Missouri Motorcycle Practice Test 2

11.A 'Wrong Way' sign appears directly in front of you. What has happened?

You are entering a work zoneYou have crossed into a school zoneYou are approaching a dead endYou have turned into a lane where traffic comes at you

12.Before carrying a passenger, how should you adjust the headlight aim?

Aim it higher than normalRecheck and lower the beam to its original heightTurn it off while loadedNo adjustment is ever needed

13.Drivers are most tempted to squeeze past a motorcycle in the same lane in all of these situations EXCEPT:

When you are alone on an open, empty roadIn heavy, bumper-to-bumper trafficWhen you are preparing to turn at an intersectionWhen they want to pass you

14.Where reflective material sits matters. Putting it on a vest and along each side of your helmet helps drivers coming from which direction?

From directly overheadFrom far behind onlyFrom the sideOnly from a standing start

15.What equipment must your motorcycle have before you carry a passenger?

A larger front tireA second hornPassenger footrests and a seat large enough for twoA trailer hitch

16.The manual says that in most traffic crashes, responsibility for what happens usually rests where?

Entirely with the other driverWith road designers, not driversWith no one, since crashes are pure chanceWith more than one person; most people in a crash share some fault

17.Why should cargo be secured with elastic cords rather than rope?

Rope is illegal to useElastic cords are required by lawRope can stretch and its knots can loosen, letting the load shiftRope adds too much weight

18.At a stop sign or stop line with a blocked view, what is the recommended procedure?

Roll straight through if no cars are visibleStop once and immediately accelerate acrossStop, then edge forward and stop again to look around obstaclesPut your front wheel into the cross lane to see better

19.To obtain a Missouri motorcycle endorsement, which tests must you pass?

The written test, vision exam, road sign recognition test, and a skills testOnly a written testA swimming test and a written testOnly a road skills test

20.When should you open up your following distance to three seconds or more?

Only on empty, dry roadsWhen the pavement is slippery or you can't see past the vehicle aheadOnly when parkedNever; two seconds is always enough