Wisconsin Motorcycle Practice Test 4

1.How should your following distance change when riding at night?

Open it up wider than during the dayKeep it exactly the sameCut it in half to keep upEliminate it entirely

2.You pull onto a soft, sloping shoulder to rest. What problem should you expect when you park?

The side or center stand may be difficult to set safelyYour headlight will shut off automaticallyThe engine will refuse to restart on an inclineYour tires will lose air pressure

3.A traffic light at an intersection has gone dark because it lost power. How should you handle that intersection?

Assume you have the right of way and ride straight throughStop only if a police officer is presentTreat it as a stop sign and go only when it is your turnWait at the corner until the light is repaired

4.You are using an entrance ramp to join traffic on a highway. Who is responsible for finding the gap?

Drivers already on the highway, who must open one for youYou are — use the ramp lane to match the speed of traffic and slot into a safe gapNobody; whoever reaches the gap first takes it, so accelerate hardStop at the end of the ramp and wait for a break to appear

5.While riding on a cycle instruction permit, any passenger you carry must be what?

A licensed person with a Class M license and at least two years of driving experienceAt least 16 years oldWearing a reflective vestSomeone you know personally

6.When should reflective clothing be worn?

Both day and nightOnly at nightOnly during the dayOnly in the rain

7.The handbook recommends dividing a group ride into smaller groups when it grows larger than about how many riders?

Four or fiveTenTwoTwenty

8.To swerve around an obstacle you don't have room to stop for, what should you do?

Turn the handlebars slowly toward the obstacleBrake hard while turningPress on the handgrip on the side you want to escape toward, leaning the bike quicklyStand up on the pegs and coast

9.How can the motorcycle skills test be waived?

By paying an extra feeBy completing an approved WisDOT rider education course and passing the knowledge testBy holding a car license for five yearsBy riding without violations for a year

10.Which part of the traffic lane does the handbook tell riders to stay out of at all times?

None of it — every third of the lane, the middle included, is available to youThe left third, because oncoming traffic drifts across the lineThe middle, which is always too slick to ride onThe right third, because loose debris gathers there