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2025 West Virginia Motorcycle Permit Test 9

The following questions are from real DMV written motorcycle permit tests. These are some of the actual permit questions you will face in West Virginia 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 West Virginia please visit https://staging.dmvwrittentest.cheat-sheets.com/en/west-virginia/motorcycle.

Number of Tests 16

Number of Question 25

Passing Score 19

19. Which type of sign is yellow with black lettering or symbols?

Warning

Service

Regulatory

Speed limit

Warning signs are yellow with black lettering or symbols and provide important information to motorists about upcoming road conditions.

20. A DOT-compliant helmet has all of the following, except:

An impact-resistant outer shell.

An impact-absorbing inner liner.

A chinstrap retention system.

Bright colors painted on the outside.

Any U.S. Department of Transportation-compliant helmet is required to have an impact-resistant outer shell, an impact-absorbing inner liner, a comfort liner, and a chinstrap retention system.

21. If you are transporting a passenger, they should:

Lean as you lean.

Hold onto the motorcycle seat.

Sit as far back as possible.

Never hold onto you.

A passenger should lean with the operator through turns and curves. They should sit as far forward as possible, without hindering the operator's control of the motorcycle, and hold onto passenger handholds or the operator's waist, hips, or belt.

22. When riding on a slippery surface, you should:

Increase your speed.

Make sudden moves.

Move to the edge of the road.

Ride in the tire tracks left by cars.

Strategies for safe riding on slippery surfaces include reducing your speed, avoiding sudden moves, staying away from the edge of the road, and riding in the tire tracks left by other cars.

23. You should choose the lane position that can:

Minimize your space cushion and allow you to be seen by others.

Maximize your space cushion and allow you to be seen by others.

Maximize your potential for encountering road hazards and allow others to pass you.

Minimize your potential for encountering road hazards and allow you to closely follow another vehicle.

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.

24. When braking:

Use only one brake if it is a non-emergency situation.

Only use both brakes if you are riding on wet pavement.

Use both brakes regardless of the circumstances.

Use only the front brake.

You should use both brakes every time you slow or stop.

25. A driver making eye contact with you:

Means that they see you.

Will never happen.

Does not mean that they will properly yield to you.

Guarantees that they will properly yield to you.

You should never count on eye contact to guarantee that a driver will yield to you. It is not uncommon for drivers to look directly at a motorcyclist but fail to consciously notice them.

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