MSF Basic Rider Course TOP MANDATORY TESTED QUESTIONS & ANSWERS 2024

Name 2 primary differences between cars/trucks and motorcycles. - Stability, Being Readily Seen, and More Vulnerable What are the problems that these differences cause? - Less protection & easier for an accident to occur. Part of being responsible means to give a lot of thought to what? - Thinking before acting, and considering the consequences of actions. What is the primary cause of motorcycle crashes? - There is rarely a single cause. There is usually an interaction of factors that accumulate, and at some point in time they come together in such a way to produce a crash. 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. Thinking before acting and considering the consequences of actions. 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; and 3) staying within the available time and space to respond to traffic situations before having to react to an emergency.