Nebraska DMV motorcycle warm-up test

  • Questions25
  • Correct to pass20
  • Passing score80%
  • Minimum age17 years

Minimum age: 17 years for a Class M license

10 questions. Pick an answer to see if it is right and why; you need 8 correct answers to pass.

  1. 1. A friend asks for a ride and has no gear at all. What is the correct approach?

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    Answer A: Provide a certified helmet, eye protection and covering clothing

    A passenger hits the ground the same way the rider does, so a passenger needs the same protection: a certified helmet, eye protection, gloves, boots and covering clothing.

  2. 2. A driver hunting for an on-ramp meets this sign at the mouth of the pavement ahead. What is the correct action?

    A red square with a wide white horizontal bar across the middle
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    Answer C: Keep out of that roadway and look for the proper approach elsewhere

    The restriction is absolute and does not depend on how much traffic is present, so the driver has to reach the highway by an approach built for entering vehicles.

  3. 3. You are crossing a long, high bridge in a strong crosswind. Where should you expect the wind to change most suddenly?

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    Answer A: At the ends of the bridge and where towers or trucks briefly block the wind

    Wind is gustiest where something shelters you and then stops, such as bridge abutments, towers and large vehicles, so be ready for a push as you move in and out of the shelter.

  4. 4. Why is it harder for a rider to judge distance and closing speed after dark?

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    Answer D: Only lights are visible, so closing speeds are hard to read

    At night you see lights rather than whole vehicles and the scene around them, which strips away the cues that tell you how far away something is and how fast it is closing.

  5. 5. What do yellow lines painted on a roadway separate?

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    Answer D: Traffic moving in opposite directions

    Yellow markings separate opposing streams of traffic, and they also mark the left edge of a divided highway or a one-way roadway.

  6. 6. What should a driver do first after passing this sign?

    A yellow diamond showing two black lanes merging into one around a central island
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    Answer A: Move into the right-hand lane and stay there

    Traffic returns to two-way operation, so the driver keeps to the right of the centerline and stops treating the left side as available.

  7. 7. A broken white line separates your lane from the lane on your right. What does it permit?

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    Answer C: Changing lanes when it is safe to do so

    A normal broken white line marks a boundary between lanes traveling the same way that road users may cross when it is safe.

  8. 8. What does Nebraska's open container law prohibit?

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    Answer B: Drivers and passengers, consuming or possessing an open container on a public roadway or parking area

    Nebraska makes it unlawful for a driver or a passenger to consume or possess an open alcoholic container inside a vehicle on any public roadway or public parking area.

  9. 9. The green arrow protecting your turn changes to a steady yellow arrow. What is it telling you?

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    Answer A: The protected turn is ending and you should prepare to stop

    A steady yellow arrow warns that the arrow movement is being terminated and that a red indication will follow.

  10. 10. Where is the clutch lever located on a standard motorcycle?

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    Answer D: On the left handlebar

    Squeezing the lever on the left handlebar disengages the clutch and interrupts power between the engine and the rear wheel.