NT motorcycle test being seen practice questions

Question 1

How can you tell whether a truck driver can see you?

• If you can see the truck, the driver can see you
• If you can see the driver's face in the truck's mirrors, there is a good chance you are visibleCorrect answer
• Trucks have no blind spots
• Sound the horn and wait for a reply

Heavy vehicles have long blind areas down both sides, in front of the cab and directly behind. Do not linger in them.

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

Question 2

Why do riders use a headlight in daylight?

• It is only to help the rider see
• It makes a narrow motorcycle stand out against a busy or glary backgroundCorrect answer
• It warms the engine
• It is only useful in rain

A light helps, but it does not guarantee that a driver has registered you. Keep buffering, cover the brakes and plan an escape path anyway.

Rule cited: Northern Territory motorcycle rider handbook, topic: being seen

Question 3

You are riding into a low sun late in the afternoon. What should you do?

• Assume drivers coming the other way can see you clearly
• Slow down, keep your visor clean, and assume drivers facing the sun may not see you at allCorrect answer
• Ride faster to get out of the glare
• Switch your headlight off so it does not add to the glare

A dirty or scratched visor turns low sun into a wall of white. Glare hides motorcycles more completely than it hides cars, so ride as though you have not been seen.

Rule cited: Northern Territory motorcycle rider handbook, topic: being seen

Question 4

What must you do before you change lanes on a motorcycle?

• Check mirrors, signal, then head check the blind spot before movingCorrect answer
• Signal and move straight away
• Move first, then signal
• Check the mirrors only, since bikes are narrow

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

Rule cited: Northern Territory motorcycle rider handbook, topic: changing lanes

Question 5

A driver at a T intersection appears to look straight at you and then pulls out anyway. What is the lesson for riders?

• Eye contact guarantees you have been seen
• Eye contact proves nothing, because drivers often look without registering a narrow motorcycle or misjudge its speedCorrect answer
• The driver must have been distracted by a phone
• It only happens to riders who are speeding

Plan for the driver to pull out. Slow slightly, cover both brakes, and pick a position within your lane that gives you the most room to react.

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