Motorcycle Safety and Riding Quiz #1

Before changing lanes to the left:

• Check your left mirror and look to the left

• Check the right mirror and turn your head to the left

• Use your horn and speed up

Vehicle/motorcycle collisions are most common:

• At intersections

• On Freeways

• At night

To create more space in the situation pictured below, you should:

• Pass the car on your left

• Ride in the right portion of the lane

• Adjust your speed and stay in the center of the lane

In slow, tight turns:

• Lean the motorcycle only and keep your body straight

• Lean your body more than the motorcycle

• Do not lean

Which of the following statements is correct?

• Press left, lean right, and go right

• Press left, lean left, go right

• Press left, lean left, go left

While in a turn, it is best to:

• Maintain a steady speed or gradually accelerate

• Slow down

• Accelerate and look straight ahead

To make good judgments in traffic, you need to first:

• Know how to stop quickly

• Be able to swerve

• Search ahead

Your motorcycle has two brakes. Use both brakes:

• Only for normal stops

• Only for emergency stops

• Every time you slow or stop

When riding with a passenger, you should:

• Start slowing sooner

• Use only your front brake to slow

• Start in the center portion of the lane

When the front tire goes flat:

• The steering will feel heavy

• The back of the motorcycle will jerk from side to side

• You will lose power to the brakes