Delaware DMV Motorcycle Practice Test 3
Test 3 of 6. Pick an answer for each question to see if it is right and why; your score appears at the end. You need 20 correct answers to pass, the same ratio as the real Delaware test.
- Questions25
- Correct to pass20
- Passing score80%
- Minimum age18 years
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1. A pedestrian is crossing at a corner where no crosswalk is painted on the pavement. What is your duty?
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Answer A: Yield, because a legal crosswalk exists at the corner even without paint
Every intersection has a crosswalk whether or not it is marked, and drivers must yield to pedestrians crossing there.
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2. Which use of a phone stays legal for a Delaware driver whose vehicle is in motion?
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Answer B: Using the device hands free without holding it
The ban applies to using a handheld device; operating the same device hands free, without holding it, is excepted.
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3. How many separate traffic regulations must a Delaware driver violate in continuous conduct to be charged with aggressive driving?
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Answer B: 3
Aggressive driving means continuous conduct that violates three or more of the listed traffic regulations, such as signals, lane control, following distance and right of way.
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4. How does Delaware classify striking an emergency responder and causing injury at a roadside scene?
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Answer D: As a class F felony
Hitting an emergency responder and causing injury while failing to move over is charged as a class F felony.
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5. A driver is tailgating you. Why is it a bad idea to tap or stab the brakes to warn them?
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Answer C: Because it cuts the little space they have and can cause a crash
Brake checking removes the small margin the tailgater has left and can provoke a collision; add space in front of you instead and let them pass.
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6. How many questions are on the Delaware motorcycle knowledge test?
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Answer C: 25
The Delaware motorcycle knowledge test has 25 questions taken from the Delaware Motorcycle Operator Manual.
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7. Your right-turn lane shows a green arrow while the through lanes face a red ball. What does that mean?
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Answer C: Only the right turn is allowed, and it is protected while the arrow lasts
A green arrow gives a protected movement in that direction only; the red ball still stops the through traffic in the other lanes.
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8. How long is the mandatory suspension when a Delaware driver reaches 14 calculated points?
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Answer A: 4 months
Fourteen calculated points bring a mandatory four month suspension, and each further two points adds two months to the period.
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9. Besides the hours from sunset to sunrise, when does Delaware require headlights to be lit?
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Answer D: Whenever fog, smoke or rain makes the wipers necessary
Delaware requires headlights during fog, smoke or rain and whenever the windshield wipers are in use, as well as when visibility falls short of 1,000 feet.
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10. What speed limit applies in a Delaware school zone where the regulatory signs are posted?
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Answer B: 20 mph
Delaware sets 20 mph in school zones where 20 mph regulatory signs state the times or conditions in which the limit applies.
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11. What credit does Delaware give a driver who completes an approved Defensive Driving Course?
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Answer B: 3 points
Satisfactory completion of an approved Defensive Driving Course puts a three point credit on the driving record from the date of completion.
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12. How does being tired change your total stopping distance?
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Answer A: It lengthens it, because you take longer to notice and react
Fatigue stretches perception and reaction time, and every extra fraction of a second is added distance before the brakes even begin to work.
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13. Delaware requires personal injury protection coverage with what minimum limits?
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Answer A: 15,000 dollars per person and 30,000 dollars per accident
Delaware policies must pay medical expenses and lost wages up to at least 15,000 dollars for one person and 30,000 dollars for all persons injured in one accident.
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14. On a Delaware road with at least four lanes, what must a driver do when approaching a stopped emergency vehicle, tow truck or utility vehicle showing warning lights?
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Answer B: Move into a lane that is not next to the stopped vehicle when it is safe
Delaware requires a lane change into a lane not adjacent to the stopped vehicle when the road has four or more lanes and the change can be made safely.
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15. A sign with a yellow background and a black legend generally conveys
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Answer B: a general warning
Yellow is the background color used for general warning signs, so a yellow sign tells the driver to expect something ahead rather than to obey a rule.
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16. You receive a phone call that you feel you must answer while driving. What is the safest way to take it?
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Answer D: Pull off the road, stop in a safe place and then answer
No call is worth a crash. Stopping in a safe location removes the distraction completely, while every other option divides your attention.
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17. How long is the license revocation for a first Delaware DUI conviction where no aggravating alcohol concentration applies?
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Answer C: 12 months
The standard revocation for a first DUI conviction is twelve months; a higher alcohol concentration or a refusal lengthens it.
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18. Under Delaware's general speed restriction, what limits a driver's speed even when the posted limit is higher?
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Answer C: A speed that is reasonable and prudent for the conditions
Delaware forbids driving faster than is reasonable and prudent under the conditions, whatever the posted limit says.
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19. You are in the open lane where another lane is merging into yours. What is your part in the merge?
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Answer A: Keep a steady speed and leave a gap for one vehicle to come in
A merge works when each driver in the through lane lets one vehicle in, which keeps both lines moving instead of stopping them both.
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20. What is the minimum bodily injury liability coverage per person required for a Delaware vehicle?
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Answer C: 25,000 dollars
Delaware's financial responsibility law requires at least 25,000 dollars for bodily injury or death of one person in one accident.
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21. A lane along the right edge is set off by a solid white line and marked with a bicycle symbol. How should a driver treat it?
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Answer B: Stay out of it except for the short distance needed to turn or cross where that is allowed
A marked bicycle lane is set aside for bicycle traffic, and motor vehicles may enter it only briefly where turning or crossing is permitted.
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22. On the Interstate system, what do the odd-numbered one and two digit routes have in common?
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Answer D: They run mainly north and south
Odd numbers are given to north and south Interstates and even numbers to east and west ones, with the numbers rising toward the north and the east.
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23. How long is the suspension for a Delaware conviction of driving 50 miles per hour over the limit or at 100 miles per hour or more?
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Answer D: 1 year
Such a conviction brings a one year suspension, and no occupational license is available during the first three months of it.
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24. A strong wind is blowing across an open stretch of road. Besides the gusts, what else should you watch for?
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Answer A: Branches, dust and loose objects blown into your path
High wind strips branches, litter and dust onto the roadway and can push other vehicles out of their lane, so scan much further ahead than usual.
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25. A rectangular red sign with the white words WRONG WAY means that
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Answer C: the driver is already traveling against the legal flow and must not continue
The wrong way sign uses a white legend and border on red and addresses a driver who has entered a ramp or one-way roadway in the wrong direction, who should stop and turn around safely.