NT motorcycle test licence and learner rules practice questions

Question 1

What must a learner rider display on the motorcycle in the Northern Territory?

• Nothing, plates are only for car learners
• An L plate clearly visible at the rearCorrect answer
• A red flag on the tail
• An L plate inside the helmet

The plate warns following drivers that the rider is new and may be slower or less predictable. Keep it clean, upright and unobscured by luggage.

Rule cited: Northern Territory motorcycle rider handbook, topic: learner rider conditions

Question 2

How much alcohol may a learner or provisional rider have in their blood while riding?

• None at allCorrect answer
• Up to 0.02
• Up to 0.05
• Up to 0.05 if riding under 60 km/h

Novice riders must be at zero. Even small amounts of alcohol reduce balance, vision and reaction time, and a motorcycle needs all three more than a car does.

Rule cited: Northern Territory motorcycle rider handbook, topic: alcohol and drugs

Question 3

May a learner rider carry a passenger on the back of the motorcycle?

• Yes, if the passenger holds a full licence
• Yes, if both wear helmets
• No, learner riders must not carry a pillion passengerCorrect answer
• Yes, if the trip is under 10 km

A pillion changes balance, braking and steering. Learner riders need that skill fully developed on their own first.

Rule cited: Northern Territory motorcycle rider handbook, topic: learner rider conditions

Question 4

Which of these describes a learner approved motorcycle under the Learner Approved Motorcycle Scheme?

• Any motorcycle under 250 mL
• A motorcycle listed as approved, with an engine capacity no greater than 660 mL and a power to weight ratio no greater than 150 kW per tonneCorrect answer
• Any motorcycle with a top speed under 100 km/h
• Any motorcycle fitted with ABS

The scheme uses two limits together, so engine size on its own does not tell you whether a bike qualifies. Always check the published list of approved models.

Rule cited: Northern Territory motorcycle rider handbook, topic: learner approved motorcycles

Question 5

What must be true of the motorcycle itself before you ride it on a public road?

• It must be registered and roadworthyCorrect answer
• It must be less than ten years old
• It must have a top box fitted
• It must be insured for theft

Riding an unregistered motorcycle is an offence and leaves you without compulsory third party cover if you injure someone. Lights, brakes, tyres and the chain must all be in working order.

Rule cited: Northern Territory motorcycle rider handbook, topic: licensing and registration

Question 6

You are a learner rider and want to follow a map on your phone clipped to the bars. What does the rule allow?

• Use it freely if it is in a cradle
• Use it while stopped in traffic
• Learner and provisional riders must not use a mobile phone while riding, so set your route before you goCorrect answer
• Use it if the screen is locked to one app

Novice riders have a stricter phone rule than fully licensed riders. If you need to change the route, pull over somewhere safe and off the road first.

Rule cited: Australian Road Rules, rule 300 (use of mobile phones)

Question 7

You have just moved up from a learner to a higher licence class. What is the safest approach to a larger motorcycle?

• Buy the most powerful bike you can afford, because more power is safer
• Build up gradually, since a heavier and more powerful machine brakes, steers and accelerates differentlyCorrect answer
• Ride the same way, since all motorcycles handle alike
• Skip further practice, because the licence proves your skill

Power arrives faster, the bike is harder to hold at walking pace, and the brakes bite differently. Give yourself quiet roads and time before you ride it in heavy traffic or on a long trip.

Rule cited: Northern Territory motorcycle rider handbook, topic: moving to a larger motorcycle

Question 8

You ride from the Territory into another state. Whose road rules must you follow?

• Northern Territory rules, because your licence was issued there
• The road rules of the state or territory you are riding in at the timeCorrect answer
• Whichever rules are easier to remember
• Only rules that appear on signs

The Northern Territory allows lane filtering below 30 km/h for a rider with a full or open motorcycle licence but does not permit edge filtering at all. Queensland does permit edge filtering on roads where the limit is 90 km/h or more, so the rules of the jurisdiction you are riding in are the ones that apply.

Rule cited: NT Government, motorcycle riders road rules; Transport Operations (Road Use Management, Road Rules) Regulation 2009 (Qld), s 151B