2026 Maine DMV Motorcycle Permit Test 3 (50 Questions And Complete Answers)
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If your motorcycle begins to weave while you are riding over rain grooves or bridge gratings, you should:
1. Relax, maintain a steady speed, and ride straight across the surface.
2. Tighten your hold on the handle grips and increase your speed to get past the hazard.
3. Travel in a zigzag motion.
4. Ride on the shoulder instead of on the grooves.
1. Relax, maintain a steady speed, and ride straight across the surface.
2. Tighten your hold on the handle grips and increase your speed to get past the hazard.
3. Travel in a zigzag motion.
4. Ride on the shoulder instead of on the grooves.
Relax, maintain a steady speed, and ride straight across the surface.
Because of their small size, motorcycles seem to be:
1. Traveling faster than they actually are.
2. Traveling more slowly than they actually are.
3. Not moving when they actually are.
4. Closer than they actually are.
1. Traveling faster than they actually are.
2. Traveling more slowly than they actually are.
3. Not moving when they actually are.
4. Closer than they actually are.
Traveling faster than they actually are.
An approved helmet:
1. Allows the wearer to see as far to the sides as necessary.
2. Restricts the field of vision.
3. Is usually uncomfortable.
4. Does not have any markings or tags.
1. Allows the wearer to see as far to the sides as necessary.
2. Restricts the field of vision.
3. Is usually uncomfortable.
4. Does not have any markings or tags.
Allows the wearer to see as far to the sides as necessary.
The front brake supplies how much of a motorcycle's potential stopping power?
1. About 25 percent
2. About 50 percent
3. About 70 percent
4. 100 percent
1. About 25 percent
2. About 50 percent
3. About 70 percent
4. 100 percent
About 70 percent
When changing lanes:
1. There is no need to do a head check if you use your mirrors.
2. Mirrors provide a full view of the road around your motorcycle.
3. You should turn your head and look over your shoulder.
4. You can assume drivers will properly respond to your turn signal.
1. There is no need to do a head check if you use your mirrors.
2. Mirrors provide a full view of the road around your motorcycle.
3. You should turn your head and look over your shoulder.
4. You can assume drivers will properly respond to your turn signal.
You should turn your head and look over your shoulder.
Engine braking:
1. Can apply the front brake harder.
2. Should lessen the amount of pressure on the front brake.
3. Can apply the rear brake harder.
4. Lose traction.
1. Can apply the front brake harder.
2. Should lessen the amount of pressure on the front brake.
3. Can apply the rear brake harder.
4. Lose traction.
Can apply the front brake harder.
As the motorcycle’s weight moves forward while braking, you:
1. Can apply the front brake harder.
2. Should lessen the amount of pressure on the front brake.
3. Can apply the rear brake harder.
4. Lose traction.
1. Can apply the front brake harder.
2. Should lessen the amount of pressure on the front brake.
3. Can apply the rear brake harder.
4. Lose traction.
Can apply the front brake harder.
Before mounting your motorcycle, perform all of the following checks, except:
1. Making sure the headlight works.
2. Checking the oil level.
3. Trying both brake controls to ensure the brake light activates.
4. Ensuring that the paint is not scratched.
1. Making sure the headlight works.
2. Checking the oil level.
3. Trying both brake controls to ensure the brake light activates.
4. Ensuring that the paint is not scratched.
Ensuring that the paint is not scratched.
A proper lane position should do all of the following, except:
1. Allow you to set up for turns.
2. Allow an escape route.
3. Allow you to avoid wind blasts from other vehicles.
4. Allow you to be in another vehicle’s blind spot.
1. Allow you to set up for turns.
2. Allow an escape route.
3. Allow you to avoid wind blasts from other vehicles.
4. Allow you to be in another vehicle’s blind spot.
Allow you to be in another vehicle’s blind spot.
It is most important to flash your brake light when:
1. Switching into a neutral gear.
2. You will be slowing suddenly.
3. There is a stop sign ahead.
4. Your signals are not working.
1. Switching into a neutral gear.
2. You will be slowing suddenly.
3. There is a stop sign ahead.
4. Your signals are not working.
Switching into a neutral gear.
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