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Motorcycle Safety Course Study Guide
Solutions
The key preparations for riding include: - ANSWER✔✔-Motorcycle, Riding Gear, Mental Attitude
You know a motorcycle's seat height is appropriate if: - ANSWER✔✔-Your feet can reach the ground and
support the motorcycle
The best source of information about motorcycle care is: - ANSWER✔✔-The motorcycle owner's manual
Dress for the ride as well as the crash means: - ANSWER✔✔-Your gear should provide comfort,
protection and conspicuity
When new, a good helmet should fit: - ANSWER✔✔-Snugly
A white or brightly colored helmet provides more visibility in traffic than a darker colored helmet. -
ANSWER✔✔-True
The most important feature of motorcycle footwear is that it: - ANSWER✔✔-Helps protect ankles and
feet in a tip-over
A rider dresses in layers to: - ANSWER✔✔-Adjust to changing temperatures
The three primary benefits of using good riding gear are protection, as well as: - ANSWER✔✔-
Conspicuity, and comfort
Motorcycle crashes happen mostly around: - ANSWER✔✔-Intersections and curves
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Riding a motorcycle involves greater risk than driving a car or truck because motorcycles are inherently
less stable and because: - ANSWER✔✔-Motorcyclists are less visible and more vulnerable.
What is the primary cause of motorcycle crashes? - ANSWER✔✔-An interaction of factors
Rarely is there a single cause of a crash. - ANSWER✔✔-True
By making safety their goal, good motorcyclists know how to: - ANSWER✔✔-Manage Risk
A good rider is best described as one who: - ANSWER✔✔-Reduces crash causation factors by applying a
strategy
Safe riding is more a skill of the eyes and mind than of the hands and feet. - ANSWER✔✔-True
Which of the following best represents risk offset? - ANSWER✔✔-Riding within skill level
Use the left third (LP1):
As a start (or default) position for seeing and being seen.
To see a car backing out of a driveway ahead on the right.
To keep drivers from sharing your lane.
To see better when approaching a right-hand curve.
To increase your line of sight down the road.
To avoid doors opening from parked cars.
To be more visible at an intersection with a limited view to the right.
To avoid the dark strip of oil, debris, or manhole covers often found in the middle of a lane. -
ANSWER✔✔-
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Motorcycle Safety Course Study Guide
Solutions
The key preparations for riding include: - ANSWER✔✔-Motorcycle, Riding Gear, Mental Attitude
You know a motorcycle's seat height is appropriate if: - ANSWER✔✔-Your feet can reach the ground and
support the motorcycle
The best source of information about motorcycle care is: - ANSWER✔✔-The motorcycle owner's manual
Dress for the ride as well as the crash means: - ANSWER✔✔-Your gear should provide comfort,
protection and conspicuity
When new, a good helmet should fit: - ANSWER✔✔-Snugly
A white or brightly colored helmet provides more visibility in traffic than a darker colored helmet. -
ANSWER✔✔-True
The most important feature of motorcycle footwear is that it: - ANSWER✔✔-Helps protect ankles and
feet in a tip-over
A rider dresses in layers to: - ANSWER✔✔-Adjust to changing temperatures
The three primary benefits of using good riding gear are protection, as well as: - ANSWER✔✔-
Conspicuity, and comfort
Motorcycle crashes happen mostly around: - ANSWER✔✔-Intersections and curves
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Riding a motorcycle involves greater risk than driving a car or truck because motorcycles are inherently
less stable and because: - ANSWER✔✔-Motorcyclists are less visible and more vulnerable.
What is the primary cause of motorcycle crashes? - ANSWER✔✔-An interaction of factors
Rarely is there a single cause of a crash. - ANSWER✔✔-True
By making safety their goal, good motorcyclists know how to: - ANSWER✔✔-Manage Risk
A good rider is best described as one who: - ANSWER✔✔-Reduces crash causation factors by applying a
strategy
Safe riding is more a skill of the eyes and mind than of the hands and feet. - ANSWER✔✔-True
Which of the following best represents risk offset? - ANSWER✔✔-Riding within skill level
Use the left third (LP1):
As a start (or default) position for seeing and being seen.
To see a car backing out of a driveway ahead on the right.
To keep drivers from sharing your lane.
To see better when approaching a right-hand curve.
To increase your line of sight down the road.
To avoid doors opening from parked cars.
To be more visible at an intersection with a limited view to the right.
To avoid the dark strip of oil, debris, or manhole covers often found in the middle of a lane. -
ANSWER✔✔-
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