South Carolina Motorcycle: Parking & Stopping Practice Test

Question 1

While you swing a leg over the seat to mount the motorcycle, squeezing the front brake:

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Keeps the machine from rolling underneath you — Holding the front brake through the mount keeps the machine from creeping forward or back while your weight is only half on it.

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Cranks the engine

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Lifts the side stand automatically

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Switches on the headlight

Question 2

You have leaned the motorcycle onto its side stand. The handlebar should then be turned:

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All the way toward the side the stand is on, for stability — Swinging the bar all the way toward the side that carries the stand settles the machine and makes it far less likely to topple while parked.

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Straight ahead and left alone

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Away from the stand so the mirror clears

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Only far enough to cancel the signal

Question 3

A three-wheel vehicle parked at the roadside should be positioned:

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Parallel to the curb, with the brake set or left in gear — Park a three-wheel vehicle parallel to the curb and set the parking brake or leave it in gear.

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At a 45-degree angle to the curb

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Facing oncoming traffic

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Up on the sidewalk

Question 4

Once you are off the parked motorcycle, the manual's final securing step is to:

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Take out the ignition key and set the fork lock or other security device — The securing routine ends with the key out of the ignition and the fork lock or another anti-theft device engaged.

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Leave the key in so the taillight keeps burning

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Put the transmission in its highest gear

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Fold both mirrors in against the tank

Question 5

How can a driver tell that parking is limited or banned along a stretch of curb?

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Posted signs or painted curb markings show the restriction — Restrictions are posted on signs, and painted curbs in various colors mark other places where parking is limited or not allowed at all.

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A dashed white line down the middle of the lane

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The absence of a sidewalk

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The curb is concrete rather than asphalt

Question 6

Side stands and center stands should be:

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Lifted every time before you ride away — A stand left hanging down can dig in at the first lean, so the manual makes raising it part of every departure.

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Left down until you reach the first corner

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Used only when the ground is soft

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Taken off before riding on the street

Question 7

South Carolina's driver's manual limits how far a parked vehicle may sit from the curb or the edge of the pavement. That limit is:

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18 inches — The driver's manual sets 18 inches as the outer limit for a vehicle parked next to a curb or a pavement edge.

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6 inches

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3 feet

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5 feet

Question 8

When parking a motorcycle at a curb where angling is allowed, the manual suggests placing the:

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Rear wheel to the curb at an angle — Position the motorcycle at an angle with the rear wheel toward the curb.

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Front wheel against the curb

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Bike parallel while facing traffic

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Kickstand toward the road

Question 9

Keeping well back from the vehicle ahead even while stopped makes it easier to:

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Move out of the way if a vehicle behind fails to slow — A cushion when stopped lets you move out of the way if a vehicle behind fails to slow, or if the vehicle ahead backs up.

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Read the plate ahead

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Save fuel

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Hear the radio better

Question 10

The manual warns riders to watch for oil spots on the pavement mainly at the moment they:

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Set a foot down to stop or to park — Oil pools where vehicles sit, and a boot set down in one can slide out from under a rider who is stopping or parking.

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Ride through a long sweeping curve

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Measure the tread depth of the tires

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Adjust the mirrors before starting out

Question 11

You park facing uphill on a street that has a curb. The front wheels belong:

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Turned away from the curb, with the back of a front tire resting against it — Facing up a hill next to a curb, the wheels point away from the curb and the vehicle is eased back until the rear of a front tire rests on it, so the curb blocks any roll.

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Pointed straight ahead with the brake released

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Turned sharply in toward the curb

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Left wherever they happened to stop

Question 12

On motorcycles that offer it, the PARK setting on the ignition switch is useful because it:

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Keeps the taillight lit when you park beside a road at night — PARK leaves the taillight burning, which helps traffic pick out a machine left beside the roadway after dark.

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Locks the front forks in place

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Holds the engine at a fast idle

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Shuts off the supply of fuel

South Carolina Motorcycle: Parking & Stopping practice test

Study questions with answers

1. While you swing a leg over the seat to mount the motorcycle, squeezing the front brake:

2. You have leaned the motorcycle onto its side stand. The handlebar should then be turned:

3. A three-wheel vehicle parked at the roadside should be positioned:

4. Once you are off the parked motorcycle, the manual's final securing step is to:

5. How can a driver tell that parking is limited or banned along a stretch of curb?

6. Side stands and center stands should be:

7. South Carolina's driver's manual limits how far a parked vehicle may sit from the curb or the edge of the pavement. That limit is:

8. When parking a motorcycle at a curb where angling is allowed, the manual suggests placing the:

9. Keeping well back from the vehicle ahead even while stopped makes it easier to:

10. The manual warns riders to watch for oil spots on the pavement mainly at the moment they:

11. You park facing uphill on a street that has a curb. The front wheels belong:

12. On motorcycles that offer it, the PARK setting on the ignition switch is useful because it:

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