Iowa DOT Motorcycle Practice Test 6
Test 6 of 6. Pick an answer for each question to see if it is right and why; your score appears at the end. You need 20 correct answers to pass, the same ratio as the real Iowa test.
- Questions25
- Correct to pass20
- Passing score80%
- Minimum age14 years
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1. Under Iowa law, for how long after a license expires is a driver not considered to be driving with an invalid license?
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Answer B: 60 days
Iowa Code section 321.196 provides that a person shall not be considered to be driving with an invalid license during the sixty days following the license expiration date.
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2. Under Iowa's electronic device law, where must the vehicle be before the driver may use a handheld device?
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Answer A: At a complete stop off the traveled portion of the roadway
Iowa Code section 321.276 allows use of an electronic device only when the vehicle is at a complete stop off the traveled portion of the roadway, or as far from the center as practicable if it cannot be moved off.
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3. The light turns yellow when your front wheels are already past the stop line inside the intersection. What should you do?
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Answer B: Keep going and clear the intersection without speeding up
Once you are legally in the intersection the safest and correct action is to continue through and clear it, without accelerating.
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4. You back into an unattended parked car in a lot and cause visible damage. What must you do?
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Answer A: Try to find the owner, or leave a note with your name and contact details, and report the crash
Hitting an unattended vehicle carries the same duties as any crash. Leaving without identifying yourself is a hit-and-run offense.
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5. Windblown sand has collected across the pavement at a rural intersection where you must stop. How should you handle the stop?
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Answer A: Do your braking on clean pavement before the sand, then roll across upright
Sand acts like ball bearings under the tires, so finish your braking on the clean surface ahead of it and cross the loose patch upright with no sudden inputs.
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6. How tight should the chin strap of a helmet be?
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Answer D: Snug under the jaw, tight enough that the helmet cannot be pulled off
A helmet only works if it stays on, so the strap must be fastened snugly under the jaw on every ride, including short ones.
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7. How does Iowa treat a conviction for using an electronic device while driving, for licensing purposes?
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Answer B: As a moving violation
Iowa Code section 321.276 states that a violation of the electronic device section shall be considered a moving violation for purposes of chapter 321 and the rules adopted under it.
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8. Under Iowa's electronic device law, when may a driver use a phone while the vehicle is moving?
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Answer A: Only in a voice-activated or hands-free mode
Iowa Code section 321.276 bars using an electronic device while driving unless the vehicle is stopped off the traveled portion of the roadway, but a person does not violate the section when using the device in a voice-activated or hands-free mode.
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9. How long is the Iowa revocation when a driver with no previous revocation submits to chemical testing and the result is over the limit?
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Answer B: One hundred eighty days
Iowa Code section 321J.12 requires a revocation of one hundred eighty days when the person has had no previous revocation under the chapter, and one year when a previous revocation exists.
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10. How long must an ignition interlock device stay installed after reinstatement following a second Iowa revocation under the intoxication chapter?
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Answer A: One year
Iowa Code section 321J.17 requires the interlock device for one year from the date of reinstatement following a second or subsequent revocation, unless a longer period is required by statute.
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11. What capability must a vehicle have before it may use an Iowa interstate highway?
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Answer A: It must be able to attain and maintain at least 40 miles per hour
Iowa Code section 321.285 prohibits any vehicle, device, implement or conveyance incapable of attaining and maintaining a speed of forty miles per hour from using the interstate road system.
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12. A person using a wheelchair is waiting to cross at a corner ahead. How should you treat that person?
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Answer B: As a pedestrian with the right of way at the crossing
A wheelchair or a mobility scooter user has the rights of a pedestrian, so yield the whole crossing and wait until the crossing is finished.
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13. In Iowa, if you cannot safely change lanes when approaching a stopped emergency vehicle with flashing lights, what does the law require?
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Answer D: Reduce speed below the posted speed limit and be prepared to stop
Iowa Code section 321.323A requires drivers who cannot change lanes to reduce speed to a reasonable and proper speed that is less than the posted speed limit and to be prepared to stop.
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14. What does a sign showing a bicycle inside a red circle with a diagonal slash prohibit?
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Answer D: Riding a bicycle on that roadway
This is a selective exclusion sign, used where bicycles are banned from a road such as a freeway or a tunnel.
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15. The lane you are in is marked with a straight arrow and a right-turn arrow together. What does that mean?
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Answer D: Drivers in that lane may either go straight or turn right
A lane marked with two arrows serves both movements, so a driver in it may take either one.
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16. You have passed a large truck and want to move back into its lane. What should you see first?
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Answer B: Both of its headlights in your rear-view mirror
Seeing both headlights in your mirror means you are far enough ahead to be out of the truck's front no-zone before you move over.
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17. An angry driver is following you closely and gesturing at you. What is the safe response?
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Answer B: Drive to a police station or to a busy public place and call for help
Never stop to confront an aggressive driver and never lead one home; go somewhere public and get the police involved.
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18. A yellow diamond showing arrows arranged in a circle warns of
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Answer B: a circular intersection such as a roundabout ahead
The circular intersection warning sign announces a roundabout or traffic circle so drivers can slow down and prepare to yield to traffic already circulating.
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19. Why is an inexperienced rider a poor choice to lead a group?
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Answer C: The leader picks the pace, the gaps and the hazards for everyone behind
Every decision the leader makes is imposed on the riders behind, so leading demands more traffic judgment than any other position in the group.
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20. Your car begins to lose power on a freeway and you must stop. Where should you try to bring it to a halt?
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Answer A: As far off the right side of the road as you can get, beyond the edge line
A disabled vehicle should be moved completely clear of the travel lanes, on the right, so that traffic can pass without changing course.
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21. A yellow diamond on an exit ramp shows a truck tipping over onto two wheels. Which drivers does it concern most?
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Answer D: Those in tall vehicles carrying a high load
The truck rollover sign warns that the curve can overturn a vehicle with a high center of gravity, so such drivers must slow well below the normal ramp speed.
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22. How does marijuana affect a driver?
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Answer C: It slows reaction time and impairs judgment of time and distance
Marijuana impairs coordination, attention and the ability to judge speed and distance. Driving while impaired by it is illegal everywhere, even where its use is legal.
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23. How long does the Iowa DOT revoke a license after a plea or verdict of guilty to a third operating while intoxicated offense?
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Answer D: Six years
Iowa Code section 321J.4 requires the department to revoke the license for six years upon a plea or verdict of guilty of a third or subsequent violation of section 321J.2.
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24. What should a pre-ride check of the drive chain or belt look for?
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Answer C: Correct slack, adequate lubrication and no worn or damaged links
A chain that is too tight, too loose, dry or damaged can break or jump the sprocket and lock the rear wheel while the motorcycle is moving.
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25. You are turning left from a two-way street onto a one-way street. Which lane should you enter?
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Answer C: The first lane open to traffic on the left side of the one-way street
Turn left from the lane closest to the center line and finish in the first available lane on the left of the one-way street, then change lanes if you need to.