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Hawaii Motorcycle: Braking & Emergency Stops practice test
Using both brakes together, stopping quickly without locking a wheel, and recovering from a skid.
Content reviewed against official driver handbooks · August 12, 2026
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1. How does an integrated braking system differ from a linked one?
Correct answer: Using the rear brake also brings in some front braking
An integrated setup is a variation on the linked idea: pressing the rear brake also brings in part of the front brake.
Source: Hawaii Motorcycle Operator Manual — Basic Vehicle Control, Linked and Integrated Braking Systems
2. Where should a rider's eyes be during maximum straight-line braking?
Correct answer: Well ahead, not down at the road
Look well up the road rather than down at the pavement, keep your body centered, and squeeze both brakes fully without locking a wheel; that holds the machine in a straight line.
Source: Hawaii Motorcycle Operator Manual — Crash Avoidance, Maximum Straight-Line Braking
3. You must stop quickly while riding through a curve. What does the manual advise first?
Correct answer: Straighten the machine and square the handlebars, then brake
Where conditions permit, bring the motorcycle upright and square the handlebars, then brake; if you cannot straighten first, brake smoothly and gently and add pressure as the lean angle comes off.
Source: Hawaii Motorcycle Operator Manual — Crash Avoidance, Stopping Quickly in a Curve
4. What is an anti-lock braking system designed to do?
Correct answer: Prevent the wheels from locking during a straight-line panic stop
ABS is meant to stop the wheels from locking during a straight-line panic stop; it works when the rider applies full pressure to both controls, and it can bleed off and restore pressure more than 15 times a second.
Source: Hawaii Motorcycle Operator Manual — Basic Vehicle Control, Anti-Lock Braking Systems (ABS)
5. Which brakes should a rider use for an ordinary stop?
Correct answer: Both the front and the rear brake
Both controls belong in every stop; using them together for routine slowing builds the habit that pays off in an emergency.
Source: Hawaii Motorcycle Operator Manual — Basic Vehicle Control, Braking
6. How should braking and swerving be combined when you must dodge an obstacle?
Correct answer: Brake before or after the swerve, never during it
Keep the two apart: slow down before the swerve or after it, but never hold the brakes on while the machine is changing direction.
Source: Hawaii Motorcycle Operator Manual — Crash Avoidance, Swerving or Turning Quickly
7. The front wheel locks during a hard stop. What must the rider do?
Correct answer: Release the front brake right away, then reapply it smoothly
Let the lever go at once and completely, then squeeze it back on smoothly; a front wheel that stays locked takes away steering and balance and ends in a crash.
Source: Hawaii Motorcycle Operator Manual — Crash Avoidance, Front-Wheel Skids
8. As weight shifts forward during hard braking, how should rear brake pressure change?
Correct answer: It should be reduced, because less traction is left at the rear
Weight moving onto the front wheel leaves less grip at the rear, so the rider eases off the rear pedal to avoid skidding the back tire.
Source: Hawaii Motorcycle Operator Manual — Basic Vehicle Control, Braking
9. How should the brakes be used on a slippery surface?
Correct answer: Squeeze the front lever gradually and use gentle rear pressure
The front brake still does useful work on a slick road, but the lever must be squeezed gradually to keep that wheel from locking, and the rear pedal gets only gentle pressure.
Source: Hawaii Motorcycle Operator Manual — Handling Dangerous Surfaces, Slippery Surfaces
10. If the rear wheel locks on good pavement while the motorcycle is upright and running straight, what does the manual allow?
Correct answer: Keeping it locked until the machine has stopped
With the machine straight up and tracking in a line, a rider can leave the rear wheel locked all the way to a stop and still keep control.
Source: Hawaii Motorcycle Operator Manual — Crash Avoidance, Quick Stops
11. What should happen to the handlebars in the final few feet of a stop?
Correct answer: They should be straightened to hold your balance
Squaring the bars just before the machine comes to rest keeps the rider balanced and the motorcycle upright.
Source: Hawaii Motorcycle Operator Manual — Crash Avoidance, Stopping Quickly in a Curve
12. The front brake accounts for how much of a motorcycle's braking ability?
Correct answer: At least 70 percent
The front brake is the stronger of the two and can deliver at least 70 percent of the machine's total stopping force when it is used properly.
Source: Hawaii Motorcycle Operator Manual — Basic Vehicle Control, Braking
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