turn signal be given under New Jersey law?
Correct answer: By hand and arm or by an approved signal device
A turn may be signaled with the hand and arm, or through an approved mechanical or electric device.
Source: New Jersey Motorcycle Manual — Signals (NJSA 39:4-126)
11. Unless a sign forbids it, what does New Jersey law permit at a red light?
Correct answer: A right turn once you have stopped fully and yielded
A right on red is legal where no sign prohibits it, but only after the vehicle comes to a complete halt and gives way to approaching traffic and to people crossing.
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