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To earn your motorcycle license in North Carolina, you must pass a knowledge test and an on-cycle skills test. The knowledge test questions cover content in the North Carolina Motorcycle Handbook. They require that you know and understand road rules, driving laws and safe riding practices. The North Carolina motorcycle test consists of 25 questions. A score of at least 20 (80%) is required to pass.
1. The three steps of the SEE strategy are:
Search, Examine, Execute.
See, Execute, Examine.
Signal, Execute, Evaluate.
Search, Evaluate, Execute.
2. The best colors for being seen are:
orange, red, yellow or green.
black and white.
red and black.
dark colors in general.
3. You can ride a motorcycle between lanes of traffic:
only during designated peak traffic hours.
only at speeds no more than 35 miles-per-hour faster than the vehicles you are passing.
when there is no traffic.
Never.
4. While riding a motorcycle, you are considered legally intoxicated if:
you have a blood alcohol concentration of 0.08% or more.
you have a blood alcohol concentration of 0.05% or more.
you have had at least one drink.
you had one drink and are over the age of 21.
5. If the front tire goes flat while riding:
apply both brakes at the same time.
apply the front brake firmly.
apply the front brake first.
gradually apply the rear brake.
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