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Lane practice questions

29 questions from the motorcycle permit practice test.

Lane practice test

10 questions, graded as you go, with the reason for every answer. No sign-up.

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Which lane position is best for a motorcycle?

  1. The left third at all times
  2. The center third at all times
  3. The right third at all times
  4. It depends on the conditions
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D. It depends on the conditions

No single position is always best. Choose the path that lets you see and be seen, keeps a space cushion and avoids surface hazards, and change it as the situation changes.

Reference: MSF Motorcycle Operator Manual, Keeping Your Distance: Lane Positions

Which of these is a good reason to choose a particular position within your lane?

  1. To keep out of other drivers' blind spots
  2. To leave room for a car to share the lane
  3. To stay hidden behind the car ahead
  4. To ride as near the center line as you can
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A. To keep out of other drivers' blind spots

Lane position should help you be seen, stay out of blind spots, avoid hazards, protect your lane and keep an escape route. Leaving room beside you invites drivers to squeeze into your lane.

Reference: MSF Motorcycle Operator Manual, Keeping Your Distance: Lane Positions

Is the oily strip down the center of a dry lane generally safe to ride on?

  1. No, it must be avoided at all times and speeds
  2. No, it is reserved for vehicles that are passing
  3. Yes, and it has the best grip of all in the rain
  4. Yes, unless it is wet or grease has built up
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D. Yes, unless it is wet or grease has built up

On dry pavement the center strip usually has enough traction to ride on safely. Avoid it when the road is wet and at places such as busy intersections and toll booths where drippings collect.

Reference: MSF Motorcycle Operator Manual, Keeping Your Distance: Lane Positions

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