Iowa Motorcycle Permit Test case studies
Iowa Motorcycle Permit Test · Put your knowledge to work in context.
This page is an independent study resource for people preparing for the Iowa motorcycle knowledge test - the written exam that Iowa DOT administers as part of the process for adding a motorcycle endorsement or motorcycle-only license. It is written for new riders working toward their first endorsement, for riders moving to Iowa who need to convert an out-of-state endorsement, and for experienced riders brushing up before a renewal or re-test. The Iowa Motorcycle Permit Test case studies are 5 cases and about 4,014 words.
1The 45-Mile Ride Home on a Shed-Stored Used Bike
You have agreed to buy a 2011, 650cc twin from a seller in a town 45 miles away, and you plan to ride it home yourself. in late March, air temperature 34°F, with frost still on the shaded sections of the two-lane county road; the forecast says 52°F by noon.
871 words, about 4 min2Gravel at the Apex of an Unfamiliar Curve
You are riding a 500-pound cruiser east on a two-lane blacktop at 55 mph, the posted limit, on a road you have never ridden before. Ten minutes earlier a combine crossed the road about 300 yards ahead of you, and it dragged mud and broken corn stalks onto the pavement.
803 words, about 4 min3Tailgater, Stale Green, Creeping Left-Turner
You are westbound on a four-lane divided arterial in town at 40 mph in the right lane during the evening rush. A lifted pickup has been about 15 feet off your rear fender for the last half mile, and its headlights fill both mirrors.
767 words, about 4 min4Anhydrous Tank, Dust, and a Blind Crest
It is late October, 5:40 p.m., and you are southbound on a gravel county road at 40 mph. You come over a crest and find a tractor pulling a 1,000-gallon anhydrous ammonia nurse tank at about 15 mph.
778 words, about 4 min5Rear Tire Failure Alongside a Semi at 70 mph
You are westbound on I-80 at 70 mph in the right lane, two hours into a 300-mile ride, with a duffel strapped to the passenger seat. Without warning you hear a bang and feel the rear of the bike step to the right.
795 words, about 4 min