Texas DPS Motorcycle Practice Test 43

1. On a narrow two-lane road a line of vehicles has built up behind you. What is the safe and courteous action?

• A Speed up well above the posted limit until the line of vehicles falls back
• B Move over onto the center line so that the drivers behind can see past you
• C Brake gently again and again until the drivers behind decide to pass you
• D Pull into a turnout or a safe wide spot and let them go by

2. When should a passenger get on the motorcycle?

• A Before the operator mounts
• B While the motorcycle is rolling slowly
• C Only after the motorcycle has been put in gear
• D After the engine has been started and the operator is ready

3. Why is the staggered formation abandoned in a curve?

• A Because a motorcycle cannot be leaned over safely while it is held in a staggered formation
• B Because the leader loses the use of both mirrors all the way through a curve
• C Because a curve is the one place on the road where riders are expected to pair up
• D Because each rider needs the full width of the lane to choose a line through the curve

4. Traffic is heavy and a truck is stopped in the lane on your right. How do you keep an out?

• A Slow to a crawl and let every vehicle around you go past you first
• B Keep space open ahead of you and avoid being boxed in on both sides at once
• C Move up beside the truck so you are past it as quickly as possible
• D Drive close behind the vehicle ahead so that nobody can cut in front

5. You realize at the last moment that you have passed the street where you meant to turn. What should you do?

• A Brake hard and turn anyway, since the drivers behind will see your brake lights
• B Stop and back up along the curb lane until you are level with the street again
• C Make a U-turn at once, whatever the traffic and the markings around you say
• D Keep going and turn around where it is safe and legal

6. An overhead sign shows that the right lane is EXIT ONLY. What does that mean if you intend to stay on the highway?

• A You may stay in it as long as you continue straight ahead at the point where the exit leaves
• B You have to move out of that lane before the exit
• C You may stay in it, because an exit only lane rejoins the main highway a short distance later
• D You must slow to the ramp speed and then rejoin the main highway just beyond the exit ramp

7. Why should you avoid parking over tall dry grass or a pile of dead leaves?

• A Because the leaves block the drain holes in the bottom of the doors
• B Because the hot exhaust can set the dry material on fire
• C Because damp leaves make the parking brake cable stretch and then slip
• D Because grass seeds get into the air filter and slowly choke the engine

8. The low sun is directly ahead and glare makes it hard to see. What should you do?

• A Turn on your high beams so that other drivers can see you better through the glare
• B Look down at the lane line beside your vehicle instead of ahead
• C Slow down, use the sun visor or sunglasses, and increase following distance
• D Keep your usual speed so you get out of the glare sooner

9. A pedestrian has stepped into a crosswalk at an intersection ahead of you. What is your obligation?

• A Sound the horn so the pedestrian moves faster
• B Proceed if the pedestrian is not directly in your lane yet
• C Yield and let the pedestrian finish crossing before you proceed
• D Yield only where the crosswalk is painted with white lines

10. You feel drowsy, so you open a window and turn the radio up. What does that achieve?

• A It restores full alertness for the remainder of the trip
• B Very little, because the drowsiness comes back
• C It works about as well as a nap of twenty minutes would
• D It prevents microsleeps from happening for about an hour

11. Your light is green but the traffic beyond the intersection is stopped and there is no room on the far side. What should you do?

• A Wait behind the line until you can clear the far side
• B Move into the intersection so you are ready when traffic starts again
• C Move up and stop on the crosswalk, which is outside the intersection
• D Enter and turn right instead

12. You and a driver coming from the opposite direction reach a four-way stop at the same time and you are both going straight ahead. What happens next?

• A The driver on the wider of the two approach roads goes through first
• B You must wait, because a vehicle facing you always has to move first
• C Both drivers must wait until one of them signals the other to go on
• D Both of you may move off together, because your paths do not cross each other

13. You are riding at 30 miles an hour and need to move quickly to the left. What do your hands do?

• A Pull back firmly on the left handgrip while pushing the right one forward
• B Hold both grips still and throw your upper body hard toward the left
• C Pull back on the right handgrip so the front wheel is steered to the left
• D Press forward on the left handgrip

14. Why should a rider avoid riding through a puddle that spans the lane?

• A Water always contains oil that makes the tires slippery for miles afterward
• B A wet tire cannot regain any grip until the motorcycle has come to a stop
• C Riding through standing water voids the tire warranty on most machines
• D It can hide a deep hole or broken pavement under the surface

15. What does it mean to ride the clutch?

• A Resting a hand on the lever without pulling it, which bends the mounting bracket
• B Releasing the lever quickly on every upshift, which shortens the drive chain life
• C Holding the lever part way in while riding, which wears the clutch plates
• D Using the lever to hold the machine on a hill, which overheats the brake pedal

16. A white regulatory sign near a state line reads BUCKLE UP IT IS THE LAW. What is it doing?

• A Reminding occupants that belt use is required
• B Warning that a checkpoint is operating a short distance ahead
• C Telling drivers that belts are required only on that highway
• D Advising that children must ride in the rear seats of the vehicle

17. A yellow diamond shows two lanes narrowing into one. What does it require of a driver?

• A Moving over immediately and stopping until traffic clears
• B Keeping to the lane that ends, because it has priority
• C Sounding the horn before entering the remaining lane
• D Adjusting speed and merging before the lane disappears

18. A rectangular red sign with the white words WRONG WAY means that

• A a detour begins ahead
• B the lane is reserved for buses
• C the driver is already traveling against the legal flow and must not continue
• D the driver may continue after checking for oncoming vehicles

19. You are traveling beside a tractor-trailer and cannot see the truck driver's face in any of the truck's mirrors. What does that tell you?

• A The truck driver probably cannot see your vehicle
• B The truck driver has already checked that lane
• C The truck's mirrors are out of adjustment
• D You are far enough back to be seen easily

20. Compared with dry pavement, how much room does a vehicle need to stop on packed snow?

• A About the same, because antilock brakes make up the difference
• B Slightly less, because cold rubber grips the surface more firmly
• C About ten percent more, which a normal following gap already covers
• D Several times as much