Hawaii HDOT MVSO Motorcycle Practice Test 2
Test 2 of 6. Pick an answer for each question to see if it is right and why; your score appears at the end. You need 24 correct answers to pass, the same ratio as the real Hawaii test.
- Questions30
- Correct to pass24
- Passing score80%
- Minimum age15 years 6 months
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1. How long is the license revocation for a first conviction of operating under the influence in Hawaii?
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Answer D: No less than one year and no more than eighteen months
A first conviction carries revocation of the license for no less than one year and no more than eighteen months, with an ignition interlock device fitted to every vehicle the person operates.
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2. Which vehicle is NOT within Hawaii's definition of an emergency vehicle for the stopped vehicle rule?
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Answer D: A refuse collection truck operated by a county public works department
The statutory list runs from police and fire vehicles through ocean safety, freeway service patrol, harbors division and conservation enforcement vehicles to tow trucks, but does not include refuse collection trucks.
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3. You are slowing to turn right at an intersection and a bicyclist is riding beside your right side in a bike lane. What should you do?
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Answer D: Let the bicyclist go through the intersection before you begin the turn
Turning across the path of a bicyclist who is going straight causes the classic right-hook crash. The rider continuing straight has the right-of-way over your turn.
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4. You are approaching a narrow bridge where the road has one lane in each direction and no shoulder. What should you do about passing?
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Answer B: Do not pass on or near the bridge
A narrow bridge gives neither vehicle anywhere to go, so passing is prohibited there in the same way as on a hill or in a tunnel.
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5. What does Hawaii law require of a driver approaching an emergency vehicle stopped with its emergency lights flashing?
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Answer D: Slow to a reasonable and prudent speed, stopping first if necessary, and change into the adjacent lane or two lanes over when it is safe
Hawaii requires a reasonable and prudent reduction of speed for the conditions, a complete stop first if needed, and a lane change into the adjacent lane or, if possible, two lanes over.
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6. You are waiting to turn and the traffic ahead has stopped. Where must you not come to rest?
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Answer D: On the crosswalk, which people need in order to cross the street
Stopping on a crosswalk forces pedestrians out into the traffic lanes to get around you, so you hold back before it instead.
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7. A Hawaii driver ignores a traffic citation and fails to appear at the place and time it names. What may the court add?
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Answer D: A charge of up to fifty dollars for issuing a penal summons
Hawaii lets the court assess a sum not exceeding fifty dollars for the cost of issuing a penal summons when a person fails to appear as the citation directs.
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8. You must cross tracks or pavement seams that run in nearly the same direction as your path of travel. What should you do?
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Answer C: Move far enough away to cross at an angle of at least 45 degrees, then turn sharply across
A shallow crossing lets the groove catch and steer the front wheel, so the rider sets up to cross at 45 degrees or more and makes one deliberate turn across it.
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9. You are in the acceleration lane and the gap you were aiming for is now beside you. What is the best adjustment?
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Answer A: Change your speed a little to line up with a gap, then merge smoothly
The acceleration lane is for matching both the speed and the position of a gap, and small speed adjustments are what line the two up.
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10. A snow squall cuts visibility to almost nothing while you are on a highway. What must you not do?
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Answer D: Stop in a travel lane and wait for the squall to blow through
A vehicle stopped in a lane in a whiteout is invisible until someone hits it. Slow gradually and keep moving until you can leave the roadway completely.
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11. What is the what if habit of a defensive driver?
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Answer C: Thinking through what you would do if a hazard ahead of you turned bad
Rehearsing an answer before the hazard develops means you act at once instead of spending time deciding.
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12. On the Daniel K. Inouye Highway, which stretch carries the lower statutory speed limit?
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Answer C: The section beginning at the Pohakuloa training area and ending east of Mauna Kea county park
The statute drops the limit to forty-five miles per hour, or another limit set under the general speed sections, from the Pohakuloa training area to half a mile east of the Mauna Kea county park entrance.
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13. Besides the fine, what must a Hawaii court order on a first conviction for driving without insurance?
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Answer D: A three-month license suspension, or six months of nonrefundable cover
The court must either suspend the license of the driver or registered owner for three months on a first conviction, or require a nonrefundable motor vehicle insurance policy to be kept in force for six months.
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14. Where must an opened container of liquor be kept in a Hawaii vehicle that has a trunk?
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Answer D: In the trunk of the vehicle
An opened container must be carried in the trunk, or in some other area not normally occupied by the driver or passengers where the vehicle has no trunk, and a glove compartment counts as occupied space.
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15. You are fitting a tank bag to your motorcycle. What must you check?
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Answer B: That it does not foul the handlebars or block your view of the instruments
A bag that catches the bars at full lock or hides the instruments interferes with control of the motorcycle exactly where the rider needs it most.
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16. Why must a rider turn the head and look before changing lanes?
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Answer A: Mirrors leave blind spots that only a direct look can cover
Motorcycles have blind spots just as cars do, and a vehicle hidden in one will not appear in the mirrors at all.
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17. What is the maximum penalty in Hawaii for possessing an opened container of liquor while driving?
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Answer A: A fine of not more than two thousand dollars or thirty days in jail, or both
Consuming or possessing an opened container of intoxicating liquor while operating a motor vehicle or moped carries a fine of not more than two thousand dollars or imprisonment of not more than thirty days, or both.
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18. You are on a four-lane divided highway and a vehicle in your lane is stopped waiting to turn left across the median. What is the normal way past?
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Answer D: Slow down and go by in the lane to the right when it is clear
On a multilane road the free lane beside you is the lawful place to go past a vehicle waiting to turn, and the median is not part of the roadway.
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19. How should a motorcycle helmet fit?
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Answer A: Snugly all the way around, without shifting or lifting off the head
A snug helmet stays in place during a crash, while one that moves or lifts can come off at the moment it is needed most.
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20. What limits how much weight a motorcycle can carry?
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Answer A: The load limit given by the manufacturer for that machine
The manufacturer's figure covers the rider, the passenger and everything carried, and going over it overloads the tires, the brakes and the suspension.
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21. What is expressly NOT a consequence of breaching Hawaii's stopped emergency vehicle rule?
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Answer C: A requirement to furnish proof of financial responsibility
The statute states that a violation is not subject to the section requiring proof of financial responsibility to be furnished.
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22. How far ahead should you normally be looking while driving?
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Answer D: About 12 to 15 seconds of travel ahead
Looking that far ahead, roughly a block in town and much farther on a highway, gives you time to see a problem developing and adjust before it becomes an emergency.
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23. On a typical motorcycle, which of these controls does the rider operate with the right hand?
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Answer C: The front brake lever
The front brake lever sits on the right handlebar and is squeezed with the right hand, while the clutch lever is on the left handlebar.
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24. The school bus stop ahead sign is installed where
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Answer C: a school bus stop cannot be seen from far enough away by approaching drivers
This school warning sign is used in advance of a bus stop that lacks adequate sight distance and cannot be relocated, so drivers are warned before the stopped bus comes into view.
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25. What fine does Hawaii impose for using a mobile electronic device while driving, and what changes in a school zone or construction area?
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Answer C: $300, rising to $400 in a school zone or construction area
Hawaii sets a $300 fine for the offense and raises it to $400 when it happens in a school zone or construction area as defined by state law.
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26. In a work zone a flagger signals you to stop, but the sign beside the road says the lane is open. What should you do?
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Answer C: Obey the flagger
A flagger controls the work zone in real time and the instruction outranks the signs and markings, which cannot reflect what is happening at that moment.
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27. A load has been packed onto the seat behind you. What else must it not do?
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Answer A: Restrict how you move on the seat or reach the controls
Baggage that pins the rider in place or gets in the way of the handlebars and levers takes away the control the rider needs in an emergency.
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28. You are stopped at a stop sign on a two-way stop intersection and the cross street has no stop signs at all. What does that mean for you?
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Answer A: You yield to all cross traffic no matter how long that takes
At a two-way stop only your direction is controlled, so there is no taking turns; you wait for a gap big enough to enter safely.
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29. What does a tire with worn tread do on a wet road?
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Answer B: It loses grip and it hydroplanes at a lower speed than a good tire
Tread grooves carry water away from the contact patch, and a worn tire cannot do that, so it floats on the water sooner.
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30. What penalty does Hawaii attach to reckless driving of a vehicle?
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Answer C: A fine of up to one thousand dollars or up to thirty days in jail, or both
Operating a vehicle recklessly in disregard of the safety of persons or property carries a fine of not more than one thousand dollars or imprisonment of not more than thirty days, or both.