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1. When preparing to leave a parallel parking spot, you should
2. Roadways are the most slippery:
3. Which of the following statements is true about driving on highways?
4. While driving on a roadway with single broken white line markings:
5. What causes most rear-end accidents?
6. To check if you are driving too fast, you should use the ____ second sight distance rule.
7. You are driving in the middle lane on a 3 lane expressway. a car begins to pass you on the right. the actions of that driver are
8. To avoid getting rear-ended by another vehicle in an emergency, you should:
9. Drinking coffee after drinking alcohol
10. If a car ahead of you has stopped at a crosswalk, you should:
11. Other drivers are not making room for you to merge onto a freeway with heavy traffic. if it is absolutely necessary, you may:
12. An intersection with stop signs at all 4 (or more) corners, you must yield the right-of-way to the driver:
13. You are approaching a green traffic light, but traffic is blocking the intersection. what is the best thing to do?
14. Using the unpaved shoulder of the road to pass to the right of a car is permitted if:
15. If your vehicle starts to hydroplane, you should:
16. After you have passed a car you should return to the right lane when you
17. When merging with traffic, you need a gap of about ____ seconds
18. At dawn or dusk, and in rain, fog or snow, it can be hard to see other drivers and be seen by them. a good way to let other drivers know you are present is to:
19. When making a left or right turn at any intersection, you must yield the right-of-way to
To operate a motorcycle in South Dakota, you must have a motorcycle instruction permit or a motorcycle license. Licenses are issued by the Department of Public Safety (DPS). You can apply for a motorcycle instruction permit at age 14 and a motorcycle license at age 16. A motorcycle permit or license allows you to operate a motorcycle, motorbike, scooter, or moped on public roads.
To receive a motorcycle instruction permit, you must apply, submit the required documentation, pass the vision screening and the motorcycle knowledge exam, and pay the fees. To receive a motorcycle license, you must apply, submit the required documentation, pay the fees, and pass the vision screening, the knowledge exam, and the motorcycle driving test.
Tests are scheduled online or through the DPS. The motorcycle knowledge test contains 25 questions about safe riding practices and road rules. You must answer 20 of the questions correctly to pass. The motorcycle driving test assesses your ability to operate your motorcycle safely. If you fail a test, you must wait one day to retake it.