Nebraska Motorcycle Practice Test 10

1.What tends to go wrong when riders enter a curve too fast?

The headlight aims too high to see the exitThe engine seizes from the extra loadThey cross into another lane or leave the road, or they overbrake and skidThe rear tire lifts off the pavement

2.If you need to both brake hard and swerve to avoid something, how should the two be combined?

Do them at the same time to save distanceDo one and then the other, never both at onceSwerve with the clutch in and the rear brake lockedBrake hardest in the middle of the swerve

3.Someone is tailgating you. What is usually the best way to handle it?

Let them get in front of youMove to the edge of the lane and hold your speedSpeed up until they fall backTap your brakes repeatedly until they back off

4.In which situation is flashing your brake light especially worthwhile?

When you are accelerating onto a highwayWhen you are turning off a high-speed highwayWhen you are parked at the curbWhen you are riding in a staggered group

5.You are stopped at a stop sign where parked cars block your view of cross traffic. What comes next?

Roll straight through once the engine is in first gearSound the horn and proceedBack up to widen your viewEdge forward and stop again short of the cross lane, then look

6.On a motorcycle with a sidecar, which turn most tempts the sidecar wheel to lift, and what makes it worse?

A left turn, made worse by a loaded sidecarA right turn, made worse by an empty or lightly loaded sidecarEither turn, but only above highway speedsA left turn, made worse by braking in a straight line

7.Before riding an unfamiliar motorcycle, which controls does the manual say you should be able to find without looking?

Only the throttle and the front brakeThe odometer, the fuel gauge and the clockTurn signals, horn, headlight switch, fuel valve and cut-off switchThe side stand and the seat latch

8.What is the correct order of actions when you shift up a gear?

Lift the lever first, then pull in the clutchRoll off the throttle and pull in the clutch, lift the lever, then ease the clutch outSqueeze the front brake, lift the lever, then release the brakeOpen the throttle wide, lift the lever, then close the throttle

9.When should a rider avoid tinted eye protection?

On any interstate rideWhen traffic is heavyWhenever a passenger is aboardWhen there is little outside light available

10.What can completing the state's approved beginning rider course do for a license applicant?

Allow riding without registration for a yearSet aside both the knowledge test and the riding test, if you apply within 24 monthsRemove the helmet requirement permanentlyWaive the vision screening only