Road Signs

Study questions with answers

8 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. While looking around at a stop line, where should your front wheel stay?

   Correct answer: Short of the cross-traffic lane

   Keep your front tire back from the crossing traffic lane while you lean out to look around.

   Source: MSF Motorcycle Operator Manual (18th ed.), Oklahoma edition — Intersections

2. 2. When your approach is controlled by a stop sign or a stop line, what comes first?

   Correct answer: Stop at the sign or line

   Stop at the sign or line first, then edge forward for a better view of cross traffic.

   Source: MSF Motorcycle Operator Manual (18th ed.), Oklahoma edition — Intersections

3. 3. At a blind intersection controlled by a stop line, after your first stop what should you do?

   Correct answer: Creep ahead and pause again before reaching the crossing traffic

   After that first stop, creep ahead and pause again right before the point where crossing traffic meets your lane.

   Source: MSF Motorcycle Operator Manual (18th ed.), Oklahoma edition — Intersections

4. 4. Pavement markings are considered part of a road's what?

   Correct answer: Traffic control devices

   Pavement markings are counted among the road's traffic control devices.

   Source: MSF Motorcycle Operator Manual (18th ed.), Oklahoma edition — SEE

5. 5. The manual reminds riders to know their signs and roadway markings especially when doing what?

   Correct answer: Passing another vehicle

   Knowing your signs and markings matters especially when passing another vehicle.

   Source: MSF Motorcycle Operator Manual (18th ed.), Oklahoma edition — Keeping Your Distance

6. 6. Which of these are traffic control devices you must evaluate while riding?

   Correct answer: Traffic signals, warning signs, and pavement markings

   Traffic signals, warning signs, and pavement markings are all traffic control devices that call for careful evaluation.

   Source: MSF Motorcycle Operator Manual (18th ed.), Oklahoma edition — SEE

7. 7. Before completing a pass, what must be true about it?

   Correct answer: It must stay within the posted limit and where passing is permitted

   A pass must be finished within the posted speed limit and only where passing is allowed.

   Source: MSF Motorcycle Operator Manual (18th ed.), Oklahoma edition — Keeping Your Distance

8. 8. Warning signs are one kind of traffic control device that helps you do what?

   Correct answer: Evaluate what lies ahead

   Warning signs are devices that help you evaluate the circumstances that lie ahead.

   Source: MSF Motorcycle Operator Manual (18th ed.), Oklahoma edition — SEE