Vermont DMV Motorcycle Practice Test 71

1. Your passenger keeps leaning out to one side to see the road ahead. What should you do?

• A Allow it, since it gives the passenger a better view of the hazards
• B Ask them to stay in line with you and look over your shoulder instead
• C Ask them to lean out on the other side as well, to balance the effect
• D Ride further from the center line so their view is no longer blocked

2. A vehicle that has not yet been inspected in Vermont is registered in the State. Within how many days of that registration must it be inspected?

• A 5 days
• B 30 days
• C 15 days
• D 60 days

3. You are overtaking in a short passing lane on a two-lane road and it is about to end. What must you do?

• A Finish the pass and move back to the right before it ends
• B Stay in the lane until the pavement narrows and then merge in wherever you can find room
• C Continue straight ahead, because it is the other lane that ends at that point in the road
• D Stop at the end of the lane and wait for a gap in the line of traffic beside your vehicle

4. You come upon a crash that has just happened and decide to help. Where should you stop your vehicle?

• A Well beyond the scene, completely off the road, with the hazard lights on
• B In the travel lane just before the scene, so your vehicle shields the wreck
• C Right next to the damaged vehicles so that you can reach the injured quickly
• D On the opposite shoulder, facing traffic, with the high beams on to light the scene

5. The leader of a group wants to pull the whole group out from a side road into busy traffic. What should the leader do?

• A Pull out as soon as there is a gap for the leader's own machine
• B Wait for a gap long enough for every rider in the group to enter
• C Move out slowly so approaching drivers are forced to let the group in
• D Send the sweep rider out first to hold the traffic for the others

6. How should you follow a school bus in traffic?

• A Far enough back to see its lights and stop in time
• B Close behind, so that no other driver can cut in between you
• C Beside it in the next lane, where you can watch its doors open
• D At the same distance you would keep behind a passenger car

7. A Vermont driver's single incident could technically violate the handheld device law, the texting law, and the junior operator device law all at once. How many complaints may be issued for that one incident?

• A One complaint for each law that was technically violated
• B Two complaints, one civil and one criminal
• C As many complaints as the officer believes are appropriate
• D No more than one complaint arising from that incident

8. The vehicle ahead of you has pulled out to pass a truck. May you follow it out and pass as well?

• A Yes, because the driver ahead of you has already checked that the road ahead is clear
• B No, wait until it is done and judge the road for yourself
• C Yes, provided that you stay close behind so that both of the passes take less time overall
• D Yes, as long as you flash your headlights first to warn any oncoming traffic that you are there

9. On a multi-lane street, a yield line is painted well back from an unsignalized crosswalk rather than right at it. Why?

• A So a stopped vehicle does not block the next intersection
• B So a turning truck has room to swing across the lane
• C So there is space for cyclists to wait beside the cars
• D So drivers in the other lanes can see the pedestrian

10. You have turned onto a ramp at night and your headlights pick out large white arrows painted on the pavement pointing straight back at you. What do they mean?

• A You must yield before joining the roadway at the top
• B You are in a lane that leads only to a service area
• C You are traveling against the flow and must turn back
• D You are approaching a lane that ends a short way ahead

11. How should a group decide how often to stop for fuel?

• A By the range of the machine with the smallest fuel tank
• B By the range of the largest touring machine, which sets the longest legs
• C By the average range of all of the motorcycles taking part in the ride
• D By whichever gas station the leader happens to notice along the route

12. Where do the greatest number of collisions involving motorcycles occur?

• A On the shoulder of divided highways, where riders pull off to rest
• B In parking areas and driveways, where speeds are lowest of all
• C On long open curves outside built-up areas, where speeds are highest
• D At intersections

13. Four vehicles reach a four-way stop from all four directions at the same instant. How is the deadlock resolved?

• A The largest vehicle of the four is expected to move through first
• B The driver who reaches the intersection line closest to the middle goes
• C Each driver yields to the vehicle on the right and they go one by one
• D All four move at once, keeping to the right of the center of the crossing

14. How many usable riding paths does a single traffic lane offer a motorcycle?

• A One
• B Two
• C Three
• D Five

15. When should most of your braking for a turn be finished?

• A Halfway through the turn, once you can see where the new road goes
• B Before you begin to turn the wheel
• C After the turn, using the brakes to settle the vehicle into its new lane
• D There is no need to brake at all if the turn is wide and the road is dry

16. Besides air pressure, what should a rider look for when inspecting the tires?

• A Whether the sidewalls feel warm to the touch after the machine has sat parked
• B Tread depth, cuts, embedded objects and uneven wear
• C Whether the tread pattern on the front matches the pattern on the rear tire
• D Whether the valve caps are the same color as the wheel rims themselves

17. You are driving on a two-lane road approaching the crest of a hill. Where should you position your vehicle?

• A Toward the center line, so that you can see over the crest sooner and spot oncoming traffic
• B In the exact center of your lane at all times
• C Partly on the shoulder so you can stop quickly
• D Toward the right side of your lane, in case an oncoming vehicle is over the center line

18. What must a driver be prepared to do at the point this sign refers to?

• A Merge into faster traffic without stopping, using the lane on the right
• B Change lanes to the left before the pavement narrows
• C Continue straight ahead across an unmarked crossing without slowing
• D Turn left or right, because the road being traveled ends there

19. A sign at the approach to a bridge reads WEIGHT LIMIT 10 TONS. What does the figure set?

• A The weight above which a vehicle must cross at a walking pace
• B The heaviest vehicle the bridge may legally carry
• C The heaviest load that may be carried on a single trailer axle
• D The weight above which a driver must sound the horn before crossing

20. Why do streetcar or light rail rails set into a street deserve extra care from a rider?

• A The rails stand a few inches proud of the pavement and act like a curb to the tires
• B The groove alongside the rail can catch a front tire crossed at a shallow angle
• C The rails are usually electrified, so a tire touching them can shock the rider
• D Rails are laid across the street at a right angle, which is the hardest angle to cross