Getting your motorcycle license? Make sure you have insurance in place for when you hit the road. Answer the questions below to compare custom quotes.
⚠️ ATTENTION: Ready to get your motorcycle license? Be prepared to satisfy any insurance requirements. Click below for a free insurance quote.
Please answer the questions below to get started:
Use this motorcycle practice test question to prepare for the real written exam at the DMV or during your motorcycle safety course.
A primary cause of single-vehicle motorcycle crashes is:
- Taking a turn or curve too wide.
- Riding too fast.
- Failing to use both brakes at once.
- Failing to obey the right-of-way at intersections.
Find the answer to this question and an explanation below.
Answer
This topic may show up on your motorcycle permit test.
The answer is: A. Taking a turn or curve too wide.
How’d you do? Learn more about this motorcycle topic below.
Explanation: Motorcycle Crashes
In order to pass your motorcycle permit exams and to become a safe rider, it’s important to know why a particular answer on the motorcycle written test is correct.
A single-vehicle crash describes a collision that only involves one motorcycle and no other cars.
Another way to think of a single-vehicle crash is as operator error.
A primary cause of single-vehicle crashes on a motorcycle is when the rider runs too wide in a curve or turn.
Running wide in a curve can be due to improper speed, improper positioning, or poor turning technique.
When the rider takes a turn too wide they run the risk of riding off the pavement, hitting a stationary object, or losing control of the motorcycle when trying to use the brakes or correct the error.
A good approach to most curves is to enter and enter near the center lane position. This position should allow you to spot other traffic and give you room to adjust if other vehicles crowd you in the turn.
Before entering any turn or curve in the road, slow down first. If you need to use the brakes, do it before you start the turn.
Once you begin to turn:
- Press in the direction of the turn.
- Turn your head to look where you are going.
- Lean with the motorcycle.
- Roll on the throttle to stabilize and accelerate out of the curve.
You can find more information about this topic in the motorcycle rider’s handbook.
Check out more motorcycle permit test questions and answers here.
Find in-depth articles for new riders in our section dedicated to learning how to ride a motorcycle.
Plus, check out an overview of the requirements to get a motorcycle endorsement in each state.