Florida FLHSMV motorcycle warm-up test

  • Questions50
  • Correct to pass40
  • Passing score80%
  • Minimum age16 years

10 questions. Pick an answer to see if it is right and why; you need 8 correct answers to pass.

  1. 1. You are turning right from a one-way street onto a two-way street. Where should the turn end?

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    Answer A: In the lane nearest the right curb of the street you are entering

    A right turn starts and finishes as close to the right as practical, so you leave the one-way street from the right lane and arrive in the lane nearest the right curb.

  2. 2. What does a shaft final drive need checked before a ride?

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    Answer D: The fluid level in the final drive housing, and any sign of leaks

    A shaft drive runs in its own oil bath, so the pre-ride check is the fluid level and any leak around the housing seals rather than tension or slack.

  3. 3. Where is a road work ahead sign placed?

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    Answer B: In advance of the work space or detour, so drivers are warned before reaching it

    Advance warning signs are placed upstream of the work space or detour so that drivers have time to slow down and change lanes before reaching the activity.

  4. 4. You are stopped at a steady red arrow pointing right, and no sign or state rule permits turning on a red arrow. May you turn right?

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    Answer A: No, you must wait until the red arrow goes out and a green signal appears

    A steady red arrow prohibits the movement it points to until a signal permitting it appears. Only a posted sign or a specific state rule allows a turn on a red arrow after a complete stop, so without one you must wait.

  5. 5. A city transit bus at a stop ahead of you switches on its left signal. What should you do?

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    Answer D: Slow and let the bus pull back into traffic

    A bus needs a long gap to rejoin traffic, and yielding to a signaling transit bus keeps the whole line of traffic moving safely.

  6. 6. Why should a rider pull in the clutch at the first sign that the engine is seizing?

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    Answer B: So a locking engine cannot lock the rear wheel through the drive train

    A seizing engine can lock up, and with the clutch engaged that would lock the rear wheel, so disconnecting the drive keeps the wheel rolling while you coast off the road.

  7. 7. When should a staggered group change to single file?

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    Answer C: In curves, in turns, and when entering or leaving a highway

    Curves, turns and highway entrances and exits require the full width of the lane, so the group rides single file at those points.

  8. 8. Cones and drums mark a shifted lane through a work zone. What should you do?

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    Answer A: Follow the path that they mark and stay inside it

    Channelizing devices define the temporary travel path, and the space on the other side of them belongs to the workers.

  9. 9. Which of these is an early warning that you are too tired to keep driving?

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    Answer C: Not remembering the last few miles you drove

    Memory gaps, repeated yawning, heavy eyelids and drifting are the body signaling that sleep is winning, and they mean stop rather than push on.

  10. 10. Which sign shape is reserved for one message only, the requirement to stop?

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    Answer A: The octagon

    The octagon is used for the stop sign and for no other message, so the outline alone identifies the requirement even when the legend is hard to read.