Alabama Motorcycle Permit Practice Test 2026: Übungstest 2

Übungstest 2 von 6 für den Test „Alabama Motorcycle Permit Practice Test“: 25 weitere Fragen mit Antworten und Erklärungen.

Motorrad
Alabama
128 Fragen
Geprüft am 10. Oktober 2026

Frage 1 von 25
A car is passing you from behind. Where in your lane should you ride?
- On the shoulder
- On the lane line
- Close to the passing car
- In the center portion of your lane
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Antwort: D. In the center portion of your lane
The center keeps you away from the passing car, its mirrors, things thrown from windows and blasts of wind.
Frage 2 von 25
Who should carry passengers or large loads?
- Only experienced riders
- Anyone with a permit
- New riders who want practice
- Anyone, after one ride
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Antwort: A. Only experienced riders
Extra weight changes how the motorcycle handles, balances, speeds up and slows down.
Frage 3 von 25
Your front wheel starts to wobble. What should you do?
- Grip the handlebars firmly and close the throttle gradually, without braking
- Brake hard
- Fight the wobble with sharp steering
- Speed up to stop the wobble
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Antwort: A. Grip the handlebars firmly and close the throttle gradually, without braking
Do not fight the wobble or brake. Ease off the throttle, move your weight forward and down, and pull off when you can.
Frage 4 von 25
During a swerve, what should your body do?
- Lean the opposite way and brake
- Stand up on the footrests
- Lean farther than the motorcycle
- Stay upright while the motorcycle leans under you
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Antwort: D. Stay upright while the motorcycle leans under you
Keep your body upright and let the motorcycle lean quickly beneath you.
Frage 5 von 25
How should a passenger lean in turns?
- With the rider, staying directly behind
- Against the turn
- Back, away from the rider
- Straight up, no matter what
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Antwort: A. With the rider, staying directly behind
The passenger should stay directly behind the rider and lean as the rider leans.
Frage 6 von 25
What should you do before changing lanes?
- Check your mirrors and turn your head to check your blind spot
- Only sound your horn
- Only check your mirrors
- Speed up first
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Antwort: A. Check your mirrors and turn your head to check your blind spot
Mirrors do not show everything. A head check covers your blind spots.
Frage 7 von 25
How can you tell a helmet meets the US federal safety standard?
- It weighs more than 5 pounds
- It has a visor
- It has a DOT label showing it meets FMVSS 218
- It is painted a bright color
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Antwort: C. It has a DOT label showing it meets FMVSS 218
Helmets that meet Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard 218 carry the DOT symbol from the maker.
Frage 8 von 25
How should a motorcycle helmet fit?
- Tight only at the forehead
- Snugly, all the way around your head
- Loosely, so it is easy to take off
- Loosely, so air can flow under it
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Antwort: B. Snugly, all the way around your head
A helmet should fit snugly all around and have no cracks, loose padding or frayed straps.
Frage 9 von 25
When should you NOT wear a tinted face shield or tinted glasses?
- At night or in low light
- On the highway
- On sunny days
- On hot days
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Antwort: A. At night or in low light
Tinted eye protection blocks light you need to see at night and in dim conditions.
Frage 10 von 25
Your engine seizes (locks up) while riding. What should you do?
- Brake hard and keep the clutch out
- Try to restart it while moving
- Squeeze the clutch lever and pull off the road
- Shift down quickly
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Antwort: C. Squeeze the clutch lever and pull off the road
Squeezing the clutch disconnects the locked engine from the rear wheel.
Frage 11 von 25
What should you do when riding at night?
- Follow the car ahead more closely
- Slow down and increase your following distance
- Turn your headlight off near other cars
- Wear a tinted face shield
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Antwort: B. Slow down and increase your following distance
At night you see less, so slow down, leave more space and use the lights of the car ahead to see the road.
Frage 12 von 25
You will ride a borrowed motorcycle for the first time. What should you do?
- Learn where its controls are and ride carefully until you are used to it
- Assume it is just like yours
- Ride fast to test it
- Skip the pre-ride check
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Antwort: A. Learn where its controls are and ride carefully until you are used to it
Controls and handling differ between motorcycles. Get familiar with them in a safe place first.
Frage 13 von 25
Item 1 in the diagram is a full-face helmet. Which type of helmet gives the most protection?
- A half helmet
- A full-face helmet
- A three-quarter (open-face) helmet
- A cap with a sun visor
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Antwort: B. A full-face helmet
A full-face helmet covers your face and chin as well as your head, so it protects the most.
Frage 14 von 25
When you follow a car, where should you ride?
- Right beside the rear bumper
- Where the driver can see you in the rearview mirror
- In the driver's blind spot
- Close to the road edge
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Antwort: B. Where the driver can see you in the rearview mirror
Riding in the center of the lane usually puts you in the middle of the driver's rearview mirror.
Frage 15 von 25
Why might you tap your brake to flash the brake light before slowing?
- To test the bulb
- To warn drivers behind you who may not expect you to slow
- To signal a lane change
- Because it is required at every stop
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Antwort: B. To warn drivers behind you who may not expect you to slow
Flashing your brake light helps before a sharp turn off a fast road or before pulling off the road.
Frage 16 von 25
Which hand controls the throttle?
- The right hand
- Neither; it is a foot pedal
- Either hand
- The left hand
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Antwort: A. The right hand
The throttle is the right handgrip. Twist it toward you to speed up.
Frage 17 von 25
How should you load saddlebags?
- With the heaviest items on the left
- Full on one side and empty on the other
- With all the weight on one side
- With about the same weight on each side
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Antwort: D. With about the same weight on each side
Uneven saddlebags can make the motorcycle pull to one side.
Frage 18 von 25
Many motorcycles have convex (curved) mirrors. How do they make other vehicles look?
- Upside down
- Exactly as far as they are
- Closer than they really are
- Farther away than they really are
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Antwort: D. Farther away than they really are
Convex mirrors show a wider view, but cars look farther away than they are. Judge distances with care.
Frage 19 von 25
A car is riding beside you in the next lane. What should you do?
- Speed up or drop back so you are not in its blind spot
- Honk and stay where you are
- Move closer to it
- Stay beside it
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Antwort: A. Speed up or drop back so you are not in its blind spot
Riding next to a car can put you in its blind spot, and it may move into your lane.
Frage 20 von 25
Which part of the lane must a motorcycle always avoid?
- The right third
- The left third
- None; choose the position that lets you see and be seen best
- The center third
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Antwort: C. None; choose the position that lets you see and be seen best
No part of the lane needs to be avoided. Pick a position based on visibility, hazards and space around you.
Frage 21 von 25
Why are ordinary glasses or sunglasses poor eye protection on a motorcycle?
- They make your helmet too tight
- They don't stop wind from reaching your eyes and may blow off
- They are always too dark
- They fog up only at night
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Antwort: B. They don't stop wind from reaching your eyes and may blow off
Glasses won't keep your eyes from watering in the wind, and they can blow off when you turn your head.
Frage 22 von 25
Which drinks hold about the same amount of alcohol?
- A 12-ounce beer, a 5-ounce glass of wine, and a mixed drink with one shot of liquor
- A beer holds much less than a shot of liquor
- A beer holds twice as much as a glass of wine
- A glass of wine holds no alcohol
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Antwort: A. A 12-ounce beer, a 5-ounce glass of wine, and a mixed drink with one shot of liquor
A can of beer, a glass of wine and one shot of liquor each hold about the same amount of alcohol.
Frage 23 von 25
How do you measure your following distance, as shown in the diagram?
- Watch the driver's brake lights
- When the vehicle ahead passes a fixed point, count seconds until you reach it
- Look at your speedometer
- Count car lengths
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Antwort: B. When the vehicle ahead passes a fixed point, count seconds until you reach it
Pick a fixed point. When the vehicle ahead passes it, count. If you reach it before two seconds, you are too close.
Frage 24 von 25
In a slow, tight turn, such as a U-turn, how should you lean?
- Put both feet down and walk it around
- Lean your body farther than the motorcycle
- Keep the motorcycle and your body straight up
- Keep your body upright while the motorcycle leans
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Antwort: D. Keep your body upright while the motorcycle leans
For slow, tight turns, lean the motorcycle only and keep your body straight to counterbalance.
Frage 25 von 25
Why start a curve near the outside of your lane when no traffic is present?
- It hides you from other drivers
- It keeps you on the shoulder
- You can see farther around the curve and make the turn less sharp
- It lets you brake in the curve
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Antwort: C. You can see farther around the curve and make the turn less sharp
Starting at the outside improves your line of sight and makes the curve's path wider and gentler.

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