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2023 South Carolina 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 South Carolina 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 South Carolina please visit https://cheat-sheets.dmv-written-test.com/en/south-carolina/motorcycle.

Number of Tests 16

Number of Question 30

Passing Score 24

1. To make it easier to be seen by other motorists, you should:

Wear brightly-colored clothing while riding.

Wear darkly-colored clothing while riding.

Wave your arms while riding.

Wearing brightly-colored clothing while riding will make it easier for others on the road to see you. This is true regardless of the time of day.

2. As your motorcycle accelerates, you will need to:

Shift to a higher gear.

Shift to a lower gear.

Put the bike in neutral.

As your motorcycle accelerates, you will need to shift into a higher gear.

3. The faster you drink alcohol:

The faster the alcohol is removed from your body.

The faster the alcohol accumulates in your body.

The less the alcohol affects your body.

The faster you drink, the faster the alcohol will accumulate in your body. Alcohol leaves a person's system at an average of one drink per hour. If you consume more than one drink in an hour, you will still have alcohol in your body after one hour has passed.

4. To safely cross railroad tracks that are angled across your lane, you should:

Ride straight within your lane.

Turn your motorcycle to take them at a 90-degree angle.

Speed up.

It is usually best to simply proceed across angled railroad tracks by riding straight within your lane. Crossing by turning your motorcycle may be dangerous, as doing so could send you into another lane.

5. You should conduct a safety inspection of your motorcycle:

Before every ride.

Every week.

Once a month.

You should always conduct a thorough safety inspection of your motorcycle before you ride. A small technical issue on a motorcycle can be more dangerous than a small technical issue on a car.

6. Your lane position should do all of the following, except:

Provide you with an escape route.

Help you receive wind blasts.

Communicate your intentions to other drivers.

A properly chosen lane position should provide a number of benefits, including an increased ability to see others and to be seen. It should help you avoid wind blasts, other drivers' blind spots, and surface hazards. Your lane position should discourage other drivers from trying to share your lane and provide you with an escape route, should a hazard arise.

7. As you approach a blind intersection, you should:

Move into the part of the lane that allows other drivers to most easily see you.

Move into the part of the lane closest to the traffic control device.

Move into the outside edge of the lane.

When approaching a blind intersection, move into the portion of the lane that will bring you into any other driver's field of vision at the earliest possible moment.

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