Directions: To earn your motorcycle license in North Carolina, you must pass a knowledge test and on-cycle skills test. Knowledge test questions are based on information, practices and ideas from the Motorcyclist’s Handbook available through the North Carolina Department of Transportation, Division of Motor Vehicles. The test consists of 25 multiple choice questions. Each question has four possible answers to choose from. To pass, you must score at least 20. The knowledge test is available in Spanish. The on-cycle test will be given in an actual traffic environment or a controlled, off-street area.

Number of tests:	16
Number of questions:	25
Passing score:	20

Downshift.
Accelerate.
Grip the handlebars firmly and close the throttle gradually.
Gradually apply your brakes.

Rely only on their mirrors to identify other vehicles.
Turn their head to look for traffic behind them.
Not worry about other traffic.
Slam on the brakes to allow any vehicles in their blind spot to pass.

Allows you time to react if another driver makes a mistake.
Keeps you in a single area of the lane, limiting your movement.
Allows you to rely on others to identify hazards.
Requires you go faster to stay with traffic.

Turn your headlight off.
Ride with your headlight on.
Try to make eye contact with other drivers.
Ride as closely as possible to the vehicle ahead.

North carolina Motorcycle Permit Test

If your motorcycle starts to wobble, it is best to:

When changing lanes, riders should:

An adequate cushion of space between your motorcycle and other vehicles:

To increase your chances of being seen at an intersection, you should:

When going through a turn on a motorcycle, you should:

Keep your eyes focused close to the front of the motorcycle.
Look through the turn to where you want to go.
Turn your entire body to see through the turn.
Increase your speed before the turn.