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Pennsylvania 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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11 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. What is meant by 'highway hypnosis'?
Correct answer: Staring straight ahead for a long time and no longer scanning around you
It sets in when you stare down the road for a long stretch and quit scanning ahead, behind and to the sides. A rider who zones out this way often fails to notice traffic slowing in front.
Source: PA Driver's Manual (PUB 95) — Negotiating Highways and Interchanges: Traveling on Highways
2. An aggressive driver starts following you and will not let up. What should you do?
Correct answer: Head for a police station or another busy place where you can get help
Never lead an angry driver back to your home. Head instead for a police station, an open store or somewhere else with help and witnesses on hand, and do not answer gestures or take the bait.
Source: PA Driver's Manual (PUB 95) — Special Circumstances and Emergencies: Dealing with Road Rage
3. Where do most motorcycle crashes tend to happen?
Correct answer: On short trips of under five miles, soon after starting out
The majority of crashes occur on short outings of less than five miles, often only a few minutes after the rider sets out.
Source: PA Motorcycle Operator Manual (PUB 147) — Wear the Right Gear: Helmet Use
4. To help avoid fatigue on a long ride, experienced riders usually limit themselves to about:
Correct answer: About six hours of riding per day
Experienced riders seldom try to ride more than about six hours in a day, and they take frequent rest breaks.
Source: PA Motorcycle Operator Manual (PUB 147) — Fatigue
5. At an intersection, in what order should you look before you pull out?
Correct answer: Left, then right, then left again
Check to your left first, since anything coming from there reaches you soonest, then to your right, then left once more, because a vehicle can appear in the seconds between glances.
Source: PA Driver's Manual (PUB 95) — Managing Space: Looking to the Sides
6. Why is riding a motorcycle more tiring than driving a car, and how should you manage it?
Correct answer: Take a break at least every two hours to fight fatigue
Riding is more physically demanding and fatigue can hurt your control, so protect yourself from wind and cold, limit your distance, and take a rest break at least every two hours.
Source: PA Motorcycle Operator Manual (PUB 147) — Fatigue
7. To lessen your chances of being in a crash, you should:
Correct answer: Be visible, communicate your intentions, and keep a space cushion
Be visible, communicate your intentions, and keep an adequate space cushion; you cannot count on other drivers to see you or to yield.
Source: PA Motorcycle Operator Manual (PUB 147) — Know Your Responsibilities
8. In the SEE riding strategy, the three letters stand for:
Correct answer: Search, Evaluate, Execute
SEE stands for Search, Evaluate, and Execute, a three-step process for making and carrying out good riding decisions.
Source: PA Motorcycle Operator Manual (PUB 147) — SEE
9. As a responsible rider, how far ahead should you search your path of travel?
Correct answer: About 12 seconds ahead
Search your path of travel about 12 seconds ahead so you can spot and separate hazards before they become emergencies.
Source: PA Motorcycle Operator Manual (PUB 147) — Know Your Responsibilities
10. Above about 25 mph, when you can either brake or steer away from a hazard, which is usually better?
Correct answer: Steering around the hazard
Above roughly 25 mph it is normally better to steer clear of the obstacle, because a swerve can be started faster than a machine can be brought to a halt.
Source: PA Driver's Manual (PUB 95) — Dealing with Driving Emergencies: Steering Your Way Out of an Emergency
11. The 'Search' step of the SEE strategy means you should:
Correct answer: Scan ahead, to the sides, and behind for hazards and escape routes
Search aggressively ahead, to the sides, and behind for hazards and escape routes before problems develop, especially near intersections and busy areas.
Source: PA Motorcycle Operator Manual (PUB 147) — SEE: Search
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