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1. While driving on a highway, you must maintain a safe following distance using ____ under normal conditions.
2. If you experience slipping, skidding or hydroplaning while driving, you should:
3. Use your high-beam headlights at night:
4. Taking drugs along with alcohol:
5. When you want to pass a large truck in the center of 3 lanes, it is best to pass:
6. When a stop is required at an intersection and no markings appear to indicate a stop line or crosswalk, which of the following is the appropriate place to make the stop?
7. A chemical test is used to measure
8. If you always let other drivers go ahead of you at intersections, you are most likely:
9. How many points will a person receive on their license for passing a stopped school bus?
10. You should not sound the horn in the following situation
11. Drivers must use headlights from sunset to sunrise and when visibility is
12. You must not cross a double line to pass another vehicle if the line on your side:
13. Select the statement below that is false:
14. When passing a large vehicle, do not pull back in front of the vehicle until you can see its
15. To ensure the lane next to you is clear when you want to change lanes, you should:
16. Blocking an intersection during rush hour traffic is:
17. Flag persons are often located on highways and in work zones
18. What type of sign is rectangular in shape and comes in green, brown or blue?
19. If your vehicle starts to hydroplane, you should:
20. If you are overtaking, you must pass on the left at a safe distance, and do not ____ until the way is clear from the overtaken vehicle.
To operate a motorcycle in North Carolina, you must have an endorsement on your current driver's license or a motorcycle learner's permit. Licenses are issued by the Division of Motor Vehicles (DMV). You can apply for a learner's permit at age 16. You can apply for a motorcycle endorsement if you currently have a full provisional, regular, or commercial driver's license. A motorcycle permit or endorsement allows you to operate a motorcycle, motorbike, scooter, or moped on public roads.
To receive a motorcycle learner's permit, you must apply, submit the required documentation, pay the fees, and pass the vision screening, the motorcycle knowledge exam, and the traffic signs test. Minors will also need to successfully complete a motorcycle safety course. To receive a motorcycle endorsement on your license, you must apply, submit your documentation, pay the fees, and pass the vision screening, the knowledge exam, the traffic signs test, and the motorcycle rider skills test.
Tests are scheduled through the DMV. The motorcycle knowledge test contains 25 questions on traffic laws and safe driving practices. You must answer 20 of the questions correctly to pass. The traffic signs test examines your ability to identify signs by shape, color, and meaning. You must score at least 80 percent to pass. The motorcycle rider skills test assesses your ability to handle normal and hazardous traffic situations. If you fail a test, you may have to wait between one and five days to retest.