Missouri DOR Motorcycle Practice Test 28

1. What is the purpose of carrying a first aid kit in your vehicle?

• A It replaces the need to call for an ambulance after a small crash
• B It is required equipment in every private car right across the country
• C It allows you to give medicines to anybody injured at the scene
• D It lets you treat cuts and bleeding while the help is on its way

2. Your passenger has ridden on other people's motorcycles before. What should you do before setting off?

• A Brief them anyway, because your machine and your instructions differ
• B Skip the briefing, since an experienced passenger already knows the rules
• C Ask them how the last rider they went with preferred to do things
• D Give them a shortened briefing that covers only the emergency signals

3. You are driving through a long curve on a road with two lanes in your direction. What is correct?

• A Stay within your own lane all the way through, adjusting speed before you enter
• B Drift toward the inside of the curve to straighten your path, using part of the lane beside you
• C Move into the outside lane at the start of the curve and back into your own lane at the exit
• D Change into the lane beside you in the middle of the curve if that lane is moving more freely

4. A large insect splatters on your face shield and blocks part of your view. What should you do?

• A Reach up and wipe the shield with a glove while you continue at the same speed
• B Open the shield and ride with it up until the wind blows the mess away
• C Close your eyes for a moment and steer by feel until you have passed the smear
• D Keep control, look through a clear part, and clean it at the next stop

5. You are approaching a traffic light that has been green for a long time. How should you treat it?

• A Speed up so you get through before it changes
• B Keep your speed exactly at the limit and hope it stays green
• C Expect it to change and be ready to stop
• D Stop in advance because it will certainly turn red

6. Why does a rider on an unfaired motorcycle tire faster on a long highway ride than a driver would?

• A Constant wind pressure and noise drain energy hour after hour
• B Engine vibration alone accounts for nearly all of the rider's fatigue
• C Motorcycles need a gear change every few minutes on an open highway
• D The seat position forces the rider to brake with both feet at once

7. A driver moves into the space you were keeping ahead of you. What should you do?

• A Close up again quickly so that no other driver can take the same space
• B Flash your headlights until the other driver returns to the previous lane
• C Hold your speed, because the gap will open again by itself very soon
• D Ease off and rebuild the gap in front of you

8. The posted limit is 55 mph, but heavy traffic and rain make that speed unsafe. What does the law expect of you?

• A You may keep the posted speed, because the number on the sign is what is enforced
• B You must drive at least at the posted speed so that you do not hold up traffic
• C You may keep the posted speed as long as your headlights and wipers are working
• D You must slow to a speed that is safe for the conditions

9. A stop line is painted across the pavement at this sign. Where must the vehicle come to rest?

• A Behind the stop line, with no part of the vehicle across it
• B Level with the middle of the intersection, where the view along both approaches is best
• C Anywhere within one vehicle length past the line
• D Past the line but short of the far crosswalk, once the wheels have stopped turning

10. When must a Missouri driver install an ignition interlock device before reinstatement?

• A After any first offense, whatever the reading or the circumstances
• B After a repeat contact, a BAC of .15 or higher, or harm caused
• C Only after a court order issued at the sentencing hearing itself
• D Only when the driver was under 21 at the time of the arrest

11. A pedestrian is crossing a wide four-lane street and has reached the lanes on the far side. When may you go on?

• A As soon as the pedestrian has stepped out of the lane you are in
• B As soon as the person has passed the center line of the road
• C Only after the person has finished crossing the roadway
• D As soon as there is room to pass behind the person

12. The green left-turn arrow ends and a steady red ball comes on for your lane, at an intersection where no turn on red is allowed. What must you do?

• A Complete the turn if you have already switched your signal on
• B Turn if the oncoming traffic has a red signal at the same moment
• C Move forward into the intersection and wait for the next green arrow
• D Stop and wait, because no turn is allowed while the red ball is lit

13. A city transit bus ahead of you has stopped at the curb with its passenger door open. What does the law require of you?

• A Stop and stay stopped until the door closes and the bus moves
• B Stop at least twenty feet back and wait for a signal from the driver
• C Stop only if you are following the bus, but not if you are oncoming
• D Nothing special, but pass slowly and watch for people

14. Unless posted otherwise, what is the maximum speed on Missouri rural interstates and freeways?

• A 60 mph
• B 65 mph
• C 70 mph
• D 75 mph

15. The traffic signal is green, but the crossing lights on the tracks inside the intersection begin to flash. What must you do?

• A Continue, because a green signal always overrides the crossing lights
• B Stop only if you can actually see a train approaching the crossing
• C Stop clear of the tracks and wait, even though the signal is green
• D Cross quickly before the gates come down and block your route

16. Why do groups agree on a set of hand signals before setting off?

• A Because state law requires hand signals whenever more than two riders travel together
• B Because engine noise and helmets make speech useless between moving machines
• C Because hand signals take the place of the turn signals fitted to each machine
• D Because a group in formation is exempt from using its brake lights in traffic

17. You are in the right-hand lane of a multilane street and that lane becomes a right-turn-only lane ahead, but you want to go straight. What should you do?

• A Continue straight from that lane, because the arrow applies only to drivers who choose to turn
• B Change into a through lane before you reach the markings for the turn lane
• C Stop at the line and wait for a gap so that you can move over once you are in the intersection
• D Turn right and then make a turn at the next opportunity to get back onto the route you wanted

18. Why should a rider reduce speed at night even on a familiar road?

• A Because tires grip less well after dark, when the pavement cools down
• B Because engine power falls at night and the motorcycle accelerates more slowly
• C So the stopping distance stays inside the distance the headlight lights up
• D Because other drivers legally must travel more slowly after sunset as well

19. You are pulling out of a farm entrance onto a rural highway. What is your obligation?

• A Highway traffic must slow for you, since a farm entrance is a road
• B You may enter and build speed while highway traffic moves around you
• C Yield to every vehicle already on the highway before you enter the roadway
• D You have priority if the highway has no center line at that point

20. You are stopped at a red light waiting to turn right where the turn is allowed. Besides traffic from the left, what must you check?

• A Only the signal, until it changes to green for your direction
• B Only vehicles coming from your right on the cross street
• C Only the mirrors, because traffic behind you is the real risk
• D Both crosswalks, and anyone approaching along your right side

21. A driver who is passing you cannot complete the pass because a vehicle is coming. What should you do?

• A Hold exactly the same speed, because the other driver is the one who started the maneuver
• B Accelerate so that there is space for the passing driver to move in ahead of your vehicle
• C Ease off the accelerator and make room for them to drop back in
• D Pull onto the shoulder so that all three of the vehicles involved can pass side by side

22. A yield sign is posted where an entrance ramp meets the highway. What must you do?

• A Come to a complete stop at the sign every time before entering the highway travel lanes
• B Enter the highway first, because a vehicle on a ramp has priority at the point of the merge
• C Give way to the traffic already on the highway and merge into a gap
• D Hold your ramp speed and expect the highway traffic to change lanes in order to make room

23. Why is dusk one of the harder times of day to drive?

• A Headlights reach only half as far in the hour before it is fully dark
• B The failing light blurs shapes into the background
• C Tires cool quickly at dusk and lose a noticeable amount of their grip
• D Traffic signals dim automatically at dusk to save power on the network

24. The gates at a railroad crossing begin to come down as you approach. What must you do?

• A Stop and wait until the gates are fully raised and the lights stop flashing
• B Cross quickly before the gates are all the way down if you see no train yet
• C Drive around the gates on the left half of the road once a train has gone by
• D Move up to the tracks and wait between the gates so you can leave without delay

25. The leader gives a hand signal that you can see clearly from your place in the group. What should you do with it?

• A Repeat the signal so the riders behind you also receive it
• B Act on it yourself and leave the leader to signal the others
• C Wait for the sweep rider to confirm it before acting on it
• D Ignore it unless the leader looks back and points at you directly