Traffic Signs & Signals — South Carolina

South Carolina motorcycle permit practice test: 329 free practice questions (Based on the official driver handbook). The official format is not yet verified; check the official site before your test. Traffic Signs & Signals: 18 questions. Updated

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TopicTraffic Signs & Signals
License testSouth Carolina Motorcycle permit test
Topic questions18 (5% of 329 total)
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Questions (18)

1. A solid white line on the side of the road indicates:
  1. No parking is permitted.
  2. The right edge of a traffic lane. ✓
  3. Traffic must merge.

Answer: B. The right edge of a traffic lane.

Official handbook: Official handbook
2. When the lights on this sign are flashing, what should you do?
  1. Stop and wait until the train passes. ✓
  2. Proceed with caution.
  3. Turn around and find an alternate route.

Answer: A. Stop and wait until the train passes.

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3. What does this sign mean?
  1. Two-way traffic
  2. Right lane ends
  3. Merge ✓

Answer: C. Merge

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4. To reduce the chances of a collision, a motorcycle rider should:
  1. Maintain an adequate space cushion. ✓
  2. Ride very slowly.
  3. Ride the centerline.

Answer: A. Maintain an adequate space cushion.

To reduce the chances of a collision, maintain an adequate space cushion around your motorcycle. The manual lists ways to lessen your chances of a crash, and one of them is keeping an adequate space cushion, whether you are following, being followed, sharing a lane, passing or being passed. Space gives you room and time to react to hazards, which the group-riding section also stresses: riders need time and distance to respond to what happens around them. That is why the space cushion is the right choice here.
Official handbook: MSF Motorcycle Operator Manual (18th ed.), p. 2
5. What does this sign mean?
  1. No right turn
  2. No left turn
  3. No U-turn ✓

Answer: C. No U-turn

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6. What does a traffic signal displaying a solid red arrow mean?
  1. Drivers must come to a complete stop. ✓
  2. Drivers may proceed through the intersection with caution.
  3. Drivers must yield to oncoming traffic.

Answer: A. Drivers must come to a complete stop.

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7. What does a solid yellow traffic light mean?
  1. The traffic light is about to change to red. ✓
  2. The traffic light is about to change to green.
  3. Stop and wait for traffic to pass.

Answer: A. The traffic light is about to change to red.

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8. What does this sign mean?
  1. Railroad crossing ahead ✓
  2. Yield
  3. Reduce speed

Answer: A. Railroad crossing ahead

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9. Riding on ______ may provide poor traction.
  1. Pavement markings ✓
  2. Dry pavement
  3. The roadway under a bridge

Answer: A. Pavement markings

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10. What does this sign mean?
  1. Yield
  2. Slow-moving vehicle ✓
  3. Railroad crossing

Answer: B. Slow-moving vehicle

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Updated: · Based on the official driver handbook