ACT rider knowledge test being seen practice questions

Question 1

How do you know whether a truck or bus driver can see you?

• If you can see the vehicle, the driver can see you
• If you can see the driver's face in their mirror, there is a good chance they can see youCorrect answer
• Heavy vehicles have no blind spots
• Only if you sound the horn

Long blind areas run down both sides of a heavy vehicle, ahead of the cab and directly behind. Do not sit in them, especially near intersections.

Rule cited: ACT motorcycle rider handbook, topic: sharing the road with heavy vehicles

Question 2

Why do riders use a headlight during the day?

• It only helps the rider see
• It gives drivers something to notice against a cluttered background and helps them judge your approachCorrect answer
• It keeps the battery charged
• It is only useful at dusk

A light helps but never guarantees you were seen. Keep buffering, cover the brakes and always have an escape path in mind.

Rule cited: ACT motorcycle rider handbook, topic: being seen

Question 3

What is the correct sequence before you change lanes?

• Signal, then move across at once
• Mirrors, signal, head check, then move if it is clearCorrect answer
• Head check only
• Move first, then signal

Motorcycle mirrors are small and vibrate, and they leave a blind area. The head check is the step that catches the car you were about to move into.

Rule cited: ACT motorcycle rider handbook, topic: changing lanes

Question 4

A driver at a side street looks in your direction and pulls out in front of you anyway. What does that tell a rider?

• Eye contact is proof you were seen
• Drivers often look without registering a narrow motorcycle, or misjudge how fast it is closingCorrect answer
• The rider was going too slowly
• It only happens after dark

Plan for it. Ease off, cover both brakes, and choose the lane position that gives you the best view, the best chance of being seen and the most room to react.

Rule cited: ACT motorcycle rider handbook, topic: intersections and being seen

Question 5

What is the risk of following a van or four wheel drive closely in traffic?

• There is no risk, it shelters you
• You cannot see past it and other drivers cannot see you, so you lose warning time and visibility at onceCorrect answer
• It only wastes fuel
• It is a risk only in the wet

Dropping back opens your view of the road ahead and puts you where drivers waiting to turn can actually see you.

Rule cited: ACT motorcycle rider handbook, topic: following distance