Utah DLD Motorcycle Practice Test 14

1. Your light turns green, but a vehicle from the cross street is still finishing a turn inside the intersection. What should you do?

• A Sound the horn and steer around the other vehicle
• B Wait until that vehicle has cleared the intersection
• C Enter immediately, because a green light gives you priority over everyone
• D Back up to give the other driver more space

2. During a pre-ride check, what should the throttle do when it is released?

• A Snap back to the closed position on its own
• B Stay wherever the rider leaves it
• C Return slowly over several seconds
• D Feel loose, with a large amount of free play

3. What is the danger of riding in cold weather with thin gloves?

• A Thin gloves let sweat reach the handgrips and rust the throttle cables
• B Thin gloves make the front brake lever heat up more than it should do
• C Cold, numb hands respond slowly and lose their feel for the controls
• D Cold hands raise the pressure needed to hold down the rear brake pedal

4. A school crossing guard has returned to the curb but two children are still walking across the road. When may you go?

• A As soon as the guard steps off the roadway and lowers the sign
• B As soon as the children have passed the middle of the roadway
• C Only after the children have reached the far sidewalk
• D Immediately, since the guard has finished

5. How much space should you hold behind the rider who is directly ahead of you in your own portion of the lane?

• A About half a second
• B About one second
• C About one and a half seconds
• D At least two seconds

6. What is the correct body position for riding over a bump or an obstacle?

• A Sit down hard on the seat and lock your arms straight against the handlebars as the wheel meets the edge
• B Rise slightly off the seat with your weight on the footrests, absorbing the shock with knees and elbows
• C Lean far back in the seat with your feet lifted clear of the footrests
• D Shift your full weight forward onto the handlebars and hold them tight

7. How may a Utah driver aged 18 or older lawfully make a phone call while driving?

• A By placing the call using a voice command in hands free mode
• B By dialing the number manually, as long as the vehicle is moving slowly
• C By holding the phone to one ear while steering with the other hand
• D Only by pulling completely off the roadway first, at any age

8. You are stopped at the yield line of a roundabout when an emergency vehicle comes up behind you with lights and siren. What should you do?

• A Stay out of the roundabout and pull over to the right of your lane if there is room
• B Enter the roundabout quickly and stop on the far side of the circle
• C Drive into the roundabout and stop there so the siren can pass you
• D Reverse away from the yield line to open a gap behind your vehicle

9. A police officer is directing traffic at an intersection and waves you through a red light. What should you do?

• A Stay stopped, because a signal always outranks a person standing in the road
• B Stop first and then follow the officer, treating the red light as a stop sign
• C Follow the officer, whose directions come before signs and signals
• D Ask the officer to confirm the instruction before you enter the intersection

10. The divided highway ends warning sign means that

• A a median begins ahead and will separate the two directions of travel from that point on
• B the road becomes one way ahead and opposing traffic is no longer present
• C the highway ends a short distance ahead at a dead end with no through route
• D the median separating the directions ends and the road returns to two-way operation

11. You approach an intersection where the signal is flashing yellow. What should you do?

• A Stop completely before the crosswalk and then proceed as at a stop sign
• B Stop and wait, because a flashing yellow means the signal is about to turn red
• C Keep your speed, since a flashing yellow tells cross traffic to stop for you
• D Slow down and cross the intersection with caution

12. How does weight transfer during braking change what each brake can do?

• A Weight moves forward, so the front tire grips harder and the rear grips less
• B Weight moves rearward, so the rear tire can be braked much harder than the front
• C Weight stays evenly split, so both brakes always deliver identical stopping power
• D Weight moves out to the tire sidewalls, so both brakes lose their grip together

13. 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

14. Where are children in the greatest danger around a school bus?

• A Inside the bus while the door is open and the engine is running
• B In the roadway right around the bus, especially in front
• C In the lane beside the bus, where traffic has already stopped
• D Directly behind the bus, which the driver's mirrors cannot cover

15. A friend who has been drinking insists on driving home. What is the right thing to do?

• A Let the friend drive slowly on quiet streets only
• B Take the keys and arrange a sober ride, even if the friend objects
• C Follow behind in your own car to keep an eye on the friend
• D Give the friend coffee and wait fifteen minutes before letting them drive

16. You are turning right off a street into a parking lot driveway that crosses a bike lane and a sidewalk. Who has the right of way?

• A You do, because a turning vehicle is already leaving the roadway
• B Riders in the bike lane only, since the sidewalk is not a crossing
• C Nobody in particular, so the first user to reach the driveway goes
• D Pedestrians on the sidewalk and riders in the bike lane

17. How should a rider and passenger arrange to communicate during a ride?

• A By agreeing on simple signals or taps before the ride starts
• B By having the passenger shout instructions over the rider's shoulder
• C By stopping every few miles to ask whether everything is all right
• D By having the passenger tap the rider's helmet whenever they want to talk

18. A friend asks for a ride and has no gear at all. What is the correct approach?

• A Provide a certified helmet, eye protection and covering clothing
• B Ride slowly, since a passenger is protected by the rider sitting in front
• C Let the passenger ride as they are, because they do not control the bike
• D Seat the passenger in front of you, where the windshield shelters them

19. What is the first thing to do once your disabled vehicle is stopped on the shoulder?

• A Switch on the hazard warning lights so other drivers can see the vehicle
• B Raise the hood and tie a white cloth to the antenna before anything else
• C Walk back along the shoulder to flag down the traffic coming toward you
• D Call for a tow truck and stay seated with all of the lights switched off

20. The green left-turn arrow ends and a steady red ball comes on for your lane, at an intersection where no turn on red is allowed. What must you do?

• A Complete the turn if you have already switched your signal on
• B Turn if the oncoming traffic has a red signal at the same moment
• C Move forward into the intersection and wait for the next green arrow
• D Stop and wait, because no turn is allowed while the red ball is lit

21. Which of these is a known cause of a high speed wobble?

• A Riding with the headlight on the high beam for a long period of time
• B Using the rear brake more often than the front brake in normal riding
• C Incorrect tire pressure or a load carried too far back and too high
• D Filling the fuel tank to the very top before starting a long journey

22. A yellow diamond shows the two edges of the road pinching toward each other. What does it mean?

• A The road is reduced to one lane worked by a flagger
• B The pavement gets narrower but the lanes continue
• C One of the two lanes ends within a few hundred feet
• D The road changes from pavement to a gravel surface

23. Which effect appears as a drinker's blood alcohol level climbs well past the first drinks?

• A Better concentration on one driving task at a time
• B Sharper depth perception in low light conditions
• C Faster and smoother responses to sudden hazards
• D Loss of muscle control and steady steering

24. You are approaching the entry of a modern roundabout. Who must you yield to?

• A Nobody, because a roundabout has no right-of-way rules and drivers simply take turns
• B Only vehicles that are signaling to exit, since the rest will keep circulating past you
• C Traffic already circulating in the roundabout, which approaches from your left
• D Traffic waiting at the entry to your right, which is entitled to enter before you do

25. You reach a T intersection where the cross street has a ONE WAY sign pointing to the right. What may you do?

• A Turn either way, provided you yield to traffic already on the street
• B Turn right only, because the street carries traffic in that direction
• C Turn left, but only after coming to a complete stop at the corner
• D Cross straight over, because a one-way street may always be crossed