Michigan SOS Motorcycle Practice Test 64

1. You have had to leave the pavement onto a loose gravel shoulder and now need to stop. How should you brake?

• A Use the front brake alone, since it still supplies most of your stopping power
• B Use the rear brake alone and lock it, so the sliding tire plows into the gravel
• C Do not brake at all, but shut the engine off and coast until the motorcycle stops
• D Use both brakes gently and evenly, expecting a much longer stopping distance

2. May you park at the curb immediately next to a railroad crossing?

• A No, you must leave the crossing and its approach clear
• B Yes, as long as the crossing has automatic gates and flashing lights
• C Yes, provided that you stay in the vehicle the whole time it is standing there
• D Yes, but only outside the hours when freight trains normally use the line

3. Beyond this sign, cones and temporary signs lead traffic along a path that does not agree with the lines painted on the pavement. Which one must the driver follow?

• A The painted lines, because a permanent pavement marking always outranks a temporary arrangement
• B Whichever of the two gives the shorter path through the work area
• C The temporary arrangement, because it replaces the permanent layout while the work lasts
• D Either one, provided the driver reduces speed through the whole of the work area

4. What must a Michigan court do when a driver cited for defective safety equipment repairs it before the appearance date?

• A Halve the civil fine but leave the court costs and assessments payable in full
• B Order the driver to attend a vehicle safety course at the driver's own expense
• C Enter two points on the record but suspend collection of the fine for one year
• D Waive the civil fine, costs and assessments on police certification

5. The road ahead is broken up with potholes and rough patches. What should you do?

• A Keep your speed and steer around each of the holes as you come to them
• B Speed up so that the tires skip across the tops of the holes
• C Slow down, since a hole hit at speed can wreck a tire or wheel
• D Move over into the oncoming lane, where the surface is usually smoother

6. At a four-way stop another driver pulls out ahead of you when it was clearly your turn. What is the correct response?

• A Move out at the same time, since the right of way was yours to use
• B Let that driver go through, then take your turn when the way is clear again
• C Sound your horn and continue, because the other driver has to yield
• D Stay stopped and refuse to move until the other driver reverses back

7. On an undivided two-lane road you meet a school bus coming toward you with its red lights flashing and its stop arm out. What must you do?

• A Slow down and pass with care
• B Continue, because the requirement applies only to traffic behind it
• C Stop and wait until the red lights stop flashing
• D Stop only if you can see children stepping out onto the roadway

8. Along a highway the reference markers count upward as you travel. Where does the numbering normally begin?

• A At the point where the highway was first opened to traffic
• B At the midpoint of the route, counting outward both ways
• C At the southern or western edge of the state
• D At the largest city that the highway passes through

9. Where should the least experienced riders be placed in a group?

• A At the very back, behind the sweep rider
• B Alternating with the most experienced riders
• C Just behind the leader
• D In a separate lane of their own

10. How should a rider dress for a long ride in very hot weather?

• A In a shirt and shorts, so that airflow can reach as much skin as possible
• B In the same heavy leather used on cold days, with all the zips left open
• C In ventilated riding gear that still covers the arms and legs
• D In a heavy jacket with no shirt underneath, to reduce the total layers

11. You have turned onto a ramp at night and your headlights pick out large white arrows painted on the pavement pointing straight back at you. What do they mean?

• A You must yield before joining the roadway at the top
• B You are in a lane that leads only to a service area
• C You are traveling against the flow and must turn back
• D You are approaching a lane that ends a short way ahead

12. Yellow signs each showing one large black arrowhead, installed in a row along the outside of a curve, are

• A detour route markers guiding traffic around a closed section
• B lane closure signs warning that the outside lane is blocked
• C no-passing zone markers repeated along the length of the restricted section
• D chevron alignment signs marking the change of direction of the curve

13. Why should you avoid parking over tall dry grass or a pile of dead leaves?

• A Because the leaves block the drain holes in the bottom of the doors
• B Because the hot exhaust can set the dry material on fire
• C Because damp leaves make the parking brake cable stretch and then slip
• D Because grass seeds get into the air filter and slowly choke the engine

14. A yellow diamond showing a bicycle is posted on a rural road. What should a driver expect?

• A Bicyclists crossing or riding along the roadway there
• B A bicycle repair shop reached from the next intersection
• C A path that bicycles must use instead of the roadway
• D A lane set aside for bicycles beginning a short way ahead

15. Your vehicle breaks down on a busy highway. What is the safest course of action?

• A Stand behind the vehicle and wave at approaching traffic so that every driver knows it has stopped there in the lane
• B Leave the vehicle where it is in the travel lane and walk along the road for help
• C Raise the hood and work on the engine from the traffic side, where the light is better
• D Get it as far off the roadway as possible, switch on the hazard lights and keep clear of the traffic lanes

16. How does a rider judge whether the brake pads still have life left in them?

• A By looking at how much friction material is left on the pad
• B By checking whether the brake lever returns fully once it is released
• C By counting the number of miles ridden since the motorcycle was bought
• D By measuring how hot the brake disc becomes after a series of stops

17. You are ready to pull out of a parallel parking space into the traffic lane. What should you do?

• A Pull out at once, because moving traffic must give way to a parked vehicle
• B Reverse a few feet first so that you can swing out in one single movement
• C Signal, check the mirror and blind spot, and wait for a gap
• D Wait for a driver to flash the headlights before you leave the curb at all

18. You are approaching an uncontrolled intersection on a residential street where parked cars hide the cross street. What is the correct approach?

• A Keep your speed up so you spend the least time inside the intersection
• B Slow enough to stop and creep out until you can see
• C Sound your horn continuously as you cross so others know you are there
• D Assume the cross street is clear

19. Where is this sign normally installed?

• A At an island or other obstruction in the roadway, to show which side traffic must take
• B At the end of a freeway exit ramp
• C At the point where a passing zone begins
• D At the entrance to a public parking area

20. You have a green light and are turning right while people are crossing the street you want to enter. Who goes first?

• A You do, because a green light gives vehicles priority over pedestrians
• B The pedestrians, and you wait until they are clear of your path
• C Whoever reaches the crosswalk first, whether on foot or driving
• D You do, as long as you sound the horn to warn them you are turning