MSF Basic Rider Course
Study Questions and
Answers
Name 2 primary differences between cars/trucks and motorcycles.
Ans- Stability and visibility.
What are the problems that these differences cause?
Ans- 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?
Ans- The consequences of your riding behavior in traffic.
,What is the primary cause of motorcycle crashes?
Ans- There is rarely a single cause; most crashes involve many variable factors.
How does the Handbook define a "good motorcyclist"?
Ans- To have the desire and motivation to choose to reduce risk while riding.
How does a rider reduce factors that lead to crashes?
Ans- By applying a strategy.
What does it mean to have a margin of safety?
Ans- 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?
, Ans- 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.
Name several purposes of protective riding gear.
Ans- Providing comfort, increasing visibility, and offering protection.
What's the difference between a full-face and three-quarter-coverage helmet?
Ans- The three-quarter helmet doesn't offer the face and chin protection of
full-face helmets.
Why aren't ordinary glasses or sunglasses sufficient eye protection?
Ans- They may not seal out wind and dust that makes eyes water.
What stickers are likely to indicate a well-made helmet?
Ans- DOT and Snell stickers.
What type of injury accounts for the majority of motorcycle deaths?
Study Questions and
Answers
Name 2 primary differences between cars/trucks and motorcycles.
Ans- Stability and visibility.
What are the problems that these differences cause?
Ans- 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?
Ans- The consequences of your riding behavior in traffic.
,What is the primary cause of motorcycle crashes?
Ans- There is rarely a single cause; most crashes involve many variable factors.
How does the Handbook define a "good motorcyclist"?
Ans- To have the desire and motivation to choose to reduce risk while riding.
How does a rider reduce factors that lead to crashes?
Ans- By applying a strategy.
What does it mean to have a margin of safety?
Ans- 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?
, Ans- 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.
Name several purposes of protective riding gear.
Ans- Providing comfort, increasing visibility, and offering protection.
What's the difference between a full-face and three-quarter-coverage helmet?
Ans- The three-quarter helmet doesn't offer the face and chin protection of
full-face helmets.
Why aren't ordinary glasses or sunglasses sufficient eye protection?
Ans- They may not seal out wind and dust that makes eyes water.
What stickers are likely to indicate a well-made helmet?
Ans- DOT and Snell stickers.
What type of injury accounts for the majority of motorcycle deaths?
