Pennsylvania Motorcycle Practice Test 5

1.If vehicles are traveling on both sides of you, which lane position is usually best?

The center portion of the laneThe far left edge of the laneThe far right edge of the laneWhichever side has the faster traffic

2.When and how should you shed speed for a curve?

Halfway through, using the rear brake onlyAt the exit, by downshifting sharplyBefore you reach it, by closing the throttle and using both brakes if neededYou should not slow at all; speed keeps the machine stable

3.Drivers often pull out in front of motorcycles because a smaller vehicle:

Looks farther away and slower than it really isIs always breaking the speed limitCannot use turn signalsHas the right-of-way in every case

4.Which of your abilities does alcohol tend to impair first?

Your sense of smellYour hearingYour muscle strengthYour judgment

5.A flashing yellow arrow is displayed for your left turn. This means:

Oncoming traffic is stopped, so your turn is protectedYou must stop and wait for a green arrowLeft turns are prohibited at this intersectionYou may turn carefully, but only after letting oncoming vehicles and people on foot go by

6.To cross railroad tracks or a pavement seam that runs parallel to your path, you should:

Edge across them gradually at a shallow angleMove away and cross at an angle of at least 45 degreesCross exactly at a 90-degree angle into the next laneStop and wait for the tracks to end

7.Within a group, why should riders never travel directly alongside one another?

It makes the group look disorganizedThere is no place to move if you must avoid a hazardIt is only a problem at nightIt wastes fuel

8.Under Pennsylvania's Implied Consent Law, refusing a chemical test of breath, blood, or urine results in:

A warning onlyAn automatic one-year suspension of driving privilegeA small fine with no suspensionNo penalty if you are later found not guilty

9.Signs showing a large arrowhead pointing left or right, repeated along a bend, tell a rider that:

Yellow and black tall rectangular road sign

The lane ahead is closed for roadworkPassing is permitted for the next several hundred feetA side road joins from the direction the arrowhead pointsThe roadway bends sharply the way the arrowhead points

10.If you must cross a surface so slippery you have to coast, it is best to:

Apply the front brake firmlySqueeze the clutch and coast while staying off the brakesAccelerate to power throughLean the bike hard to one side