Idaho ITD Motorcycle Practice Test 5
Test 5 of 6. Pick an answer for each question to see if it is right and why; your score appears at the end. You need 20 correct answers to pass, the same ratio as the real Idaho test.
- Questions25
- Correct to pass20
- Passing score80%
- Minimum ageSee note
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1. In Idaho, what must you do when approaching a stopped emergency vehicle, tow truck or incident response vehicle with lights flashing?
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Answer D: Reduce speed below the posted limit and, on a road with two or more lanes in your direction, move out of the adjacent lane when safe
Idaho law requires drivers to immediately reduce speed below the posted limit and, where there are two or more lanes in the same direction, to change into a lane that is not adjacent to the stopped vehicle when it is safe.
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2. An emergency vehicle approaches with its siren sounding and lights flashing. What does Idaho law require?
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Answer A: Pull to the nearest curb or right edge, clear of any intersection, and stop
Idaho requires drivers to pull immediately to the nearest curb or the right edge of the roadway, clear of any intersection, and remain stopped until the emergency vehicle has passed.
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3. Two vehicles reach a four-way stop at the same moment from adjacent roads. Who should go first?
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Answer A: The driver on the right
When two drivers stop at a four-way stop at the same time, the driver on the left yields to the driver on the right.
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4. Where is a U-turn generally the most reasonable choice?
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Answer B: At an intersection where it is permitted and you can see well both ways
A U-turn needs a legal place and a long clear view in both directions, which is why a permitted intersection with open sight lines is the usual choice.
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5. A rider adjusts the mirrors and finds each one mostly filled with a view of an elbow. What should be done?
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Answer D: Readjust them outward so that more of the lane behind becomes visible
Mirrors are useful only for the road behind, and half a mirror filled with the rider is half of an already limited view thrown away.
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6. What are Idaho's minimum liability insurance limits?
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Answer B: $25,000 per person, $50,000 per crash for injury, and $15,000 for property damage
Idaho requires liability coverage of $25,000 for injury or death of one person, $50,000 for two or more people in one crash, and $15,000 for damage to the property of others.
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7. Your phone is in a mount on the dashboard rather than in your hand. What is true?
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Answer B: It still takes your eyes and mind off the road
A mount solves the hand problem but not the eye or the mind problem, and reading or tapping a mounted screen costs the same seconds of attention.
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8. Why is a pothole a bigger problem for a motorcycle than for a car?
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Answer C: A motorcycle has only two wheels, so an impact can deflect it off line
A car crosses a hole on four wheels and stays balanced, while a hole can knock a motorcycle off its line or damage a wheel, so scan the pavement well ahead and plan a path around holes.
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9. What does a sign showing a bicycle inside a red circle with a diagonal slash prohibit?
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Answer D: Riding a bicycle on that roadway
This is a selective exclusion sign, used where bicycles are banned from a road such as a freeway or a tunnel.
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10. A vehicle ahead of you displays a reflective orange triangle on its rear. What does that emblem tell you?
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Answer B: The vehicle is built to travel at 25 mph or less
The orange triangle is the slow moving vehicle emblem used on farm and construction equipment designed for 25 mph or less, warning you that you are closing on it much faster than it appears.
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11. Your light is green but the traffic beyond the intersection is stopped and there is no room on the far side. What should you do?
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Answer A: Wait behind the line until you can clear the far side
Entering an intersection you cannot clear blocks the cross traffic when their signal turns green, so you wait behind the line.
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12. A pedestrian signal changes to a flashing upraised hand. What does that indication mean?
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Answer C: Do not start crossing, but finish a crossing already begun
The flashing upraised hand is the pedestrian change interval: nobody may start to cross, but a pedestrian already in the crosswalk may continue to the far side or to a median.
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13. What should a rider do before riding an unfamiliar or borrowed motorcycle?
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Answer B: Locate and try the controls, then ride cautiously until used to the machine
Turn signals, horn, headlight switch, fuel valve and engine cut-off switch sit in different places on different models, and hunting for them in traffic is dangerous.
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14. You approach a one-lane bridge and there is a yield sign facing your side of it. What does that mean?
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Answer B: Oncoming traffic crosses the bridge first and you wait at the approach
At a one-lane bridge the yield sign tells one direction to give way, so you wait clear of the bridge until oncoming traffic has crossed.
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15. What civil penalty does Idaho's implied consent law add when a driver refuses an evidentiary test?
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Answer A: A civil penalty of $250 in addition to a license suspension
Refusing a breath, blood or urine test in Idaho brings a $250 civil penalty under the implied consent statute plus a driver's license suspension.
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16. A driver waiting to turn left appears to be looking straight at you. What should you assume?
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Answer C: That the driver may still not have seen you, and may turn across your path
Drivers look toward motorcycles without registering them, so eye contact is not evidence that the rider has been seen and no plan should depend on it.
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17. You are driving at night through heavy falling snow. Which headlight setting works better and why?
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Answer C: Low beams, because high beams bounce off the falling flakes back at you
Falling snow reflects light the way fog does, so high beams build a white wall of glare while low beams still give a usable view.
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18. What should a pre-ride check of a belt final drive look for?
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Answer C: Correct tension, plus cracks, frayed edges and missing teeth
A belt is inspected for tension and for damage such as cracks, missing teeth and worn edges, and unlike a chain it is never lubricated.
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19. Why must the handlebars be kept square during a hard straight line stop?
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Answer B: Because a front wheel turned under heavy braking can put the machine down
With the front tire loaded to its limit, any steering input asks it to do two jobs at once and the front end can wash out instantly.
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20. Where designated and not otherwise posted, what is the maximum speed on Idaho urban interstate highways?
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Answer A: 65 miles per hour
Idaho allows up to 80 miles per hour on rural interstates where designated but holds urban interstates to 65 unless otherwise posted.
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21. On a long, straight highway you feel your attention fading. What helps you stay alert?
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Answer A: Keep your eyes moving, scan mirrors and signs, and take regular breaks
Staring at one point brings on highway hypnosis. Active scanning keeps the mind engaged, and a break every couple of hours restores alertness.
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22. Under Idaho equipment law, what must a motorcycle have before it may carry a passenger?
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Answer D: A permanently attached seat designed for a second person and footrests for the passenger
Idaho Code requires a permanently attached seat on a motorcycle designed to carry more than one person, plus footrests intended exclusively for the passenger.
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23. Who does Idaho's open container law apply to?
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Answer D: Both drivers and passengers
Idaho prohibits both drivers and passengers from drinking or possessing an open container of alcohol in a vehicle.
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24. After completing a turn you notice your signal is still flashing. What should you do?
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Answer A: Switch it off at once, before other drivers act on it
A signal left on after a turn is a false message, and drivers waiting to pull out may move into your path because of it.
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25. Which ability does alcohol usually affect first?
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Answer A: Judgment and self control
Alcohol reduces judgment and inhibition before a drinker notices any clumsiness, which is why an impaired driver often feels perfectly capable while already driving worse.