Arkansas ODS Motorcycle Practice Test 52

1. You are riding up an entrance ramp to merge onto a freeway. What should you do?

• A Stop at the end of the ramp and wait for a gap large enough to pull into
• B Enter at the lowest speed possible so that following traffic can react
• C Ride along the shoulder until traffic in the right lane has cleared away
• D Build up to traffic speed on the ramp, then signal and check the blind spot

2. You have a green light and an ambulance with lights and siren enters the intersection against its red. What should you do?

• A Proceed, because your green light means the ambulance has to wait
• B Stop and let the ambulance go through
• C Proceed slowly and pass behind the ambulance while it is crossing
• D Sound your horn and continue, since the ambulance ran a red light

3. The engine begins to lose power, makes a loud noise and starts to seize. What should the rider do?

• A Open the throttle wide to push more fuel and oil through the engine
• B Stamp on the rear brake to bring the motorcycle to the fastest possible stop
• C Pull in the clutch at once and coast off the road to a safe place
• D Shift into neutral, restart the engine and continue slowly to a repair shop

4. A person using a wheelchair is waiting to cross at a corner ahead. How should you treat that person?

• A As a slow vehicle that you may pass when the way is clear
• B As a pedestrian with the right of way at the crossing
• C As a pedestrian who must wait until all traffic has cleared
• D As a vehicle that has to yield to traffic already on the road

5. A yellow lamp flashes above a warning sign at a sharp curve. What does it ask of a driver?

• A Stop before the sign and go on when the way is clear
• B Treat the flashing lamp as though it were a red signal
• C Ignore the sign, because the beacon replaces its message
• D Slow down and pass the point with extra care

6. A grade crossing is marked only with a crossbuck and has no lights or gates. What does the crossbuck require of you?

• A Stop every single time before crossing, whatever the conditions may be
• B Nothing at all, because it is only an information marker
• C Yield to rail traffic and cross only when no train is approaching
• D Cross without slowing, since no active device is installed

7. Two solid yellow lines are painted down the center of a two-way road. What do they mean?

• A The road becomes one-way a short distance ahead
• B Traffic in neither direction may cross them to pass
• C The lines mark the edge of a bicycle lane
• D Passing is permitted for both directions

8. Another driver is behaving aggressively toward you. What should you do?

• A Match their aggressive behavior closely, so that they think better of it and back off from you
• B Make eye contact and gesture at them so the matter is settled between you
• C Block their path so that they cannot pass you and have to calm down
• D Avoid eye contact, give them room to go on their way and do not respond to provocation

9. A helmet falls from the seat onto a hard floor but shows no cracks. What should the owner do?

• A Keep using it, since damage that matters would always be visible outside
• B Have the shell repainted, which restores the strength of the outer layer
• C Replace it or have it checked, because the liner can be crushed inside
• D Keep it as a spare helmet for passengers, who ride at lower risk anyway

10. Your group arrives at a stop sign at a busy crossroad. How should each rider treat it?

• A Follow the rider ahead through the junction to keep the group intact
• B Cross in pairs so the group needs only half as many gaps in traffic
• C Stop and pull out only when there is an adequate gap of your own
• D Wait for the leader to signal from the far side before pulling out

11. You are leaving a private driveway and entering a public street. What are you required to do?

• A Enter the street first, because drivers already on the roadway must make room for you
• B Stop and yield to traffic on the street and to pedestrians on the sidewalk
• C Yield to vehicles on the street, but not to pedestrians, because they must wait for you
• D Sound the horn once to claim a gap, then pull out slowly without stopping

12. On a two-way street, where and how should you park at the curb?

• A On either side, facing whichever way makes it easier to leave the space later
• B On the left side, so that you can get out of the vehicle away from the traffic
• C On the right side, facing the way traffic moves
• D On either side, provided that the wheels are turned in toward the curb

13. What must you do before changing lanes, in addition to signaling and checking your mirrors?

• A Flash your headlights at the traffic behind so it knows you are moving over
• B Sound the horn to warn any driver already in the lane you are entering
• C Nothing more, because mirrors that are properly aimed show everything beside you
• D Glance over your shoulder to check the blind spot the mirrors do not cover

14. You arrive at an intersection with no signs, no signals and no markings at the same time as a vehicle on the road to your right. What must you do?

• A Yield only if the other vehicle is larger than yours
• B Yield to the vehicle on your right
• C Continue because you are on the busier road
• D Sound your horn and cross first

15. At an intersection that uses a lagging left turn, when is the left-turn arrow displayed?

• A At the same time as the walk indication
• B After the through movement has run
• C Before any other movement at the intersection
• D Only while a vehicle waits over the detector

16. How much clear road do driver manuals say you need before starting a pass at highway speed on a two-lane road?

• A About the length of two vehicles, since you only have to get past the one that is ahead of you
• B Whatever distance remains before the next curve, whether or not you can see beyond that curve
• C Enough to complete the pass and return, roughly ten to twelve seconds of travel
• D About three seconds, which is the same gap you normally keep behind the vehicle ahead of you

17. Which part of the space around your vehicle can you control best?

• A The space ahead of you
• B The space behind you, which you manage by watching the mirror
• C The space to your left, which other drivers are required to leave clear
• D The space to your right, which is protected by the edge of the road

18. Your vehicle has broken down at night on a rural road and your phone has no signal. What is the safest thing to do?

• A Leave the headlights on high beam so that oncoming traffic will stop
• B Sleep in the car with the engine running to keep the heater going
• C Stay with the vehicle, keep the hazard lights on and wait for help
• D Start walking along the middle of the road toward the nearest town

19. Windblown sand has collected across the pavement at a rural intersection where you must stop. How should you handle the stop?

• A Do your braking on clean pavement before the sand, then roll across upright
• B Brake normally in the sand, since sand behaves like ordinary pavement under a tire
• C Use only the front brake in the sand, because it supplies most of the stopping power
• D Put both feet down and paddle through the sand while braking hard with the rear wheel

20. Why is a wet road at night harder to read than the same road in daylight?

• A The wet surface reflects light away and swallows the lane markings
• B Headlights lose about half their brightness whenever the air is damp
• C Wet pavement absorbs the beam and reflects it directly back into your eyes
• D Rain drops on the road magnify the markings and make them look further away

21. Four vehicles reach a four-way stop from all four directions at the same instant. How is the deadlock resolved?

• A The largest vehicle of the four is expected to move through first
• B The driver who reaches the intersection line closest to the middle goes
• C Each driver yields to the vehicle on the right and they go one by one
• D All four move at once, keeping to the right of the center of the crossing

22. Partway through a curve you realize you have carried in more speed than you wanted. What is the best response?

• A Straighten the motorcycle and brake hard, then turn back into the curve again
• B Sit upright and let the motorcycle run wide across into the next lane
• C Close the throttle completely and put a foot down toward the inside of the curve
• D Look through the curve and lean the motorcycle further with steady throttle

23. The word SCHOOL is painted in large letters across the roadway. What is it doing?

• A Marking the place where school buses turn round
• B Showing where parents may wait for their children
• C Warning that only school traffic may use that lane
• D Backing up the signs marking a school zone

24. What happens if a passenger leans the opposite way to the rider in a curve?

• A The motorcycle straightens up and slows down all by itself
• B The motorcycle becomes harder to steer and may run wide in the curve
• C The extra weight on the outside improves grip at the rear tire
• D Nothing changes, because the rider's input controls the machine entirely

25. You are turning right on a red light where that is permitted. What does the law require first?

• A A slow roll, then turning if no vehicle is close on the cross street
• B A full stop, then yielding to traffic and pedestrians
• C A full stop, after which the turn has priority over cross traffic
• D Nothing extra, because a permitted turn on red works like a green