Ontario M1: Seeing, being seen and signalling

All 21 questions in this test

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1. Before slowing down where others may not expect it, how can you warn drivers behind you?

   1. Turn on your high beam
   2. Rev your engine loudly
   3. Tap the brake to flash your brake light
   4. Wave your left arm up and down beside the bike

2. Why should you approach intersections slowly on a motorcycle?

   1. Your brakes work only at low speed
   2. You can stop or turn quickly if a car pulls out
   3. Drivers expect motorcycles to be slow near intersections
   4. It saves fuel at the lights

3. Before changing lanes, what must you do after checking your mirrors?

   1. Speed up sharply
   2. Sound your horn
   3. Flash your high beams
   4. Check over your shoulder

4. How long should you keep your eyes on any one spot while scanning?

   1. No more than five seconds
   2. No more than two seconds
   3. As long as it takes
   4. No more than ten seconds

5. You enter a blind curve where you cannot see all the way around. Where in the lane should you ride?

   1. Exactly in the centre of the lane
   2. Always tight against the right edge
   3. On the side where you can see the most road ahead
   4. Wherever the pavement looks smoothest and has the most grip

6. You are stopped at a stop sign. What should you do with your foot on the brake?

   1. Take it off to rest your leg
   2. Pump it to flash the light at drivers behind
   3. Keep it on so the brake light shows
   4. Put it on the ground instead

7. You are riding at night with a group of cars behind you. Why does the handbook say to slow down?

   1. Your headlight dims at low speeds
   2. Cars behind you will flash their lights
   3. A driver ahead may not pick out your light from theirs
   4. Night speed limits are 10 km/h lower on most Ontario roads

8. You plan to slow down and turn, but the driver behind you does not seem to notice. What may be safer?

   1. Waving them past with your left arm
   2. Continuing straight instead of turning
   3. Turning sharply before they reach you
   4. Braking hard to get their attention

9. Your turn signals stop working on the road. What does the handbook say to do?

   1. Use your horn instead of signals
   2. Flash your high beam to signal each turn until you reach home
   3. Keep riding normally and fix it later
   4. Use hand signals, then get the bike off the road for repair

10. Where do most collisions between motorcycles and other vehicles happen?

    1. On freeways
    2. At intersections
    3. On rural curves
    4. In parking lots

11. When may you use your horn, according to the handbook?

    1. To tell a slow driver ahead of you to speed up or move over
    2. To greet other riders you pass
    3. Whenever you start from a stop
    4. Before passing a vehicle that might move into your lane

12. You change lanes on an empty road. Do you still need to signal?

    1. No, only on freeways
    2. Only at night
    3. No, only if a car is close behind
    4. Yes, signal every time you change lanes

13. You are parked at the side of the road and want to rejoin traffic. How should you position your motorcycle?

    1. Pointed straight across the road
    2. Behind the nearest parked car
    3. Angled across the road so you can see both ways
    4. Parallel to the curb, facing forward in the lane

14. To keep track of traffic coming up behind you, how often does the Visibility section say to check your mirrors?

    1. Every five to seven seconds
    2. Only before turning
    3. Every 20 to 30 seconds
    4. Once every minute

15. You are passing a car on a multi-lane road. How should you handle its blind spot?

    1. Stay beside it until the driver signals you to pass
    2. Approach carefully, then get past quickly
    3. Slow down to match its speed
    4. Ride in it as long as you like

16. You have stopped at a blind intersection where parked cars block your view. What should you do next?

    1. Go immediately at normal speed
    2. Wait until a driver waves you on into the intersection
    3. Sound your horn and go
    4. Ease forward past the obstructions to look

17. How might a cyclist on the road signal that they are turning right?

    1. By pointing the left arm down
    2. By holding the right arm straight out
    3. By tapping their helmet
    4. By waving the right hand overhead

18. As a general rule, how can you tell whether a driver can see you?

    1. If your headlight is on high beam
    2. If you are directly behind them
    3. If you can see the driver in their mirror
    4. If you can see their brake lights and turn signals

19. When riding in the city, how far ahead should you look?

    1. Just past your front wheel
    2. One-half to one full block
    3. Only as far as the next car
    4. About one car length

20. What do drivers who have hit motorcycles often say afterward?

    1. The rider waved them through the intersection first
    2. They did not see the motorcycle until too late
    3. The motorcycle was too loud
    4. The motorcycle had no plate

21. A car is waiting to pull out of a side street on your right. Which way should you move in your lane?

    1. To the left, away from it
    2. Onto the right shoulder
    3. To the right, closer to it
    4. To the exact centre of the lane