Missouri DOR Motorcycle Practice Test 5
Test 5 of 6. Pick an answer for each question to see if it is right and why; your score appears at the end. You need 20 correct answers to pass, the same ratio as the real Missouri test.
- Questions25
- Correct to pass20
- Passing score80%
- Minimum age15 years 182 days
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1. How much room should a rider try to leave when passing a line of parked cars?
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Answer A: Enough to clear an opening door, roughly the width of a car door
A door swings out about the width of a door, so ride at least that far from parked vehicles and slow down wherever you cannot leave that much space.
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2. What does the last step of T-CLOCS, Stands, ask a rider to check?
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Answer D: That the stands are not bent and that their springs hold them up
A bent stand or a weak spring can let the stand fall while riding, so both the sidestand and the centerstand are checked for damage and spring tension.
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3. How many points does Missouri assess for endangerment of a highway worker when nobody is hurt?
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Answer D: 4 points
Endangerment of a highway worker carries a fine of up to $1,000 and four points on the Missouri driving record when no injury or death results.
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4. How does Missouri grade a hands-free violation that causes serious physical injury?
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Answer D: A class B misdemeanor
Causing serious physical injury while violating Missouri's hands-free law is a class B misdemeanor.
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5. Where are children in the greatest danger around a school bus?
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Answer B: In the roadway right around the bus, especially in front
The danger zone is the band of roadway around the bus where the driver's view is poorest, and children crossing in front of the bus are hardest to see.
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6. How do points come off a Missouri driving record over time when no new violations occur?
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Answer A: One third after a year, half the rest after two, none left after three
Missouri reduces accumulated points by one third after one year without a violation, by half of the remainder after two years, and to zero after three.
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7. What does it mean to scan the road while driving?
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Answer A: Moving your eyes constantly over the road, the sides and the mirrors
Scanning keeps information coming in from every direction, while a fixed stare leaves you blind to everything else.
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8. When must a Missouri driver file an accident report with the Department of Revenue?
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Answer A: Within 30 days, if someone was uninsured and damage tops $500
Missouri requires an accident report within 30 days when the crash happened in the state, someone involved carried no liability insurance, and there was injury, death or property damage over $500.
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9. How many points in what period cause a Missouri driving privilege to be suspended?
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Answer B: 8 or more points in 18 months
Missouri suspends the driving privilege at 8 or more points in 18 months; 4 points in 12 months only triggers an advisory letter.
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10. What does Missouri's electronic communication device law say about video while driving?
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Answer C: Watching, recording or broadcasting video is prohibited
Missouri bans watching a video and recording, posting, sending or broadcasting video, including video calls and social media posts, while driving.
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11. What must a Missouri driver provide to be reinstated after an intoxication-related suspension?
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Answer A: A $45 fee, proof of SATOP and two years of SR-22 insurance
Missouri requires a $45 reinstatement fee, completion of a Substance Awareness Traffic Offender Program, and an SR-22 filing kept on file for two years.
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12. A signal beside a fire station stays dark until apparatus is about to leave, when it shows yellow and then red. What must a driver do?
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Answer B: Stop on the red and wait until the signal goes dark again
An emergency vehicle signal is a real traffic signal, so its red indication must be obeyed while the apparatus pulls out into the street.
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13. When does a public utility vehicle count as an emergency vehicle under Missouri's move over law?
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Answer A: While it is performing emergency service
Missouri includes a vehicle owned and operated by a public utility or public service corporation while it is performing emergency service.
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14. How many points does Missouri assess for operating a vehicle while the driver license is suspended or revoked?
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Answer B: 12 points
Operating a vehicle with a suspended or revoked license carries 12 points in Missouri, which by itself revokes the driving privilege for a year.
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15. Your front wheel drops off the edge of the pavement onto a lower shoulder. What is the safest way back?
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Answer D: Ride straight, slow down, then turn back sharply enough to cross the edge
Trying to climb a raised pavement edge at a shallow angle lets the tire slide along it, so the rider settles first and then crosses the edge at a sharp angle.
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16. A small plaque mounted under this sign shows a numeral such as 2 or 3. What does that numeral report?
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Answer A: How many sets of tracks the crossing carries
The plaque states the number of tracks at that location, which is a warning that a second train may be running on another track behind the first.
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17. What does Missouri require of someone riding a moped on public streets?
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Answer C: A valid driver license, and no riding on the interstate system
A Missouri moped rider must hold a valid operator license but needs no motorcycle endorsement, and mopeds are barred from the federal interstate highway system.
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18. What is Missouri's uniform maximum speed on roads outside an urbanized area that are not interstates, freeways, expressways or lettered routes?
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Answer A: 60 mph
All other roads and highways outside an urbanized area carry a 60 mph uniform maximum limit under Missouri law.
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19. May you stop in a marked bicycle lane to let a passenger out?
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Answer B: No, stopping there forces riders into the traffic lane
A vehicle stopped in a bike lane pushes riders out into moving traffic, which is exactly what the lane exists to prevent.
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20. Where must the engine cut-off switch be set before the starter button will crank the engine?
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Answer A: In the run position
The cut-off switch sits in the ignition circuit, so the engine will not start or run while it is set to off.
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21. The curb ahead is signed as a bus stop. May you wait there with your vehicle?
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Answer C: No, the space must stay clear for buses
A bus stop must stay open so that a bus can reach the curb and let passengers on and off safely, so no other vehicle may occupy it.
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22. How long is a Missouri point suspension for a driver being suspended for the second time?
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Answer D: 60 days
Missouri point suspensions run 30 days for a first suspension, 60 days for a second and 90 days for a third or later one.
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23. A Missouri driver at fault in a crash does not pay for the damage caused. What happens?
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Answer D: The license and plates are suspended for one year
Missouri suspends the driver license and license plates for one year when an at-fault driver fails to pay for the damage; reinstatement needs a $20 fee and proof the damages were settled.
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24. What does Missouri require of a driver regarding proof of insurance while driving?
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Answer D: Keep proof in the vehicle and show it when an officer asks
Missouri drivers must keep proof of insurance in the vehicle, and a driver who cannot produce it when asked receives a ticket.
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25. After a Missouri officer takes a license for a BAC of .08 percent or more, when does the suspension begin?
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Answer B: 15 days after the notice is issued
The officer's notice can act as a 15-day driving permit, and the suspension or revocation begins 15 days later unless a hearing is requested.