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1.You're following a large vehicle travelling at 40 mph. Where should you position your motorcycle?

Close behind the vehicle, to make it easier to overtake

To the left of the road, to make it easier to be seen

Close to the vehicle, to keep out of the wind

Well back, so that you can see past the vehicle

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2.You're riding up to a zebra crossing. You intend to stop for waiting pedestrians. How could you let them know you're stopping?

By signalling with your left arm

By waving them across

By flashing your headlights

By signalling with your right arm

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3.Which of these is needed before you can legally use a motor vehicle on the road?

An appropriate driving licence

Breakdown cover

Proof of your identity

A vehicle handbook

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4.You're about to ride home but you can't find the glasses you need to wear. What should you do?

Ride home slowly, keeping to quiet roads

Borrow a friend's glasses and use those

Ride home at night, so that the lights will help you

Find a way of getting home without riding

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5.Your motorcycle has a catalytic converter. What does this reduce?

Exhaust noise

Fuel consumption

Exhaust emissions

Engine noise

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6.Blind spots should be checked before you do what?

Give a signal

Apply the brakes

Change direction

Give an arm signal

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7.You're carrying a pillion passenger. What should you do when you're following other traffic?

Keep to your normal following distance

Get your passenger to keep checking behind

Keep further back than you normally would

Get your passenger to signal for you

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8.What's the most important reason why you should keep your motorcycle regularly maintained?

To accelerate faster than other traffic

So the motorcycle can carry panniers

To keep the machine roadworthy

So the motorcycle can carry a passenger

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9.you're travelling behind a bus that pulls up at a bus stop. What should you do?

Accelerate past the bus

Watch carefully for pedestrians

Sound your horn

Pull in closely behind the bus

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10.When should you especially check the engine oil level?

Before a long journey

When the engine is hot

Early in the morning

Every 6000 miles

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11.You're parking your motorcycle and sidecar on a hill. What's the best way to stop it rolling away?

Leave it in neutral

Put the rear wheel on the pavement

Leave it in a low gear

Park very close to another vehicle

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12.What's the safest way to stop on a wet road?

Change gear without braking

Use the back brake only

Use the front brake only

Use both brakes

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13.What would make a young motorcyclist especially vulnerable?

Wearing newer gear than experienced riders

Having faster reactions than older riders

Overestimating their own ability

Getting cheap insurance

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14.Which of these signals should you give when slowing or stopping your motorcycle?

Correct! Wrong!

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15.What does this sign mean?

No parking

No road markings

No through road

No entry

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16. A long, heavily laden lorry is taking a long time to overtake you. What should you do?

Speed up

Slow down

Hold your speed

Change direction

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17.A learner driver begins to emerge into your path from a side road on the left. What should you do?

Be ready to slow down and stop

Let them emerge, then ride close behind

Turn into the side road

Brake hard, then wave them out

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18.On a motorway, what's an emergency refuge area used for?

In cases of emergency or breakdown

if you think you'll be involved in a road rage incident

For a police patrol to park and watch traffic

For construction and road workers to store emergency equipment

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19.You're riding on a country lane. What should you do if you come across cattle on the road?

Ride up close behind them

Rev your engine

Give them plenty of room

Sound your horn

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20.When must you stop your motorcycle?

At a clear pelican crossing when the amber light is flashing

At an empty zebra crossing

When signalled to do so by a police officer

At a junction with double broken white lines

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21.When may you stop on the hard shoulder of a motorway

Only in an emergency

If you feel tired and need to rest

None of the above

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22.Which of these will affect the stopping distance of your motorcycle?

The drive-chain adjustment

The condition of the tyres

The time of day

The street lighting

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23.What type of emergency vehicle is fitted with a green flashing beacon?

Fire engine

Road gritter

Ambulance

Doctor's car

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24.You're riding through a tunnel. What should you do if your motorcycle breaks down?

Switch on hazard warning lights

Remain on your motorcycle

Wait for the police to find you

Rely on CCTV cameras seeing you

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25.You're looking for somewhere to park your motorcycle. The area is full except for spaces marked 'disabled use'. What can you do?

You can use these spaces when elsewhere is full

You can park in one of these spaces if you stay with your motorcycle

You can use one of the spaces as long as one is kept free

You can't park there, unless you're permitted to do so

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26.The vehicle ahead is being driven by a learner. What should you do?

Keep calm and be patient

Ride close behind

Put your headlights on main beam

Sound your horn and overtake

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27.What's the purpose of road humps, chicanes and narrowings?

To separate lanes of traffic

To increase traffic speed

To allow pedestrians to cross

To reduce traffic speed

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28.What should you do as you approach this overhead bridge?

Move out to the centre of the road before going through

Find another route; this one is only for high vehicles

Be prepared to give way to large vehicles in the middle of the road

Move across to the right-hand side before going through

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29.You're following a slower-moving vehicle on a narrow country road. There's a junction just ahead on the right. What should you do?

Overtake after checking your mirrors and signalling

Only consider overtaking when you're past the junction

Accelerate quickly to pass before the junction

Slow down and prepare to overtake on the left

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30.You're about to emerge from a junction. Your pillion passenger tells you it's clear. When should you rely on their judgement?

Never; you should always look for yourself

When the roads are very busy

When the roads are very quiet

Only when they're a qualified rider

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31.What can you wear to make it easier for other road users to see you?

Black leathers

Tinted visor

White helmet

Grey helmet

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32.You're riding on a motorway. There's a slow-moving vehicle ahead. On the back, you see this sign. What should you do?

Pass on the right

Pass on the left

Leave at the next exit

Drive no further

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33.You break down on a motorway. You need to call for help. Why may it be better to use an emergency roadside telephone rather than a mobile phone?

It connects you to a local garage

Using a mobile phone will distract other drivers

It allows easy location by the emergency services

Mobile phones don't work on motorways

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34.What's the purpose of the Velcro tab fitted to some helmet straps?

To securely fasten the helmet

To prevent the strap flapping in the wind

To provide a quick-release fastening following a crash

To stop draughts

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35.It rains after a long, dry, hot spell. How can this affect the road surface?

It can become unusually slippery

It can give better grip

It can become covered in grit

It can melt and break up

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36.You're approaching a road with a surface of loose chippings. What should you do?

Ride normally

Speed up

Slow down

Stop suddenly

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37.You're going to a social event and alcohol will be available. You'll be riding your motorcycle shortly afterwards. What's the safest thing to do?

Stay just below the legal limit

Have soft drinks and alcohol in turn

Don't go beyond the legal limit

Stick to non-alcoholic drinks

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38.You're on a motorway at night. In which situation may you have your headlights switched off?

When there are vehicles close in front of you

When you're travelling below 50 mph

When the motorway is lit

When your motorcycle is broken down on the hard shoulder

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39.You're convicted of riding after drinking too much alcohol. How could this affect your insurance?

Your insurance may become invalid

The amount of excess you pay will be reduced

You'll only be able to get third-party cover

Cover will only be given for riding smaller motorcycles

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40.You wish to turn right ahead. Why should you take up the correct position in good time?

To allow other drivers to pull out in front of you

To give a better view into the road that you're joining

To help other road users know what you intend to do

To allow drivers to pass you on the right

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41.What does this sign mean?

You have priority

No motor vehicles

Two-way traffic

No overtaking

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42.Why is it unwise to follow this vehicle too closely?

Your brakes will overheat

Your view ahead will be increased

Your engine will overheat

Your view ahead will be reduced

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43.What's the purpose of an MOT test?

To make sure your motorcycle is roadworthy

To certify how many miles per gallon it does

To prove you own the motorcycle

To allow you to park in restricted areas

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44.You're travelling on the motorway. How can you lower the risk of a collision when the vehicle behind is following too closely?

Increase your distance from the vehicle in front

Brake sharply

Switch on your hazard warning lights

Move onto the hard shoulder and stop

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45.When will your overall stopping distance be longer?

When you're riding at night

When you're riding in fog

When you're riding with a passenger

When you're riding up a hill

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Bike test 12

1.You're following a large vehicle travelling at 40 mph. Where should you position your motorcycle?

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2.You're riding up to a zebra crossing. You intend to stop for waiting pedestrians. How could you let them know you're stopping?

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3.Which of these is needed before you can legally use a motor vehicle on the road?

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4.You're about to ride home but you can't find the glasses you need to wear. What should you do?

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5.Your motorcycle has a catalytic converter. What does this reduce?

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6.Blind spots should be checked before you do what?

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7.You're carrying a pillion passenger. What should you do when you're following other traffic?

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8.What's the most important reason why you should keep your motorcycle regularly maintained?

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9.you're travelling behind a bus that pulls up at a bus stop. What should you do?

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10.When should you especially check the engine oil level?

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11.You're parking your motorcycle and sidecar on a hill. What's the best way to stop it rolling away?

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12.What's the safest way to stop on a wet road?

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13.What would make a young motorcyclist especially vulnerable?

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14.Which of these signals should you give when slowing or stopping your motorcycle?

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15.What does this sign mean?

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16. A long, heavily laden lorry is taking a long time to overtake you. What should you do?

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17.A learner driver begins to emerge into your path from a side road on the left. What should you do?

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18.On a motorway, what's an emergency refuge area used for?

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19.You're riding on a country lane. What should you do if you come across cattle on the road?

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20.When must you stop your motorcycle?

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21.When may you stop on the hard shoulder of a motorway

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22.Which of these will affect the stopping distance of your motorcycle?

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23.What type of emergency vehicle is fitted with a green flashing beacon?

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24.You're riding through a tunnel. What should you do if your motorcycle breaks down?

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25.You're looking for somewhere to park your motorcycle. The area is full except for spaces marked 'disabled use'. What can you do?

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26.The vehicle ahead is being driven by a learner. What should you do?

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