2026 Michigan DMV Motorcycle Permit Test 12 (20 Questions And Complete Answers)

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Which formation is best for a group of riders entering a curve?

1. Pyramid
2. Staggered
3. Single-file
4. Compressed
Single-file
For routine braking:

1. You should only use the front brake.
2. You should only use the rear brake.
3. You should alternate between the front and rear brakes to maximize the life of the brakes.
4. You should always use both the front and rear brakes at the same time.
You should always use both the front and rear brakes at the same time.
When changing lanes, riders should:

1. Rely only on their mirrors to identify other vehicles.
2. Turn their head to look for traffic behind them.
3. Not worry about other traffic.
4. Slam on the brakes to allow any vehicles in their blind spot to pass.
Turn their head to look for traffic behind them.
How far in advance of a turn should you activate your turn signal?

1. 10 feet
2. 25 feet
3. 50 feet
4. 100 feet
100 feet
Before carrying a passenger in traffic for the first time, you should:

1. Read books about carrying passengers.
2. Practice riding on an empty road.
3. Flash your lights so others can see you.
4. Practice riding on the shoulder of a road.
Practice riding on an empty road.
To swerve correctly, you should:

1. Shift your weight quickly.
2. Turn the handlebars quickly.
3. Press the handle grip in the direction you plan to swerve.
4. Press the handle grip in the direction opposite of where you plan to swerve.
Press the handle grip in the direction you plan to swerve.
If you must brake and swerve to avoid a hazard, you should:

1. Do one, then the other.
2. Do both at the same time.
3. Always apply the brakes first, then swerve.
4. Try instead to use only the brakes.
Do one, then the other.
Making eye contact with other drivers:

1. Is the best way to know that they see you.
2. Is not worth the effort it takes.
3. Does not mean that they will yield to you when they should.
4. Guarantees that they will yield to you.
Does not mean that they will yield to you when they should.
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.
Traveling faster than they actually are.
When an operator's left arm is bent at the elbow and pointing upward, it means the operator:

1. Plans to turn left.
2. Is about to stop.
3. Plans to turn right.
4. Is about to slow down.
Plans to turn right.

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