United Kingdom Driving License

What's likely to happen if you get cold and wet when riding a motorcycle?

Your concentration will be impaired

Your riding will improve

Your visor will freeze up

Your reactions will be quicker

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You're travelling along a motorway. When are you allowed to overtake on the left?

When you can see well ahead that the hard shoulder is clear

When the traffic in the right-hand lane is signalling right

When you warn drivers behind by signalling left

When in queues and traffic to your right is moving more slowly than you are

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You're riding towards a zebra crossing. Pedestrians are waiting to cross. What should you do?

Give way to the elderly and infirm only

Slow down and prepare to stop

Use your headlights to signal them to cross

Wave at them to cross the road

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What does this sign mean?

No parking for solo motorcycles

Parking for solo motorcycles

Passing place for motorcycles

Police motorcycles only

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A casualty isn't breathing normally. Chest compressions should be given. At what rate?

0 per minute

120 per minute

60 per minute

240 per minute

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What could happen if you ride your motorcycle when it has a very loose drive chain?

The front wheel could wobble

The ignition could cut out

The brakes could fail

The rear wheel could lock

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Young and new motorcyclists are involved in more incidents than other motorcyclists. Why is this?

They use borrowed equipment

They lack experience and judgement

They ride in bad weather conditions

They don't maintain their motorcycles

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What safety measure should you take before starting a motorcycle engine?

Check that the neutral lamp shows when the ignition is switched on

Select first gear and apply the rear brake lightly

Select first gear and apply the front brake firmly

Check that your dipped headlights and tail light are on

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How should you ride a motorcycle when new tyres have just been fitted?

Slower than normal, until the shiny surface is worn off

By braking hard, especially into bends

Normally, but with higher tyre pressures

By riding at faster-than-normal speeds

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Which type of glasses shouldn't be worn when riding at night?

Half-moon

Round

Tinted

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Where should you take particular care to look out for other motorcyclists and cyclists?

On dual carriageways

At junctions

At zebra crossings

On one-way streets

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You're riding slowly in a town centre. Why should you glance over your left shoulder before turning left?

To check for cyclists

To help keep your balance

To look for traffic signs

To check for potholes

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What's used to reduce traffic bunching on a motorway?

Variable speed limits

Contraflow systems

National speed limits

Lane closures

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Spilt fuel on the road can be very dangerous for a motorcyclist. How can this hazard be seen?

By a rainbow-coloured pattern on the road surface

By a series of skid marks on the road surface

By a pitted road surface

By a highly polished road surface

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You've stopped at a pelican crossing, where a disabled person is crossing very slowly in front of you. What should you do when the lights change to green?

Allow the person to finish crossing

Edge forward slowly

Ride behind the person

Sound your horn

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Which of these is an effect of drinking alcohol?

Faster reactions

Colour blindness

Poor judgement

Increased concentration

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What should you do when leaving your motorcycle parked?

Remove the battery lead

Pull it onto the kerb

Use the steering lock

Leave the parking lights on

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You're giving an arm signal, ready to turn left. Why shouldn't you continue with the arm signal while you turn?

Because you might hit a pedestrian on the corner

Because you'll have less steering control

Because you'll need to keep the clutch applied

Because other motorists will think that you're stopping on the corner

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You're riding in heavy rain. Why should you try to avoid this marked area?

It's illegal to ride over bus stops

The painted lines may be slippery

Cyclists may be using the bus stop

Only emergency vehicles may drive over bus stops

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You're turning right at a large roundabout. What should you do before you cross a lane to reach your exit?

Take a lifesaver glance over your right shoulder

Put on your right indicator

Take a lifesaver glance over your left shoulder

Cancel the left indicator

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What is the 'lifesaver' when riding a motorcycle?

A certificate every motorcyclist must have

A final rearward glance before changing direction

A part of the motorcycle tool kit

A mirror fitted to check blind spots

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You're about to turn right. What should you do just before you turn?

Give the correct signal

Take a lifesaver glance over your shoulder

Select the correct gear

Get in position ready for the turn

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You're riding behind a long vehicle. There's a mini-roundabout ahead. The vehicle is signalling left, but it's positioned to the right. What should you do?

Sound your horn

Overtake on the left

Keep well back

Flash your headlights

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you're approaching two riders on horseback. What should you do?

Continue at your normal speed

Change down the gears quickly

Slow down and be ready to stop

Flash your headlights to warn them

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Which lane mustn't you use when you're riding your motorcycle?

Crawler lane

Overtaking lane

Acceleration lane

Tram lane

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How should you give an arm signal to turn left?

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What safeguard could you take against fire risk to your motorcycle?

Keep water levels above maximum

Check out any strong smell of petrol

Avoid riding with a full tank of petrol

Use unleaded petrol

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Which of these signs are you allowed to ride past on a solo motorcycle?

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You service your own motorcycle. How should you get rid of the old engine oil?

Take it to a local-authority site

Pour it down a drain

Tip it into a hole in the ground

Put it into your dustbin

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You're carrying a pillion passenger. What should you adjust to allow for the extra weight?

The preload on the front forks

B. The preload on the rear shock absorber(s)

The balance of the rear wheel

The front and rear wheel alignment

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You're riding behind a long vehicle. There's a mini-roundabout ahead. The vehicle is signalling left, but it's positioned to the right. What should you do?

Sound your horn

Overtake on the left

Keep well back

Flash your headlights

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The road outside this school is marked with yellow zigzag lines. What do these lines mean?

You may park on the lines when dropping off schoolchildren

You may park on the lines when picking up schoolchildren

You must not wait or park your motorcycle here

You must stay with your motorcycle if you park here

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What should you do to help stay safe when you're riding in fog?

Keep close to the vehicle in front

Keep the vehicle in front in view

Keep close to the centre of the road

Keep your visor or goggles clear

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What will be the effect of wearing brightly coloured clothing while you're riding?

You'll dazzle other road users

You'll be seen more easily by other road users

You'll distract other road users

You'll be able to ride on unlit roads at night with sidelights

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Other drivers may sometimes flash their headlights at you. In which situation are they allowed to do this?

To warn of a radar speed trap ahead

To show that they're giving way to you

To warn you of their presence

To let you know there's a fault with your vehicle

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How should you ride at night on a busy main road?

With main-beam headlights on at all times

Wearing non-reflective dark clothing

Using dipped-beam headlights

Wearing tinted glasses or a tinted visor

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What should you clean visors and goggles with?

Petrol

White spirit

Anti-freeze

Soapy water

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You're the motorcyclist approaching this junction. What should you do?

Stop, as the car has right of way

Slow down and be ready to stop

Dip your headlights and keep near the left-hand kerb

Speed up to clear the junction without delay

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You're approaching a red light at a puffin crossing. Pedestrians are on the crossing. When will your red light change?

When you start to edge forward onto the crossing

When the pedestrians have reached a safe position

When the pedestrians are clear of the front of your motorcycle

When a driver from the opposite direction reaches the crossing

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You're riding on the motorway. Well before you reach your intended exit, where should you position your motorcycle?

In the middle lane

In the left-hand lane

On the hard shoulder

In any lane

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Where would you expect to see these markers?

On a motorway sign

On a railway bridge

On a large goods vehicle

On a diversion sign

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Which road surface is most likely to reduce the stability of your motorcycle?

Tarmac

Shellgrip

Concrete

Loose gravel

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Your motorcycle has broken down on a motorway. How will you know the direction of the nearest emergency telephone?

By walking with the flow of traffic

By following an arrow on a marker post

By walking against the flow of traffic

By remembering where the last phone was

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What does this sign mean?

Side winds

Airport

Slippery road

Service area

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Why should you be careful when riding on roads where electric trams operate?

They can't steer to avoid you

They give off harmful exhaust fumes

They're noisy and slow

They can brake very quickly

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