WEST VIRGINIA MOTORCYCLE PERMIT TEST

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Operating a motorcycle safely in traffic requires special skills and knowledge. To earn your license in West Virginia, you must pass a knowledge test and an on-cycle skill test. Knowledge test questions are based on the information from the West Virginia Motorcycle Manual. They require that you know and understand road rules and safe riding practices. The motorcycle test consists of 25 multiple choice questions. To pass you need a score of 19 or higher.
1. You should increase your following distance:
during the day.
when it is windy.
on single-lane roads.
in heavy traffic.
2. If your motorcycle starts to wander back and forth while riding over metal bridge gratings you should:
downshift to a lower gear to improve stability.
relax, stay on course, and ride straight across.
proceed in a zigzag pattern until you cross the bridge.
ride is in the center lane position.
3. ___________________ should check their mirror and make a head check before they change lanes.
Drivers below the age of 18
Only motorcyclists
Only car drivers
Both motorcyclists and car drivers
4. Drivers often fail to see a motorcycle headed toward them. Why?
It is hard to judge how far away a motorcycle is.
It is difficult to judge a motorcycle's speed.
All the other answers are correct.
Motorcycles are hard to see.
5. Maximum straight-line braking is accomplished by:
applying the front brake and then the rear brake.
applying both brakes until the rear wheel locks.
applying only the front brake.
fully applying both front and rear brakes without locking either wheel.
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