South Carolina Motorcycle Permit Test

Number of tests: 16
Number of questions: 30
Passing score: 24
Directions: To obtain a motorcycle license in South Carolina, you must pass a knowledge test and on-cycle skills test. The knowledge test consists of 30 questions from the Motorcycle manual. Each question has three or four answer choices. To pass you must receive a score of 24 or better. There is no motorcycle manual in Spanish. However, the test may be taken in Spanish.
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1.
How should a group of motorcycle drivers pass another vehicle?
In a staggered formation
Side-by-side
In single file formation
2.
The risk of a head or neck injury is reduced:
By wearing a helmet.
By driving more slowly.
By reading the owner’s manual.
3.
When traveling in a group, riders should generally be:
In a single-file formation.
Paired up.
In a staggered formation.
4.
If a dog is chasing your motorcycle, you should:
Swerve around the dog.
Slow down, let the dog approach, and accelerate away from the animal.
Park and wait for the dog to lose interest.
5.
As your motorcycle accelerates, you will need to:
Shift to a higher gear.
Shift to a lower gear.
Put the bike in neutral.
6.
To safely cross railroad tracks, you should:
Take them as they come in the roadway
Always take them at a 90 degree angle
Speed up
7.
For motorcycle operators, eye protection is:
Required.
Not required, but recommended.
Not recommended.
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