South Carolina SCDMV Motorcycle Practice Test 2
Test 2 of 6. Pick an answer for each question to see if it is right and why; your score appears at the end. You need 24 correct answers to pass, the same ratio as the real South Carolina test.
- Questions30
- Correct to pass24
- Passing score80%
- Minimum age15 years
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1. What is the standard validity period and renewal fee for a South Carolina driver's license?
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Answer A: Eight years, for a fee of 25 dollars
Section 56-1-140(A) sets an eight-year license with a 25 dollar fee.
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2. You have dropped some distance behind the rest of your group. What should you do?
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Answer C: Keep your own safe pace, because the group should slow to bring you back
Chasing the group means riding beyond a comfortable pace, so the responsibility sits with the leader to slow down until the formation is whole again.
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3. After a South Carolina driver's insurance lapses and is later reinstated following a notice, how often must the driver provide proof of coverage to SCDMV, and for how long?
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Answer B: Every seven months, for three years
Section 56-10-46 requires proof of coverage every seven months for three years after a person purchases insurance in response to a lapse notice.
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4. A separate right-turn lane leads onto the cross street and carries a yield sign. What does it require?
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Answer D: Slowing and giving way to traffic and people, stopping if needed
A yield requires you to slow, give way to traffic in the lane you are joining and to pedestrians, and stop only if that is what safety demands.
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5. What minimum liability limits must a South Carolina automobile policy carry?
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Answer C: 25,000 dollars per person, 50,000 dollars per accident and 25,000 dollars property damage
South Carolina insurance law requires at least 25,000 dollars for bodily injury to one person, 50,000 dollars for two or more people and 25,000 dollars for property damage.
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6. What license does South Carolina require to operate a three-wheel motorcycle?
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Answer D: Any class of license except a Class G moped license
South Carolina does not require a motorcycle license for a three-wheel motorcycle, which may be operated with any class of license except the Class G moped license.
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7. Under South Carolina law, may a driver use a hand-held phone to report a crash they just witnessed?
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Answer B: Yes, reporting an accident, emergency, or safety hazard to a public safety official is exempted
Section 56-5-3890(C)(3) exempts reporting an accident, emergency, or safety hazard to a public safety official.
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8. How does South Carolina increase the first-offense DUI penalty when the driver's alcohol concentration is 0.16 percent or more?
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Answer D: The fine rises to 1,000 dollars with 30 to 90 days imprisonment
Section 56-5-2930(A)(1) punishes a first offense at 0.16 percent or above with a 1,000 dollar fine or 30 to 90 days imprisonment.
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9. Which feature matters most in clothing meant to keep a rider warm?
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Answer C: A windproof outer layer, since moving air strips body heat fast
Wind blowing through clothing carries away heat faster than anything else, so a windproof outer shell over insulating layers is what keeps a rider warm.
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10. Why must a rider turn the head and look before changing lanes?
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Answer A: Mirrors leave blind spots that only a direct look can cover
Motorcycles have blind spots just as cars do, and a vehicle hidden in one will not appear in the mirrors at all.
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11. Besides ambulance, police, and fire vehicles, what other vehicle type does South Carolina's move-over law cover as an 'authorized emergency vehicle'?
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Answer A: A rescue, recovery, or towing vehicle responding to a traffic incident
Section 56-5-1538(I)(1) defines an authorized emergency vehicle to include a rescue, recovery, or towing vehicle responding to a traffic incident.
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12. What does South Carolina law require of a motor vehicle operator or owner involved in certain accidents, regarding insurance?
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Answer B: The operator or owner must handle a verification of insurance coverage form as required following the accident
Section 56-9-350 requires an operator or owner involved in certain accidents to be issued and respond to a verification of insurance coverage form.
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13. Why is a sign reading BRIDGE ICES BEFORE ROAD worth heeding even when the road itself is merely wet?
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Answer C: Cold air passes under a bridge as well as over it
A bridge deck loses heat from below as well as above, so it can be frozen while the road on either side of it is only wet.
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14. You are riding in the right hand lane of a freeway and vehicles ahead are merging on from an entrance ramp. What is the best response?
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Answer C: Change lanes if you safely can, or adjust speed to open a gap for them
Merging drivers are looking over a shoulder for a gap and easily miss a motorcycle, so the rider makes room rather than waiting to be seen.
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15. How does South Carolina handle title and registration for a moped, differently from other motor vehicles?
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Answer A: A moped may be registered to an owner even though it is not titled
Sections 56-1-10(3) and 56-3-200 treat a moped's registered owner as the owner even when the moped is not titled, unlike other vehicles.
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16. Oil is visible running down the front fork tubes. What does that mean?
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Answer C: A fork seal has failed and the suspension needs repair
Fork oil escaping past a seal means the front suspension is losing its damping, and the oil can also reach the front brake and ruin its grip.
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17. A driver on a hands free call looks straight at a red light and drives through it. What best explains this?
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Answer B: The eyes saw it but the brain did not process it
Attention, not eyesight, decides what a driver actually sees, and a loaded mind can leave a driver looking straight at a hazard without registering it.
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18. What penalty does South Carolina impose for a second distracted driving conviction within three years?
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Answer C: A 200 dollar fine that cannot be suspended plus two points on the record
A first offense is a 100 dollar fine, and a second or later offense within three years brings a 200 dollar fine that may not be suspended plus two points on the driving record.
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19. What penalty does South Carolina impose for violating the move-over law when approaching a stationary authorized emergency vehicle?
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Answer D: A misdemeanor fine of not less than 300 dollars nor more than 500 dollars
Section 56-5-1538(H) makes the violation a misdemeanor punishable by a fine between 300 and 500 dollars.
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20. Which of the four blind spots around a tractor-trailer is the largest?
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Answer A: The one on the right side of the truck
A truck has no-zones on all four sides, and the right-side blind spot is the largest because it runs back along the trailer and reaches across more than one lane.
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21. You are leaving a freeway on an exit ramp posted with an advisory speed of 25 mph. Where should you slow to that speed?
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Answer A: In the deceleration lane, before you reach the curve of the ramp
Slowing belongs in the deceleration lane so you arrive at the curve already at the advisory speed and do not hold up traffic still in the through lanes.
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22. The posted limit is 55 mph, but heavy traffic and rain make that speed unsafe. What does the law expect of you?
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Answer D: You must slow to a speed that is safe for the conditions
The basic speed rule requires a speed that is reasonable for the traffic, weather and road, and that speed is often well below the posted maximum.
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23. Who must wear an approved protective helmet on a two-wheeled motorized vehicle in South Carolina?
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Answer D: Operators and passengers under 21
South Carolina requires operators and passengers under 21 to wear an approved helmet with a neck or chin strap that is reflectorized on both sides.
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24. You are turning left across tracks that run along the center of the street. What should you do before crossing them?
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Answer B: Look along the tracks in both directions and cross only when clear
Rail vehicles running in the street can arrive from either direction and cannot stop quickly, so look along the tracks before you turn across them.
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25. Besides holding the device, what does South Carolina's distracted driving law specifically prohibit a driver from doing with a mobile electronic device while the vehicle is moving?
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Answer B: Reading, composing, or transmitting a text, email, or app interaction, and watching video content
Section 56-5-3890(B)(2)-(3) separately bans reading, composing, or transmitting text-based content and watching video, movies, games, or video calls.
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26. If illegally passing a stopped school bus in South Carolina causes a pedestrian's death, what happens to the driver's license upon conviction?
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Answer D: It is suspended for the length of the prison term imposed, plus one additional year
Section 56-5-2780(B) requires suspension for the term of imprisonment plus one year when the offense causes a death.
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27. By how much may a South Carolina local authority raise the speed limit within an urban district after an engineering and traffic investigation?
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Answer A: Up to a maximum of 70 miles per hour
Section 56-5-1540(a)(2) caps a local authority's urban-district increase at 70 miles per hour.
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28. Does South Carolina's distracted driving law apply to a first responder using a mobile electronic device while performing official duties?
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Answer A: No, first responders performing official duties are exempted from the section
Section 56-5-3890(C)(5) exempts a first responder performing official duties from the section's restrictions.
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29. A signal on an entrance ramp changes from red to green and lets one vehicle at a time onto the highway. What should you do?
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Answer A: Stop on the red and go on the green, one vehicle for each green
A ramp meter spaces vehicles out so they join the highway one at a time instead of arriving as a group, and it is a traffic signal like any other.
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30. You are stopped at an intersection where bushes block your view of cross traffic. What should you do?
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Answer A: Edge forward slowly until you can see, then proceed when clear
Creeping forward a little at a time lets you gain a view without committing to the crossing. Never enter an intersection you cannot see into.