Motorcycle Permit Knowledge Test (U.S., Class M)
Alcohol, drugs and fatigue: practice questions
Our Motorcycle Permit bank has 21 questions on this topic. Here are 4 of them with answers; the full mock exam draws from every topic, like the real one.
Question 1
What does alcohol affect first?
- Judgment
- Balance
- Speech
- Hearing
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A. Judgment — Your ability to judge how well you are riding is affected first, so you take greater risks.
Question 2
Of riders killed after drinking, how many were over the legal limit?
- Only about one-third; the rest had just a few drinks
- All of them
- About 90%, which shows that only heavy drinking is dangerous
- None
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A. Only about one-third; the rest had just a few drinks — Only one-third had a BAC above legal limits; the rest had only a few drinks, enough to impair skills.
Question 3
A rider has 7 drinks in 3 hours. At least how many drinks remain?
- Three
- One
- Seven
- Four
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D. Four — 7 drinks − 3 hours = at least 4 drinks remaining.
Question 4
How does riding a motorcycle compare with driving a car for fatigue?
- Riding is less tiring
- Riding is more tiring, so you tire sooner
- They are the same; only trips over 500 miles matter
- Only long trips over 500 miles matter
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B. Riding is more tiring, so you tire sooner — Riding a motorcycle is more tiring than driving a car; on a long trip you'll tire sooner.