Rhode Island DMV Motorcycle Practice Test 2
Test 2 of 6. Pick an answer for each question to see if it is right and why; your score appears at the end. You need 32 correct answers to pass, the same ratio as the real Rhode Island test.
- Questions40
- Correct to pass32
- Passing score80%
- Minimum age16 years
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1. Which single event causes the largest share of crashes between a motorcycle and another vehicle at intersections?
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Answer B: A vehicle turning left across the path of an oncoming motorcycle
The classic motorcycle intersection crash is an oncoming driver who turns left across the rider's path, usually after failing to see the motorcycle or misjudging its speed.
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2. At roughly what speed can hydroplaning begin when a lot of water is lying on the road?
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Answer C: At speeds as low as about 35 mph
With enough water and less than perfect tread, a tire can start to ride on the water at around 35 mph, well below normal highway speeds.
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3. After a crash, what information should you exchange with the other driver?
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Answer B: Name, address, driver license, vehicle registration and insurance details
Identification, registration and insurance information are what the other party and the insurers need. Sensitive financial details are never required.
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4. You are in the right-hand lane of a multilane street and that lane becomes a right-turn-only lane ahead, but you want to go straight. What should you do?
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Answer B: Change into a through lane before you reach the markings for the turn lane
A lane-use arrow is a regulatory marking, so a driver who wants to continue straight has to leave that lane before it becomes a mandatory turn lane.
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5. You brake hard on a wet road and need to steer around a stalled car. How do antilock brakes help you do that?
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Answer B: They stop the wheels locking, so the tires can still turn the vehicle
Locked wheels slide and cannot change direction. By preventing lockup the system lets you brake at full force and steer at the same time.
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6. Before Rhode Island's Medical Advisory Board will support reinstating a license after a driver's third or later DWI-related suspension, what must the driver show?
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Answer C: A certified year of sobriety from a licensed treatment professional, corroborated by a medical examination
Rhode Island's Medical Advisory Board requires evidence of one year of certified sobriety from a licensed professional, corroborated by a medical exam, before supporting reinstatement after a third or later DWI-related suspension.
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7. Where should a rider with a disabled motorcycle try to stop?
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Answer D: Well clear of the traffic lanes, off the shoulder where there is room
Getting completely away from moving traffic protects the stopped rider and anyone helping, and a shoulder alone is not a safe place to work on a machine.
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8. When must a Rhode Island driver involved in a crash send a written report to the Division of Motor Vehicles under General Law 31-26-6?
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Answer D: Within 21 days, if the crash involves an injury or death, or damages any one person's property by more than 1000 dollars
General Law 31-26-6 requires a written report to the DMV within 21 days when a crash causes injury or death, or damages any one person's property by more than $1,000.
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9. A line of short dashes set closer together than an ordinary lane line runs beside your lane where a ramp leaves the highway. What does a dotted line of that kind convey?
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Answer A: A warning that the lane is about to change function
Dotted lines give guidance or warning about a downstream change, such as a lane that becomes an exit only lane or a lane line carried across an intersection.
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10. A clutch cable adjusted with no free play at all causes what problem?
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Answer B: The clutch may slip and never fully engage
Without a small amount of slack the release mechanism keeps a light load on the plates, so they slip instead of transmitting full power.
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11. A steady green arrow pointing left is displayed for your turning lane. What does it tell you?
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Answer D: The turn is protected because conflicting traffic is being held
A steady green arrow gives a protected movement in the direction shown, although you still yield to pedestrians and to any vehicle already inside the intersection.
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12. Who is best suited to ride as the sweep at the back of a group?
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Answer B: An experienced rider who can handle a problem at the back
The sweep has to notice a rider dropping back or stopping and deal with it away from the rest of the group, which takes judgment and experience.
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13. Your route crosses a long steel grid bridge deck. What should you do about braking and speed while you are on the grating?
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Answer B: Keep a steady speed and do any braking before the grating, not on it
A steel deck makes the motorcycle weave and offers less grip, so set your speed before you reach it, ride straight across, and brake on solid pavement.
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14. A driver is tailgating you. Why is it a bad idea to tap or stab the brakes to warn them?
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Answer C: Because it cuts the little space they have and can cause a crash
Brake checking removes the small margin the tailgater has left and can provoke a collision; add space in front of you instead and let them pass.
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15. What changes about a chemical test refusal charge in Rhode Island the second time it happens within five years?
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Answer A: It becomes a misdemeanor carrying up to six months in jail, a fine of 600 to 1000 dollars, 60 to 100 hours of community restitution, and a one to two year suspension
A second refusal within five years is a misdemeanor: up to six months in jail, a $600 to $1,000 fine, 60 to 100 hours of community restitution, and a one to two year suspension.
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16. How does a rider obtain a motorcycle endorsement in Rhode Island?
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Answer D: By completing the motorcycle safety course run by the Community College of Rhode Island and taking the certificate to a DMV branch
Rhode Island requires completion of the CCRI motorcycle safety course, after which the M endorsement is added to a valid Rhode Island license at any DMV branch.
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17. You and the driver facing you both have stop signs at a two-way stop. You are going straight and that driver is turning left. Who has the right of way?
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Answer B: You do, and the turning driver must wait
Between two opposing drivers who both stopped, the one going straight goes first and the left-turning driver yields.
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18. What term does Rhode Island's under-18 driving law, 31-22-11.9, use for the devices a minor may not use at all while driving?
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Answer C: Personal wireless communications devices, a broader term than just cell phones
31-22-11.9 is titled around 'personal wireless communications devices,' a broader category than just cell phones, when banning minors from using them while driving.
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19. You turn left onto a road that has a center two-way left-turn lane. In which lane should you be traveling once the turn is finished?
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Answer D: The first through lane to the right of the center turn lane
The shared center lane is only for turning movements, so even where a state lets you pause in it to merge you must end up in the first ordinary travel lane beside it.
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20. Which drivers get an occupational exception from Rhode Island's handheld phone law while performing their official duties, under 31-22-31?
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Answer C: Peace officers, firefighters, ambulance and taxi operators, and public utility workers
31-22-31 exempts peace officers, firefighters, ambulance and taxi operators, and public utility workers from the handheld phone ban while performing official duties.
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21. A yellow pennant, an isosceles triangle with its long axis horizontal, is reserved for which message?
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Answer D: No passing zone
The pennant shape is used only for the no passing zone sign, which marks the point where overtaking is no longer allowed.
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22. Rain is falling and the outside temperature reads close to 32 degrees Fahrenheit. Why is that dangerous?
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Answer A: The rain can freeze on contact and glaze the road with ice
Near freezing, rain landing on cold pavement can turn to a glaze of ice almost at once, so a road that looks merely wet may have no grip at all.
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23. What does Rhode Island require of every driver regarding liability insurance?
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Answer D: Proof of insurance must be carried in the vehicle with the registration, and failure to comply carries a fine of up to 500 dollars
All drivers on Rhode Island public roads must carry motor vehicle liability insurance, and proof must be kept in the vehicle with the registration at all times; driving without it carries a fine of up to 500 dollars and possible license suspension.
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24. A pedestrian signal displays a steady walking person symbol. What does it mean for a pedestrian at that corner?
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Answer B: The pedestrian may start crossing in the direction of the signal
The steady walking person permits a pedestrian to begin the crossing, while still yielding to vehicles already lawfully in the intersection.
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25. Which of these does Rhode Island regulation accept as valid proof of insurance during a DMV compliance check?
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Answer D: A bond, cash deposit, or securities placed with the Division of Motor Vehicles, among other accepted forms
Rhode Island regulation 280-RICR-30-10-2 accepts paper or electronic ID cards, policies, certificates, or a bond, cash deposit, or securities placed with the DMV, among other forms, as proof of insurance.
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26. Your light turns green while a pedestrian who started on the walk signal is still crossing in front of you. What must you do?
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Answer D: Let them finish crossing the road before you move off on your green light
A pedestrian who entered the crosswalk lawfully keeps the right of way until they reach the other side, whatever the signal now shows.
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27. What are Rhode Island's minimum motor vehicle liability insurance limits for bodily injury and property damage?
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Answer D: 25,000 dollars per person, 50,000 dollars per accident, 25,000 dollars property damage
Rhode Island's minimum liability coverage is $25,000 per person and $50,000 per accident for bodily injury, plus $25,000 for property damage.
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28. You reach a stretch of road covered by moving flood water of unknown depth. What is the correct decision?
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Answer D: Turn around and take another route
About a foot of moving water is enough to carry away most cars, and the roadbed under the water may already be washed out, so the only safe choice is to turn around.
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29. By when each year must a Rhode Island motorcycle pass its required safety inspection?
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Answer A: Before the end of June
Rhode Island requires motorcycles to be inspected for safety items before the end of June each year.
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30. Permanent signs must be retroreflective or lighted so that
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Answer A: they show the same shape and color at night as by day
Retroreflective sheeting throws headlight light back to the driver, so a sign keeps its daytime shape and color after dark.
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31. At what blood alcohol concentration is any Rhode Island driver charged with driving under the influence?
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Answer C: 0.08 percent or more
The manual states that a person of any age with a BAC of .08 percent or more is intoxicated and will be charged with driving under the influence.
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32. An orange sign reads RIGHT LANE CLOSED AHEAD. What is the correct response?
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Answer A: Move left in good time and keep a steady pace
The sign is placed well before the taper so that drivers can merge smoothly rather than braking hard where the lane actually closes.
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33. How should a load be distributed between the two saddlebags?
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Answer B: Evenly, so the weight is balanced from side to side
An uneven load pulls the motorcycle toward the heavy side and makes it behave differently in left turns than in right turns.
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34. How does the ignition interlock period set for a chemical test refusal under 31-27-2.1(c)(1) compare with the period set for an ordinary DUI conviction?
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Answer C: It is longer, running six months to two years rather than three months to one year
For a refusal under 31-27-2.1(c)(1), the interlock period runs six months to two years, longer than the three month to one year range for an ordinary DUI conviction.
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35. What fine applies to a second conviction of a Rhode Island driver under 18 for using a wireless device while driving, under 31-22-11.9?
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Answer C: 150 dollars
31-22-11.9 sets a $150 fine for a second conviction of a minor using a personal wireless communications device while driving, before the license-loss penalty attaches at a third conviction.
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36. You have stopped on an uphill grade close behind a large truck at a traffic signal. What is the risk?
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Answer B: The truck may roll back into you when it starts to move
Heavy vehicles can roll backward a short distance when the driver moves from the brake to the accelerator on a hill. Leave extra room when stopped behind a truck on a grade.
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37. What happens when a Rhode Island driver affirmatively consents to organ and tissue donation on a license application?
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Answer B: The response is entered in the Rhode Island Donor Registry, available to organ procurement organizations and law enforcement at any hour
An affirmative donation consent becomes part of the Rhode Island Donor Registry, accessible 24 hours a day to federally designated organ procurement organizations and law enforcement.
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38. While you swerve around an obstacle, what should the rest of your body be doing?
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Answer C: Staying upright with the knees against the tank while the motorcycle leans
A swerve happens through the handlebars, and a body that stays still and anchored to the tank lets the motorcycle move quickly beneath the rider.
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39. A downpour has just started on a street with a visible dark strip down the middle of the lane. Where should you ride?
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Answer A: In the left or right portion of the lane, away from the greasy center strip
Dripped oil and grease build up in the center of the lane, and water floats that film to the top, so the tire tracks on either side offer better grip.
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40. Where does Rhode Island's move-over statute, 31-14-3, direct courts to look for the applicable fine on a violation?
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Answer A: To the fine schedule set out in General Law 31-41.1-4
31-14-3 makes a violation subject to the fine schedule set out in 31-41.1-4, rather than fixing a specific dollar amount within the section itself.