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Manitoba Class 6: Class 6 licensing and GDL

The knowledge test and the M stage, the motorcycle training course, Learner, Intermediate and Full stage rules, the road test, and who may ride a moped.

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Does time spent in the M stage count toward the nine-month Learner Stage?

Study reference: MPI Motorcycle Handbook (07/23 edition), Ch. Licensing — Basic Class 6 licensing requirements and Graduated Driver Licensing (foldout), Test appointments, Introduction, pp. 3–5

All 17 questions in this test

Every question and its answer choices. The correct answers and explanations appear when you take the test above.

  1. Does time spent in the M stage count toward the nine-month Learner Stage?

    1. Only the days you spend on the course
    2. No, the nine months start at the L stage
    3. Yes, but only if you ride every week
    4. Yes, all of it counts toward the nine months

  2. Which privilege do you gain in the Class 6 Intermediate Stage?

    1. You may have a BAC up to .05
    2. You may skip the Full Stage
    3. You may carry a passenger
    4. You may ride without a helmet

  3. You pass the Class 6 knowledge test. Which licence do you receive first?

    1. A Class 6F licence with a zero-alcohol condition
    2. A Class 6I licence that allows a passenger
    3. A Class 6L licence for riding on any public road
    4. A Class 6M licence for the training course only

  4. What is the minimum time in the Class 6 Learner Stage?

    1. Fifteen months
    2. Six months
    3. Nine months
    4. Three months

  5. What must you already hold to apply for a Class 6 Learner Stage licence in Manitoba?

    1. No licence; Class 6 can be your first licence
    2. A valid Manitoba licence of any class
    3. A Class 5 Full Stage licence for two years
    4. A moped permit held for one season

  6. After reaching the Full Stage, how long must a new rider still have no drugs or alcohol while riding?

    1. The first 36 months
    2. No restriction applies at the Full Stage
    3. The first 6 months
    4. The first 12 months

  7. Where may a moped not be driven?

    1. On gravel roads outside Winnipeg
    2. On streets with a 50 km/h limit
    3. On any city street that has a painted bike lane
    4. On highways with a limit over 80 km/h

  8. You are in GDL and fail the motorcycle knowledge test. When can you try again?

    1. After 14 days, the same as the road test
    2. After 30 days and a second course
    3. The next working day, like any other driver
    4. After a seven-day waiting period

  9. You fail the Class 6 road test. How long must you wait to retake it?

    1. 1 day
    2. 14 days
    3. 7 days
    4. 30 days

  10. What is the minimum age for a Class 6 Learner Stage licence?

    1. 15
    2. 18
    3. 14
    4. 16

  11. As a Class 6 learner, when may you not ride?

    1. Only during the evening rush hour in Winnipeg
    2. Only between midnight and 5 a.m., on weekdays and on weekends alike
    3. From 9 p.m. to 6 a.m., except in summer months
    4. From half an hour before sunset to half an hour after sunrise

  12. How do you move from the Learner Stage to the Intermediate Stage?

    1. Ride 1,000 km with a supervisor
    2. Wait nine months; it happens automatically
    3. Rewrite the knowledge test
    4. Pass the Class 6 road test

  13. What must a first-time rider complete before a Class 6 Learner (L) licence is issued?

    1. A written test on first aid
    2. An approved motorcycle training course
    3. The Class 6 road test in traffic
    4. A 30-day supervised riding permit with a parent

  14. You already finished the Intermediate Stage for Class 5. What happens with the Class 6 Intermediate Stage?

    1. You get half of the time credited to Class 6
    2. You must start Class 6 at the M stage again
    3. It is credited; you only do the stage once
    4. You must repeat the full 15 months on the bike

  15. You hold a valid Class 5 licence. What do you need to ride a moped?

    1. A moped knowledge test
    2. A Class 6 Learner licence
    3. No further licence
    4. A Class 6M licence and the course

  16. Which of these is a Class 6 Learner Stage restriction?

    1. No riding on weekends
    2. No riding in the rain
    3. No riding over 80 km/h
    4. No passengers

  17. Your Class 6 Learner licence lapses for two months because the charges were not paid. What happens to those months?

    1. They count, since you still held the licence
    2. They are added to your Full Stage instead
    3. They count double once you pay the charges
    4. They do not count toward your stage time

Class 6 licensing and GDL: key rules to remember

Our summary of what the official handbook says on this topic, in our own words. Read it before or after the practice questions above, then check the original chapter. Read the official chapter ↗

Basic Class 6 (Motorcycle) licensing requirements

  • A Class 6 licence is required to ride a motorcycle in Manitoba.
  • To apply for a Class 6 Learner Stage licence you must be at least 16 and hold a valid Manitoba licence of any class and stage.
  • First step: a Class 6 knowledge test on safe motorcycle operation; it is not open book.
  • In GDL, a failed knowledge test means a seven-day wait before you retry; outside GDL you can retry the next working day.
  • Only one knowledge test (or road test) of the same class per day.
  • Passing the knowledge test gives a Class 6M licence: you may ride only while taking an approved motorcycle training course.
  • Time in the M stage does not count toward the nine-month Learner Stage.
  • If you need corrective lenses to pass the vision standard, your licence shows it.
  • A medical condition that may affect safe driving must be reported to Driver Fitness before the knowledge test.

Graduated Driver Licensing Class 6

  • Everyone getting a first Class 6 licence, whatever their age, is in GDL.
  • Class 6 stages: M (training course), L (Learner, at least 9 months), I (Intermediate, at least 15 months), F (Full).
  • An approved one-day, user-pay motorcycle training course is required before the Learner (L) licence is issued.
  • Learner Stage: no drugs or alcohol in your system, no passengers, no night riding (half an hour before sunset to half an hour after sunrise), no towing, no off-road vehicles along or across highways unless you hold at least a Class 5 Intermediate licence.
  • Intermediate Stage: reached by passing the Class 6 road test; still no drugs or alcohol; passengers and towing allowed.
  • The Intermediate Stage is done only once: time served in Class 5 Intermediate counts for Class 6, and the reverse.
  • Full Stage: no drugs or alcohol while riding for the first 36 months.
  • Time is not credited while your licence is suspended, expired or not paid up.
  • Authorized Instruction (A) stage for de-classed or transferring experienced riders: no drugs or alcohol, no passengers.

Road test

  • Motorcycle testing season runs May 1 to October 30 (weather permitting, sooner or later).
  • First-time riders must wait out a nine-month learning period before the road test.
  • The road test has two parts: identify, explain and demonstrate all controls; then ride safely and legally in typical traffic.
  • Bring a motorcycle in good working order with a registration certificate showing it is registered and insured, or the test is cancelled.
  • A failed road test means a 14-day wait before the next one.
  • Knowledge and road tests are given on weekdays only and in English or French.

Mopeds

  • A holder of a valid Class 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6 licence may ride a moped without further licensing.
  • Mopeds may not be driven on highways with a speed limit over 80 km/h, but may cross them.

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