For an ordinary public-road ride, which people must wear compliant motorcycle helmets?
Correct answer: Both the operator and passenger
Section 381 requires compliant helmets for operators and passengers.
Source: VTL 381(6) ↗
How high may motorcycle handlebars or grips be for public-highway operation?
Correct answer: No higher than the operator's shoulders
The statutory limit is shoulder height.
Source: VTL 381(5) ↗
On an ordinary privately owned motorcycle, what lighting is required while riding a public highway in daylight?
Correct answer: A lighted front lamp and rear lamp
Daylight does not generally remove the front-and-rear lighting requirement.
Source: VTL 381(1)(a), (c) ↗
May you ride on a highway with the muffler's original internal baffles removed to increase noise?
Correct answer: No; that exhaust modification is prohibited
Removing or altering original muffler internals is prohibited.
Source: VTL 381(11) ↗
A motorist expects you to squeeze aside within your lane so their car can share it. What lane right does a motorcycle have?
Correct answer: Full use of its lane
A motor vehicle must not deprive a motorcycle of full lane use.
Source: VTL 1252(a) ↗
During an ordinary civilian ride, may you travel between adjacent rows of stopped cars?
Correct answer: No; riding between those rows is prohibited
New York prohibits this movement; the statute has an official-duty police exception.
Source: VTL 1252(c), (e) ↗
Three friends plan to ride side by side within one lane. What does New York law allow?
Correct answer: No more than two motorcycles abreast
The legal maximum is two abreast; permission is not advice to use that formation.
Source: VTL 1252(a), (d) ↗
Your motorcycle is designed for one rider and has no passenger seat. May a friend ride on the rear fender?
Correct answer: No; the motorcycle must be designed to carry a passenger
A fender is not an authorized passenger seat.
Source: VTL 1251(a) ↗
A passenger is on a motorcycle's regular rear seat, not in a sidecar. What position is required?
Correct answer: Face forward with one leg on each side
Ordinary motorcycle seating requires sitting astride and facing forward.
Source: VTL 1251(b) ↗
A parcel would require you to hold it with one hand throughout the ride. May you carry it that way?
Correct answer: No; it must not prevent both hands staying on the handlebars
Secure the load; do not carry an article that prevents two-handed handlebar control.
Source: VTL 1251(c) ↗
Does a motorcycle windshield replace proper eye protection?
Correct answer: No
A windshield generally does not protect the eyes from wind and debris like a face shield or goggles.
Source: NY DMV Motorcycle Manual (online), Preparing to Ride > Wear the Right Gear > Eye and Face Protection ↗
When should tinted eye protection be avoided?
Correct answer: At night or in low light
Tinted lenses reduce visibility and should not be used at night or when available light is limited.
Source: NY DMV Motorcycle Manual (online), Preparing to Ride > Wear the Right Gear > Eye and Face Protection ↗
