2025 Maryland Motorcycle Permit Test 11
The following questions are from real DMV written motorcycle permit tests. These are some of the actual permit questions you will face in Maryland when getting your motorcycle learners permit. Each motorcycle theory practice test question has three answer choices. Select one answer for each question and select "grade this section." You can find this button at the bottom of the drivers license quiz. For a complete list of questions and answers for Maryland please visit https://staging.dmvwrittentest.cheat-sheets.com/en/maryland/motorcycle.
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19. Why should a load be placed low on a motorcycle?
Explanation
Placing a load too high on a motorcycle will raise the motorcycle's center of gravity and risk upsetting its balance.
20. An advantage to keeping the size of a group of riders small is:
Explanation
There are several advantages to keeping groups of riders small. In comparison to a large group, a small group is easier for other vehicles to pass safely, is less likely to get separated by traffic or stop lights, and creates less need for slower riders to hurry to catch up to the rest of the group.
21. You should choose the lane position that can:
Explanation
A properly chosen lane position should provide a number of benefits, including an increased ability to see others and to be seen. It should help you avoid wind blasts, other drivers' blind spots, and surface hazards. Your lane position should discourage other drivers from trying to share your lane and provide you with an escape route, should a hazard arise. Choose a lane position that maximizes your space cushion.
22. When entering a curve, a group should:
Explanation
While riding in a staggered formation is usually best, a group should switch into a single-file formation when turning, taking curves, or entering or exiting a highway.
23. Where is the clutch lever usually located?
Explanation
The clutch lever of a motorcycle is usually located on the left handgrip.
24. Riding alongside another rider:
Explanation
You should not ride alongside another motorcyclist because doing so will limit both of your possible routes of escape if you encounter a hazard.
25. If you are riding over rain grooves or bridge gratings and your motorcycle begins to weave, you should:
Explanation
A motorcycle may weave while riding over rain grooves or bridge gratings, but this is generally not dangerous. If your motorcycle begins to weave, simply relax and proceed straight ahead at a steady speed. Trying to ride in a zigzag pattern to compensate for the weave will only increase the hazard.
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