2024 New Jersey Motorcycle Permit Test 2
The following questions are from real DMV written motorcycle permit tests. These are some of the actual permit questions you will face in New Jersey when getting your motorcycle learners permit. Each motorcycle theory practice test question has three answer choices. Select one answer for each question and select "grade this section." You can find this button at the bottom of the drivers license quiz. For a complete list of questions and answers for New Jersey please visit https://cheat-sheets.dmv-written-test.com/en/new-jersey/motorcycle.
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22. Of the following, which should you not do to improve your safety when riding at night?
Explanation
To ride safely at night, you should reduce your speed, use your high beam headlight when you are not riding near other vehicles, and increase your following distance. Take advantage of vehicles ahead of you to provide clues about the upcoming road. Their headlights may help to illuminate the road ahead and their taillights will bounce up and down if the vehicle is being driven over bumps on the road.
23. When riding, you should:
Explanation
Always look through a turn to where you want to go. Turn only your head to look, not your shoulders, and keep your eyes level with the horizon.
24. Your lane position should help you:
Explanation
A properly chosen lane position should protect your lane from other drivers while communicating your intentions to them.
25. When riding downhill or shifting into first gear, you may need to:
Explanation
Before shifting into a lower gear, make sure you are riding slowly enough to shift safely. Downshifting while going too fast may cause the motorcycle to lurch and the rear wheel to skid. When riding downhill or shifting into first gear, you may need to use the brakes to slow to a safe speed before downshifting.
26. Without a helmet, a motorcycle rider is ________ more likely to suffer a critical head injury in a crash.
Explanation
Without a helmet, a rider is five times more likely to sustain a critical head injury in a crash.
27. When riding with a passenger, the operator should:
Explanation
Because a motorcycle handles differently when under the weight of a passenger, an operator should maintain a larger space cushion when transporting another person.
28. A plastic, shatter-resistant face shield:
Explanation
