Connecticut DMV Motorcycle Practice Test 88

1. On a rainy road, where can a rider usually find the best traction?

• A In the tire tracks left by the vehicles ahead
• B On the painted edge line at the side of the lane
• C In the center of the lane, between the tracks
• D On the loose gravel along the shoulder

2. Why is it harder for a rider to judge distance and closing speed after dark?

• A Headlights make every object look closer than it really is at night
• B The eyes lose the ability to judge any distance once the sun has set
• C Road reflections make oncoming vehicles appear to be standing still
• D Only lights are visible, so closing speeds are hard to read

3. An exit ramp is separated from the highway by a triangle of pavement painted with white stripes. What may you do there?

• A Use it to slow down before you commit yourself to taking the exit ramp
• B Use it to wait until a gap appears in the traffic already on the ramp
• C Nothing; keep off it and choose either the lane or the ramp
• D Use it to change your mind and rejoin the highway after passing the exit

4. A rider in the middle of the group pulls over onto the shoulder. What should the sweep rider do?

• A Ride on and report the stop to the leader at the next scheduled halt
• B Stop alongside on the traffic side to shield the stopped rider
• C Stop and stay with that rider while the rest of the group continues
• D Sound the horn repeatedly until the whole group notices and stops

5. How should a face shield be cleaned?

• A With a dry paper towel, which lifts dirt without leaving any moisture
• B With a household glass cleaner and a stiff brush to remove insects
• C With mild soap and water and a soft cloth, then dried gently
• D With gasoline on a rag, which dissolves insect remains very quickly

6. 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

7. After a crash, what information should you exchange with the other driver?

• A Only your telephone number, since the police will collect the rest
• B Name, address, driver license, vehicle registration and insurance details
• C Your Social Security number and bank details for the repair payment
• D The name of your employer, your work schedule and the price you paid for the vehicle

8. Alcohol is classified as which kind of drug?

• A A stimulant that sharpens reflexes
• B A depressant that slows the central nervous system
• C A painkiller with no effect on driving
• D A nutritional supplement

9. A yellow diamond shows the two edges of the road pinching toward each other. What does it mean?

• A The road is reduced to one lane worked by a flagger
• B The pavement gets narrower but the lanes continue
• C One of the two lanes ends within a few hundred feet
• D The road changes from pavement to a gravel surface

10. Why is texting considered one of the most dangerous distractions?

• A It drains the vehicle battery and the phone battery at the same time
• B It combines visual, manual and cognitive distraction at the same time
• C It affects only inexperienced drivers who have not yet learned to multitask
• D It interferes with the antilock braking system and other electronic aids

11. An entrance ramp joins a highway just before an exit ramp leaves it. What should you expect in that short section?

• A That the traffic entering from the ramp is prohibited from using that stretch of the highway
• B That the speed limit is raised there so that the two streams can separate more quickly
• C That drivers leaving the highway must give way to everything that is entering it there
• D Vehicles crossing paths as some enter and others leave

12. When are the hazard warning lights properly used?

• A When your vehicle is stopped or barely moving and is a hazard
• B Whenever you double park for a moment to drop off a passenger
• C When you want other drivers to know you are about to make a turn
• D When you want to keep other drivers from passing you on a long hill

13. What must a Connecticut driver do when approaching a stationary emergency vehicle with flashing lights on the shoulder of a multi-lane highway?

• A Slow to a reasonable speed below the limit and, if in the adjacent lane, move over one lane
• B Come to a complete stop and wait there until the emergency vehicle turns off its flashing lights
• C Sound the horn once and carry on at the posted speed limit past the scene
• D Change lanes only, because the posted speed limit still applies unchanged

14. A yellow diamond in which one line joins another at an angle warns that

• A the road divides ahead into two separate roadways with a median between them
• B traffic from another roadway will merge into the driver's lane ahead
• C a crossroad intersects the driver's road a short distance ahead
• D the lane the driver is using becomes a turn-only lane ahead

15. A flagger in a work zone turns a paddle so that the red octagonal face reading STOP is toward you. What must you do?

• A Stop completely and wait for the flagger to signal you forward
• B Slow to about half the posted speed and keep moving past the flagger
• C Stop only if workers are actually standing in the roadway
• D Change lanes and drive past the flagger without stopping

16. Two vehicles meet on a steep, narrow mountain road with no room to pass. Which driver should back up?

• A The driver of the lighter vehicle, whichever way that driver happens to be going
• B The driver who reached the narrow section second, no matter how the road slopes
• C The driver heading downhill, who has more control while reversing
• D Neither one, since both should pull right and squeeze past each other slowly