Hawaii HDOT MVSO 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 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 much clear road do driver manuals say you need before starting a pass at highway speed on a two-lane road?
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Answer C: Enough to complete the pass and return, roughly ten to twelve seconds of travel
At highway speed the whole maneuver of pulling out, overtaking and returning takes roughly ten to twelve seconds, and every foot of that has to be visible before you start.
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2. A car is coming straight at you in your lane and there is no time for it to move back. What should you do?
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Answer A: Brake, sound the horn and steer to the right, toward the shoulder or ditch
Steering right takes you away from the other vehicle even if its driver corrects course, and the shoulder or ditch is survivable.
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3. You are riding in the middle of a tight cluster of cars on a multilane road. What is the best way to improve your safety?
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Answer C: Ride slightly faster or slower to open space and get clear of the cluster
A rider hemmed in on all sides has nowhere to go, so change your speed a little to open an escape path and leave the crowd.
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4. How does riding in a formation change your responsibility for your own space cushion?
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Answer C: It does not change it, because each rider still manages their own space and decisions
A formation organizes the group, but every rider remains responsible for their own following distance, escape paths and riding decisions.
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5. A yellow sign reads SOFT SHOULDER. What is it telling you?
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Answer C: The shoulder may not carry the weight of a vehicle
A soft shoulder is unpaved and can let a wheel sink, so a driver who leaves the pavement there may lose control or become stuck.
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6. A vehicle in front of you has already begun turning left into a driveway when the gap you were waiting for opens up. What should you do?
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Answer B: Wait and let that driver finish the turn
A vehicle that has lawfully started a maneuver keeps the right of way until it is finished.
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7. What does Hawaii law require of a person riding a moped or motor scooter leased from a rental company?
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Answer A: A safety helmet must be worn, unless the rider holds a valid motorcycle license
Hawaii requires a safety helmet for anyone operating a rented moped or motor scooter, and the rental company must supply one, unless the rider holds a valid motorcycle license or an equivalent license from another state.
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8. A Hawaii traffic law violation carries no penalty of its own. What is the maximum fine for a first such violation?
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Answer B: Two hundred fifty dollars
Where the traffic code fixes no other penalty, Hawaii sets a maximum fine of two hundred fifty dollars for a first violation, rising for repeats within one year.
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9. Children are playing close to the edge of a residential street. What is the right speed choice?
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Answer D: Well below the limit, slow enough to stop for a sudden dash
Children can step out without warning, so the safe speed is the one that lets you stop within the distance you can see to be clear.
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10. What is the basic rule for entering a roundabout?
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Answer B: Traffic already circulating goes first, and you wait for a gap
Entering traffic yields to vehicles already going around the circle, which is what keeps a roundabout moving instead of locking up.
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11. You are following another vehicle down a long, steep grade. What should you do about the gap?
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Answer D: Make it longer, because both of you need more room to stop
Everything takes longer to stop on a downgrade, including the vehicle ahead, so the gap that works on the flat is no longer enough.
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12. Which feature suggests that a helmet is an uncertified novelty helmet?
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Answer D: A shell less than one inch thick with no firm foam liner
Novelty helmets are typically thin and very light because they lack the stiff energy absorbing liner that a certified helmet uses to manage an impact.
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13. Two vehicles meet on a steep, narrow mountain road with no room to pass. Which driver should back up?
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Answer C: The driver heading downhill, who has more control while reversing
On a narrow mountain road the vehicle facing downhill yields, because backing uphill gives better control than reversing down a grade.
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14. In Hawaii, which blood alcohol range means a driver may be considered impaired rather than under the influence?
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Answer B: More than .05 percent but less than .08 percent
Hawaii treats a result above .05 percent and below .08 percent as impaired, and a result of .08 percent or more as under the influence of alcohol.
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15. A driver sees this sign on a quiet road with no other traffic in either direction. What is the correct response?
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Answer C: Slow down, look and listen for a train, and be ready to stop
The sign gives advance notice of a highway-rail grade crossing, so the driver reduces speed, checks both directions along the tracks and keeps enough room to stop short of the rails.
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16. 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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17. What should be adjusted on the motorcycle before carrying a passenger?
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Answer C: The suspension and the tire pressure, following the owner's manual
The extra weight compresses the suspension and loads the tires, so both should be set to the values the manufacturer specifies for riding with a passenger.
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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. In near freezing weather, which part of an otherwise clear road is most likely to still be icy?
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Answer D: A shaded dip under trees or beside a rock cut
Sun clears most of the road, but shaded hollows never warm up and can hold ice long after the rest of the pavement is dry.
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20. Under Hawaii's zero tolerance rule, drivers under 21 may not operate a vehicle with what blood alcohol content?
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Answer C: .02 or more
Hawaii prohibits drivers under 21 from operating a motor vehicle with a blood alcohol content of .02 or more.
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21. A Hawaii court agrees to community service in place of the fine for a first no insurance offense. What range may it order?
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Answer A: Between seventy-five and one hundred hours
On the defendant's request the court may grant community service of no less than seventy-five and no more than one hundred hours in lieu of the fine for a first offense.
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22. How is a breach of Hawaii's mobile electronic device law classified?
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Answer C: As a traffic infraction
Hawaii treats a violation of the mobile electronic device law as a traffic infraction as defined in the traffic infractions chapter.
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23. The signal ahead has a sign prohibiting left turns, and your route needs a left. What should you do?
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Answer D: Go straight on and find a legal place to turn and come back
A turn prohibition applies to every driver, so you continue through and reach your route by another legal turn.
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24. You are behind a slow vehicle on a two-lane road and a marked passing lane begins a mile ahead. What is the sensible choice?
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Answer D: Wait for the passing lane rather than using the opposing lane
A passing lane lets you overtake without ever entering the lane used by oncoming traffic, which is far safer than a pass a minute earlier.
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25. A Hawaii driver is convicted of inattention to driving after causing a minor collision. What is the maximum fine?
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Answer A: Five hundred dollars
Inattention to driving carries a fine of not more than five hundred dollars or imprisonment of not more than thirty days, or both, and a trauma system surcharge of up to one hundred dollars.
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26. A Hawaii driver with no prior alcohol enforcement contact in ten years fails a breath test. How long is the administrative revocation?
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Answer D: One year
Administrative revocation runs one year where the record shows no prior alcohol or drug enforcement contact in the preceding ten years, and longer where there are prior contacts.
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27. A fire engine has stopped in answer to a fire alarm in Hawaii. What does the law say about parking nearby?
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Answer C: No vehicle may be parked within five hundred feet of where it stopped
Hawaii forbids driving or parking within five hundred feet of the place where an emergency vehicle has stopped in answer to a fire alarm.
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28. A Hawaii category 2 instruction permit expires and the holder never sat the license examination. What follows?
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Answer D: Another permit may be applied for only after a wait of three months
A category 1 or 2 permit is not renewed unless the holder took the license examination at least once before it expired, and otherwise the holder must wait three months to apply again.
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29. Which of these counts as an emergency vehicle for Hawaii's stopped vehicle rule?
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Answer B: An ocean safety vehicle
Hawaii's list of emergency vehicles for this rule includes ocean safety vehicles, freeway service patrol vehicles, harbors division vehicles and conservation enforcement vehicles among others.
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30. Which family of signs normally uses a rectangle that is wider than it is tall?
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Answer B: Guide signs, which name routes and destinations
Guide signs are laid out as horizontal rectangles because they have to carry route numbers, place names and distances side by side.