Kansas Motorcycle Practice Test 1

11.How does a rider counterbalance in a slow, tight turn?

Lean the body far inside while the machine stays uprightLean body and machine as far as they will goStand on the footrests and lean backLean the motorcycle only, keeping the body straight up

12.Which gear should you stay in while you are stopped in traffic?

Whatever gear you were in as you slowedFirstNeutralSecond

13.What does a yield sign look like, and what does it require of you?

An eight-sided red sign; stop completely every timeA yellow diamond; speed up to mergeA blue rectangle; park only in an emergencyA downward-pointing red and white triangle; slow down and let traffic with the right-of-way cross first

14.Vehicles are running on both sides of you. Which lane path is usually best?

The center pathThe far left pathThe far right pathAlternating quickly between paths

15.When is wet pavement at its most treacherous?

Right after the rain starts, before surface oil washes asideAfter several hours of steady rainOnce the rain has stopped completelyOnly when the temperature is below freezing

16.To make a motorcycle lean to the right in a turn, what does the rider do?

Press on the left handle gripPull the right grip toward the bodyShift weight onto the left footrestPress on the right handle grip

17.What is the drawback of the rounded convex mirrors fitted to some motorcycles?

They cannot be adjustedThey make vehicles look farther away than they really areThey show a narrower view than flat mirrorsThey vibrate more at highway speed

18.How should braking and swerving be combined?

Brake hardest at the middle of the swerveAlways brake and swerve at the same momentUse only the rear brake while swervingKeep them separate — brake before or after, never during

19.You cannot avoid a stretch so slippery that you must nearly coast across it. What does the handbook suggest?

Apply the rear brake steadily the whole wayLean the machine over to cut through the surfaceKeep the motorcycle upright, go as slowly as you can, squeeze the clutch, and stay off the brakesAccelerate briskly to cross it quickly

20.What following intervals does the Kansas driving handbook give for prime and for adverse conditions?

Four seconds in every conditionTwo seconds normally and four seconds when conditions are poorOne second normally and two seconds when poorThree seconds normally and five when poor