Minnesota Motorcycle Permit: Riding Technique Practice Test

Not quite. The answer is Relax and maintain your speed.

If you experience a weaving feeling while riding over a metal grating, you should relax, maintain your speed, and ride straight across. Trying to compensate for the weaving feeling is hazardous.

Not quite. The answer is All of the above

Wearing clothing in bright colors such as green, yellow, and orange can increase your visibility to other vehicle operators.

Not quite. The answer is ride in the center lane position.

The best way to discourage other vehicles from trying to share your lane is to ride in the center lane position. It leaves the least amount of room on either side.

Not quite. The answer is is not hazardous to motorcyclists.

Weaving caused by riding over a metal grating is usually not hazardous. Relax, maintain your speed, and ride straight across.

Not quite. The answer is the staggered formation.

The best formation when you are riding in a group is the staggered formation. It lets you stay close together while maintaining a space cushion.

Not quite. The answer is All of the above

The best colors of clothing for increasing your visibility to others are orange, red, yellow, and green.

Not quite. The answer is maintain or increase your speed.

To help keep your motorcycle steady through a turn, you should maintain or increase your speed.

Not quite. The answer is the lane position in which you are most likely to be seen.

The best lane position is the one in which you are most likely to be seen. And that depends on the situation.

Not quite. The answer is In all of the above situations

As of July 1, 2025, it is legal to ride a motorcycle between lanes of traffic in Minnesota under specific circumstances. This includes lane splitting, which is allowed when traffic is moving slowly on roads with two or more lanes traveling in the same direction. In this case, the motorcyclist must not travel faster than 25 miles per hour and must not exceed the speed of surrounding traffic by more than 15 miles per hour. Lane filtering is also permitted when traffic is stopped, such as at red lights or in traffic jams, as long as the motorcyclist is on a roadway with at least two lanes going in the same direction and does not exceed the speed of stopped traffic by more than 15 miles per hour. While these practices are now legal, they still require caution and responsibility from riders and drivers to ensure safety for everyone on the road.

Source: Subd. 5.Driving rules; 169.974 OPERATION OF MOTORCYCLE; MOTOR SCOOTER; MOTOR BIKE

Not quite. The answer is single file.

When riding through curves, a group of motorcyclists should ride single file.

Not quite. The answer is Change lanes or adjust your speed to open up space for the merging driver.

Give merging drivers plenty of room. Change to another lane if one is open. If there is no room for a lane change, adjust your speed to open up space for the merging driver and stay near the center of your lane.

Not quite. The answer is increase your speed.

At night, you should decrease, not increase, your speed to stay safe.

Not quite. The answer is Try to straighten your motorcycle upright.

When stopping in a curve, you should try to straighten the motorcycle upright. Leaning over makes stopping dangerous.

Not quite. The answer is do all of the above.

Instruct your passenger to hold on firmly to your waist, hips, or belt; keep both feet on the footrests, even when the motorcycle is stopped; keep legs away from the muffler(s), belts, chains, or moving parts; sit as far forward as possible without crowding you; stay directly behind you, leaning as you lean; and avoid unnecessary talk or motion.

Not quite. The answer is two seconds

Normally, you should maintain a following distance of at least two seconds behind the car ahead of you.

Not quite. The answer is all of the above.

The rules of riding in a group include checking your mirrors frequently, maintaining a staggered formation when possible, and not following too closely.

Not quite. The answer is pull in the clutch and coast.

When crossing a very slippery surface, you should pull in the clutch and coast slowly.

Not quite. The answer is accelerate out of the wobble.

If your motorcycle begins to wobble, you should NOT try to accelerate out of the wobble. That might make the motorcycle even more unstable. Instead, gradually close the throttle and pull off the road when it is safe to do so.

Not quite. The answer is reduce your reaction time.

You should cover the clutch and the brake whenever you want to reduce your reaction time.

Not quite. The answer is Every time before you ride

Check your motorcycle's tires every time before you ride. A tire problem is more dangerous to a motorcycle rider than a car driver.