Massachusetts Motorcycle Practice Test 3

1.If you are struck in the face by a pebble or insect while riding without face protection, what is the safest response?

Stop instantly wherever you areKeep focused on the road until you can safely stopClose your eyes until the pain passesSwerve to the shoulder immediately

2.Approaching a slow-moving vehicle with an orange warning sign on its rear, how should you react?

Pass immediately at full speedSlow down, use caution, and give room to passSound your horn until it moves overFollow closely to save time

3.Which of these will actually speed up how fast alcohol leaves your body?

Drinking black coffeeTaking a cold showerOnly letting time passEating a large meal

4.What can happen if you stay in a metered space past the posted limit or never pay the meter?

Your registration is suspended on the spotThe meter simply resets for another periodYou may be issued a parking citationNothing, as long as nobody else wants the space

5.Massachusetts law requires motorcycle riders and passengers to wear a helmet meeting which standard?

Any bicycle helmet standardState standard No. 100No particular standard is requiredU.S. DOT Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 218

6.Trolley tracks or pavement seams that run in the same direction you travel are dangerous because they can act as what?

Edge-traps that can catch a tire and upset balanceSpeed bumps that slow you downTraction aids that improve gripDrainage channels that carry water away

7.A blue traffic sign is used to show what?

Recreational areas and parksConstruction warningsRegulatory limitsMotorist services such as gas, food, and lodging

8.Why should a rider start with flat wrists when gripping the handlebars?

It keeps you from accidentally applying too much throttleIt lets you steer with your shoulders instead of armsIt raises the handlebars above your shouldersIt makes it easier to drag your feet in turns

9.Why is a motorcycle's brake light easy for a following driver to overlook?

It sits lower down than a car's rear bumperIt only lights when the rear brake is usedIt draws less notice than a car's, above all when the tail lamp is already litIt blinks instead of burning steadily

10.At what minimum angle does the manual say motorcyclists should cross railroad tracks?

At least 90 degrees, straight acrossAt exactly 10 degreesAt angles as sharp as 45 degreesAt any angle under 30 degrees