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1. Before you mount your motorcycle for a trip, you should check the
2. Which of the following does not increase your safety when riding at night?
3. The positions within a lane that are available to a motorcycle are
4. ____ are designed to allow vehicles to slow down and leave the expressways.
5. To help keep the motorcycle steady through a turn, you should
6. If an obstacle cannot be avoided and you must drive over it, approach it at a ____ angle.
7. An engine seizure is normally caused by what?
8. Which of the following should you do if your throttle cable is stuck?
9. What is the best formation when riding in a group?
10. Which brake is most powerful?
11. In which of the following situations should you increase your following distance?
12. Grabbing the front brake could result in
13. An ____ is the connection of a freeway to a road or another freeway by a series of ramps.
14. ____ helps you absorb shock when riding over obstacles.
15. Which of the following is not required for a motorcycle passenger?
16. Which of the following can affect a motorcycle rider?
17. When packing your motorcycle, you should pack heavier items
18. When you come to a school or church bus that is stopped on any roadway to load or unload passengers, you must
19. Usually it is safer to ride straight within your lane to cross rail tracks. turning to cross tracks at a 90 degree angle can be
20. Which of the following may put you in danger while passing parked cars?
To operate a motorcycle in South Dakota, you must have a motorcycle instruction permit or a motorcycle license. Licenses are issued by the Department of Public Safety (DPS). You can apply for a motorcycle instruction permit at age 14 and a motorcycle license at age 16. A motorcycle permit or license allows you to operate a motorcycle, motorbike, scooter, or moped on public roads.
To receive a motorcycle instruction permit, you must apply, submit the required documentation, pass the vision screening and the motorcycle knowledge exam, and pay the fees. To receive a motorcycle license, you must apply, submit the required documentation, pay the fees, and pass the vision screening, the knowledge exam, and the motorcycle driving test.
Tests are scheduled online or through the DPS. The motorcycle knowledge test contains 25 questions about safe riding practices and road rules. You must answer 20 of the questions correctly to pass. The motorcycle driving test assesses your ability to operate your motorcycle safely. If you fail a test, you must wait one day to retake it.