Massachusetts RMV Motorcycle Practice Test 1
Test 1 of 6. Pick an answer for each question to see if it is right and why; your score appears at the end. You need 18 correct answers to pass, the same ratio as the real Massachusetts test.
- Questions25
- Correct to pass18
- Passing score72%
- Minimum age16 years
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1. Massachusetts drivers under 21 face administrative sanctions after a chemical test showing which blood alcohol content?
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Answer A: 0.02 or higher
The criminal standard stays at 0.08 for every driver, but a driver under 21 faces administrative penalties at a blood alcohol content as low as 0.02.
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2. Beyond the hours around sunset and sunrise, when does Massachusetts law require headlights?
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Answer A: Whenever the windshield wipers are in use
Headlights and taillights are required whenever the windshield wipers are being used, and daytime running lights do not satisfy the rule.
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3. You are driving along a street lined with parked cars. What should you watch for?
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Answer B: Doors opening, vehicles pulling out and pedestrians stepping from between cars
Parked cars hide people and can move without warning. Keep as much space from them as you safely can and cover the brake.
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4. Federal law lets a state open its high-occupancy vehicle lanes to certain vehicles carrying only one person. Which of these is covered by that allowance?
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Answer B: Motorcycles
Federal law lets states allow motorcycles into high-occupancy vehicle lanes regardless of the number of occupants, because keeping riders in the flow is safer than the alternative.
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5. How long is the Massachusetts license suspension for a driver over 21 with no prior offense who refuses a chemical test?
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Answer C: 180 days
A first chemical test refusal by a driver over 21 with no prior operating under the influence offense carries a 180 day suspension.
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6. Why should a driver crossing several lanes change only one lane at a time?
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Answer B: Each lane has its own traffic and its own blind spot to be checked
Sweeping across two or three lanes means entering lanes you never checked, so each change gets its own signal, mirror check and head check.
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7. You are stopped at a red light ready to turn right when a person pushing a stroller steps into the crosswalk. What should you do?
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Answer A: Stay stopped until they have crossed your path
A turn on red gives way to every pedestrian in the crosswalk, and someone pushing a stroller has even less room to react.
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8. You have a green light and an ambulance with lights and siren enters the intersection against its red. What should you do?
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Answer B: Stop and let the ambulance go through
An emergency vehicle answering a call may cross against a red, and every other driver yields to it whatever their own signal shows.
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9. Seven surchargeable events within a three year period lead to which penalty in Massachusetts?
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Answer A: An automatic 60 day suspension
Seven surchargeable events inside three years result in an automatic 60 day license suspension.
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10. Within what distance of a vehicle traveling ahead must a Massachusetts driver switch from high beams to low beams?
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Answer B: 200 feet
High beams must be lowered within 500 feet of an oncoming vehicle and within a shorter distance of a vehicle being followed.
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11. How long is the Massachusetts suspension for a driver declared a habitual traffic offender?
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Answer C: Four years
A habitual traffic offender, defined by three major moving violations or any twelve major or minor ones within five years, loses the license for four years.
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12. What range of posted speed limits does the Massachusetts Driver's Manual give for limited-access highways such as interstate routes?
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Answer A: 50 to 65 mph
Limited-access highways in Massachusetts carry posted limits between 50 and 65 mph, while smaller highways are posted at 55 mph or lower.
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13. Under the Massachusetts hands-free law, what may a driver aged 18 or older do with a mobile electronic device?
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Answer D: Touch it once to activate hands-free mode
The device must be mounted or installed and may only be touched to activate hands-free mode, and holding it is prohibited even at a red light or stop sign.
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14. Within what period must a Massachusetts driver file a crash report with the RMV and the local police?
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Answer B: Within five days
A crash report is due within five days when someone is injured or killed or when property damage reaches 1,000 dollars or more.
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15. What happens to a Massachusetts speeding fine when the offense takes place in a posted work zone?
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Answer A: It is doubled
Speeding in a posted work zone multiplies the fine that would otherwise apply to the same violation.
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16. What fine range does Massachusetts set for a first operating under the influence conviction?
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Answer B: 500 to 5,000 dollars
A first OUI conviction carries a fine of 500 to 5,000 dollars along with a possible prison term of up to two and a half years.
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17. A Massachusetts driver over 21 who fails a chemical test faces what immediate administrative suspension?
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Answer A: 30 days, or less if the case ends sooner
An adult who fails the test loses the license for 30 days or until the court case concludes, whichever comes first.
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18. Which sign tells you that the vehicles ahead are part of a funeral procession?
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Answer C: Headlights burning in daylight, with small flags or markers on the vehicles
Processions are normally identified by daytime headlights, hazard lights and flags or windshield markers, not by emergency lights or sirens.
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19. Which clue best warns a rider that the door of a parked car is about to open?
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Answer B: Someone visible in the seat, or exhaust showing at the tailpipe
Occupied cars are the ones that open doors, so scan through rear windows and mirrors and look for exhaust or wheels turning as you approach.
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20. A driver passes this sign on an open road. Over what stretch does the figure it sets stay in force?
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Answer A: From the sign onward, in every lane, until another sign sets a different figure
The figure governs the road from the sign onward and binds every lane, and it stays in force until a later sign sets a different one.
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21. How does alcohol typically affect a driver's vision?
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Answer D: It blurs vision, weakens night vision and narrows attention to the sides
Alcohol slows the eye muscles and the brain's processing of what is seen, degrading focus, night vision, depth perception and awareness of movement at the edges of the field of view.
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22. How far ahead of the expiration date may a Massachusetts driver renew a license?
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Answer B: Up to one year before the expiration date
The RMV lets a driver complete the renewal transaction well before the printed expiration date rather than waiting for the final weeks.
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23. What fine does a first Massachusetts violation of the school bus stopping law carry?
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Answer C: 250 dollars
A first violation of the school bus stopping law can bring a license suspension along with a 250 dollar fine.
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24. You expect to be out after dark on a sunny day's ride. What should you plan for eye protection?
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Answer B: Carry a clear shield to change to when the light drops
A tint that helps in daylight steals light you need at night, and riding with no eye protection is not the answer, so carry a clear shield and change it at dusk.
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25. You signaled a lane change and the signal did not switch itself off afterwards. Why does that matter?
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Answer B: Other drivers may act on a turn you do not intend to make
A signal left on tells other drivers you are about to turn, and someone may pull out in front of you. Cancel it as soon as the maneuver is finished.