MSF Basic Rider Course BOLD |76 Questions And Answers

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. What is SEE, and what does each letter stand for? - ️️It is a strategy to use in traffic and to be constantly planning and implementing a course of action. S=Search, E=Evaluate, E=Execute