Idaho ITD motorcycle warm-up test

  • Questions25
  • Correct to pass20
  • Passing score80%
  • Minimum ageSee note

Minimum age: Valid Idaho driver's license required; applicants under 21 must also complete an approved rider training course

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

  1. 1. Unless otherwise posted, what is the maximum speed on Idaho state highways?

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    Answer B: 65 miles per hour, with 70 allowed where posted

    Idaho caps state highways at 65 miles per hour unless otherwise posted, and 70 may be allowed where it is specifically posted.

  2. 2. Why is being predictable an important part of driving safely?

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    Answer A: Because other road users are able to plan around what you are doing

    Other drivers make their decisions from what they expect you to do, so surprises are what produce collisions.

  3. 3. In Idaho, how long does completing an approved motorcycle rider training course waive the skills test requirement?

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    Answer A: If the endorsement is obtained within 25 months of the training

    Successful completion of an approved Idaho rider training course waives the motorcycle skills test as long as the endorsement is obtained within 25 months of taking the course.

  4. 4. How can you keep space at the sides of your vehicle in heavy traffic?

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    Answer D: Drive in the gaps between the other vehicles rather than beside them

    Travelling in the open spaces rather than alongside others keeps a way out open on at least one side.

  5. 5. What is wrong with slowing to a crawl at a stop sign and then rolling on through?

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    Answer C: It is not a stop, and you may miss a pedestrian or cross traffic

    A rolling stop is a violation and it also cuts short the moment you need in order to look carefully in each direction before entering.

  6. 6. A minor drop has left the clutch lever bent, although it still works. What should be done?

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    Answer B: Have the lever replaced before the motorcycle is ridden again

    A bent lever has already been weakened and can break off in use, leaving the rider without that control at the worst possible moment.

  7. 7. You have just passed a vehicle on a two-lane road. When may you return to your lane?

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    Answer B: When you can see the whole vehicle in your inside mirror

    Seeing the entire vehicle you passed in your rearview mirror shows there is room to pull back in without cutting it off.

  8. 8. A yellow sign reading DEAD END is posted at the entrance to a street. What does it mean?

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    Answer D: The street ends and there is no way through

    A dead end street stops at its far end, so a driver who enters must come back out the same way.

  9. 9. A set of reversible express lanes is closed off with gates and signs while it runs the other way. What must you never do?

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    Answer C: Enter past a closed gate or a sign showing the lanes are closed

    When reversible lanes are closed they may already be carrying traffic in the opposite direction, so entering past a gate can put you head-on into that traffic.

  10. 10. A driver hunting for an on-ramp meets this sign at the mouth of the pavement ahead. What is the correct action?

    A red square with a wide white horizontal bar across the middle
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    Answer C: Keep out of that roadway and look for the proper approach elsewhere

    The restriction is absolute and does not depend on how much traffic is present, so the driver has to reach the highway by an approach built for entering vehicles.