MSF Basic Rider Course|75 Study Questions With Complete Solutions

Name 2 primary differences between cars/trucks and motorcycles. - ️️Stability and visibility. What are the problems that these differences cause? - ️️Motorcycles do not have the stability of cars because they must be balanced, and motorcycles leave you more vulnerable in a crash because there is less protection. Motorcycles are not as readily seen as cars, trucks, or other motor vehicles because of their size. Part of being responsible means to give a lot of thought to what? - ️️The consequences of your riding behavior in traffic. What is the primary cause of motorcycle crashes? - ️️There is rarely a single cause; most crashes involve many variable factors. How does the Handbook define a "good motorcyclist"? - ️️To have the desire and motivation to choose to reduce risk while riding. How does a rider reduce factors that lead to crashes? - ️️By applying a strategy. What does it mean to have a margin of safety? - ️️1) staying within personal skill limits; 2) staying within your motorcycle's limits, especially its tire traction limits; 3) staying within the available time and space to respond to traffic situations before having to react to an emergency. What is SEE, and what does each letter stand for? - ️️Search, Evaluate, Execute is the strategy to help you understand what is going on in traffic and to be constantly planning and implementing a course of action.