Nova Scotia Motorcycle Test 02

Whether you’re a seasoned rider relocating to Nova Scotia or a fresh rookie donning a helmet for the first time, the Nova Scotia motorcycle test is an essential rite of passage. Here is your comprehensive guide to mastering one of Atlantic Canada’s most important motorcycle examinations.

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Nova Scotia Motorcycle Practice Test 02

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Which of the following is not a best practice when encountering slippery surfaces?

Be smooth

Make shorter sudden movements

Avoid driving by pulling off the road

Reduce your speed and use both brakes

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When it comes to turns, you should do all your braking...?

Before you get into a turn

Until you feel you have the motorcycle under control

Until you are half way around the corner

Until you are one third around the corner

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If you are forced to brake when the front wheel is turned...?

Lock the front wheel so the bike continues in a straight line

None of these

Get the wheel straight and try again

Do it gradually

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Why should you always leave plenty of space between you and the vehicles around you?

All of these

So you can remove any back draft from that vehicle

It's the law

So that you have time to react and some place to go

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Most collisions between vehicles and motorcycles happen where?

On the highway

On rural roads

At intersections

At the bottom of a hill

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When braking, you should...?

Use both brakes at the same time

Use just the front brake

Use the rear brake and then the front brake

Use the front brake and then the rear brake

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If someone is following you closely, what can you do to alert them that you may be slowing?

Use your right arm and point up

Lower your left arm and point to the road

Wave to them

Flash your brake light

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When applying the front brake, you should...?

Your index finger

Your right foot

Use all your fingers

Your thumb

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At 50 km per hour, how far have you gone before your brakes start to take hold?

35 to 30 metres

15 to 20 metres

40 to 50 metres

10 to 15 metres

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How much stopping power do the front brakes provide?

30%

90%

50%

70%

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Which statement is FALSE? Any number of things can combine to make the road surface slippery, such as...?

Painted surfaces (lines and arrows)

Grease/oil

Rubber buildup or deposits on the roadway

Old pavement

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Make sure your passenger understands that he or she must keep both feet...?

Behind them

Hanging down

None of these

On the footrests

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The passenger should hold on tightly to what?

Your waist/hips

The handgrips

The back of the seat

The bottom of the seat

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Which statement is FALSE? Having space all around your vehicle will allow the following to happen...?

It gives you a buffer zone in order to keep a vehicle from hitting you from behind

It allows you to see traffic and road conditions ahead more easily

It stops having bugs hi your face

It provides room to stop safely

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When is the highway likely to be slippery in the rain?

At any time

After it has rained for 30 minutes or more

During a very heavy downpour

The first few minutes after it starts to rain

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Why should you never ride the brake?

It causes unnecessary wear on your brakes

It affect your steering

All of these

It locks the wheel

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In an emergency, draw in the clutch, gear down, apply the front brake, and push down on the back brake...?

And lean forward as much as possible

One after the other

At the same time

Off and on until you stop

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To start the motorcycle, the 'shut off' switch should be turned to what position?

The 'Park' position

The 'Run' position

The 'Start' position

The 'On' position

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When you plan to start, stop, or change direction in traffic, it is important to check...?

All of these

Your centre mirror

Your blind spot

The turn signal

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At 100 km, you have gone 30 to 40 metres before the brakes take hold, and how many metres before you are stopped?

75 metres

50 metres

90 metres

120 metres

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What would you do if a wheel locks up?

Stay on them to make an emergency stop

Release the brake completely and start again

Release the brake slightly and then reapply pressure

Push your weight forward

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On a roadway with more than two lanes, why should you check the far lanes as well as the lane next to you?

You don't have to if you've been monitoring your mirrors regularly

So you can turn safely

Because it's the law

Another driver may be moving toward the same space you are

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If the engine is cold, what can be done to help you start the engine?

Use the choke

None of these

Start it in second gear

Pump some fuel in first

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Must your motorcycle be equipped with a rear seat and footrests to carry a passenger?

Only if the motorcycle is above 250cc

It's just an option

Yes

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Other drivers often have a hard time seeing a motorcycle, especially when the motorcyclist is doing what?

All of these

Riding alone

Making a left turn

Passing

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What is the minimum distance you should maintain while following another vehicle under ideal conditions?

3 seconds

2 seconds

2 car lengths

3 car lengths

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What are good motorcyclists careful to maintain to increase visibility?

The proper blocking position

All of these

A good following distance

Eye contact

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Don't assume the passenger knows what to do, so tell the passenger to sit where?

As far forward as possible without crowding you

As far back as possible

Leaning back as much as they can

Holding you tightly to improve the aerodynamics

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If you have a learner motorcycle licence, can you carry passengers?

Only for up to one hour at a time

Just within city limits

Yes

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Which statement is FALSE? Once you start to carry passengers, remember that the extra weight changes the way a motorcycle handles, such as...?

The way it speeds up and slows down

Its balance

The way it turns

How you do shoulder checks

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