Texas Motorcycle: Right-of-Way Practice Test

Question 1

You are in the right-hand lane of a highway and cars are coming down an entrance ramp ahead. You should:

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Change lanes if one is clear, or adjust your speed to open a gap for them — A driver hunting for a gap on a ramp may never pick a motorcycle out of the traffic stream. Moving over or opening a gap costs you nothing and removes the conflict before it forms.

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Speed up and make the merging drivers fall in behind you

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Ride alongside the ramp so the merging drivers can see you

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Stay exactly where you are, since merging traffic has to yield

Question 2

Where do most collisions between motorcycles and cars happen, and what is a common cause?

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At intersections, often when an oncoming car turns left across the motorcycle's path — Intersections are the most likely place for a car and motorcycle to collide. Drivers turning left often fail to see an approaching motorcycle, so slow down and be ready to brake.

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On open highways, from riding too slowly

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In parking lots, from keeping the headlight on

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On bridges, from wind alone

Question 3

You are turning left at an intersection while cars are approaching from the opposite direction. You should:

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Yield to oncoming vehicles and make sure an oncoming driver sees you before you turn — You must yield to oncoming traffic when turning left. Because drivers often miss motorcycles, wait for a clear gap and confirm that any oncoming driver has seen you before you commit to the turn.

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Turn quickly before the oncoming cars reach you

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Assume the oncoming drivers will stop for you

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Speed up to clear the intersection first

Question 4

At a four-way stop, if you and another vehicle arrive at about the same time, who should go first?

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The vehicle on the right goes first — When two vehicles reach a four-way stop at the same time, the one on the right has the right-of-way. If you clearly arrived first, you may go first.

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The larger vehicle always goes first

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The motorcycle always goes first

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The faster vehicle goes first

Question 5

Halfway along a block, an oncoming driver switches on a left-turn signal to enter a driveway. You should:

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Slow down, cover your brakes, and be ready to stop hard while holding your lane — A left turn across your path is every bit as dangerous away from an intersection. Read the signal as a warning, cover the controls, and set yourself up to brake hard while holding your line.

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Keep your speed, because there is no intersection here

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Move to the left of your lane so you can pass in front of the car

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Flash your headlight and carry on at the same speed

Question 6

Parked cars block your view as you near a crossing street. Where in your lane should you ride?

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In the part of the lane where a driver on the cross street will spot you soonest — At a crossing you cannot see into, move away from whatever is blocking the view, usually toward the left of your lane. That brings you into the other driver's field of vision at the earliest moment and buys both of you time.

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Tucked in close behind the parked cars

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In whichever part of the lane sits farthest from the crossing street

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It makes no difference, since the driver cannot see you either way

Question 7

For the purpose of judging crash risk, which of these counts as an intersection?

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Any spot where another vehicle can cross your path, a residential driveway included — The risk comes from what traffic can do, not from the signs. A driveway on a quiet street is a crossing point, and drivers who enter a rider's path account for more than half of car-and-motorcycle crashes.

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Only crossings controlled by a signal or a stop sign

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Only crossings inside city limits

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Only places where two numbered highways meet

Question 8

A pedestrian is crossing in a marked crosswalk ahead of you. You must:

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Yield and let the pedestrian finish crossing safely — Pedestrians in a crosswalk have the right-of-way. Slow or stop and let them finish crossing; a motorcycle offers no protection to a pedestrian in a collision.

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Sound your horn and continue

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Ride around them quickly

Question 9

A car sits at a side street waiting for a chance to cross the road you are riding on. Your best move is to:

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Ease off the speed, take a lane position the driver can see, and be ready to react — Shedding speed buys reaction time, and a lane position that makes you easier to see lowers the odds the driver moves at all. Treat any car that could enter your path as one that will.

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Hold your speed so you clear the spot quickly

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Move to the right edge of your lane and look away

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Wave the driver across so you know what the car will do

Question 10

You catch the eye of a driver waiting to pull out of a side street. What can you safely conclude?

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Very little, because a driver can look right at a rider and still not notice the motorcycle — A glance in your direction is not a promise to wait. Drivers regularly look straight at a motorcycle and still fail to register it, so hold something in reserve until the car has actually stayed put.

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That she has seen you and will wait for you to pass

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That she will pull out only if you slow down

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That you now have the right of way and can hold your speed

Question 11

Your signal turns green at a busy crossing. Before riding in, you should:

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Look both ways and satisfy yourself that cross traffic has actually stopped — A green light does nothing to stop a driver trying to beat a yellow. Rolling in without looking leaves you sharing the blame, and the injuries, for a crash you had the chance to avoid.

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Accelerate hard to clear the crossing before the light changes

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Rely on the green, since anyone who runs the red is at fault

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Sound your horn and ride through without slowing

Question 12

Why should you avoid sudden changes of speed or lane position as you ride into an intersection?

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Another driver may read the change as a sign that you are about to turn — Smooth, predictable movement keeps waiting drivers from guessing wrong. A sharp change can look like the beginning of a turn and invite someone to pull straight out in front of you.

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Sudden moves burn more fuel and wear the tires faster

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State law forbids changing lane position inside an intersection

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It confuses the pavement sensors that operate the signal

Texas Motorcycle: Right-of-Way practice test

Study questions with answers

1. You are in the right-hand lane of a highway and cars are coming down an entrance ramp ahead. You should:

2. Where do most collisions between motorcycles and cars happen, and what is a common cause?

3. You are turning left at an intersection while cars are approaching from the opposite direction. You should:

4. At a four-way stop, if you and another vehicle arrive at about the same time, who should go first?

5. Halfway along a block, an oncoming driver switches on a left-turn signal to enter a driveway. You should:

6. Parked cars block your view as you near a crossing street. Where in your lane should you ride?

7. For the purpose of judging crash risk, which of these counts as an intersection?

8. A pedestrian is crossing in a marked crosswalk ahead of you. You must:

9. A car sits at a side street waiting for a chance to cross the road you are riding on. Your best move is to:

10. You catch the eye of a driver waiting to pull out of a side street. What can you safely conclude?

11. Your signal turns green at a busy crossing. Before riding in, you should:

12. Why should you avoid sudden changes of speed or lane position as you ride into an intersection?

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