MSF MOTORCYCLE SAFETY FOUNDATION
COMPREHENSIVE EXAMS UPDATED QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔The three parts of braking distance are - ✔✔Perception distance, Reaction distance,
and Braking distance
✔✔SEE is an acronym for - ✔✔Search, Evaluate, Execute
✔✔Search in SEE Means to - ✔✔Your eyes should be busy and your mind active. Do
not fixate on an object for more than a split second. Keep your eyes moving—far and
near, left and right, including instrument display and mirror checks.
✔✔Evaluate in SEE means to - ✔✔Figuring out how factors interact.
Predicting the worst to get the best results.
Thinking beyond the moment about options. Thinking What if?
✔✔Execute in SEE means to - ✔✔Execute means to use smooth and well-timed
actions. It includes the three action steps of:
Adjusting speed, which means to slow down or speed up to separate hazards.
Adjusting position, which means to pick a better lane or better spot within a lane.
Communicating intentions, which means to use turn signals, brake light, or horn.
, ✔✔Some intersections have___________________________, which use sensors in
the road surface to detect traffic. Sometimes they do not detect a motorcycle. Try to
stop on top of the sensors if they are visible. - ✔✔traffic-actuated lights
✔✔You must avoid riding in the _____________ of others. - ✔✔blind spots
✔✔The No-Zone refers to - ✔✔the blind spots around large trucks.
✔✔The three main curve parts are, - ✔✔Entry, which is the first part of the curve
Apex, which is the middle or sharpest point in your path around the curve
Exit, the last part.
✔✔The three general curve types are, - ✔✔Constant radius, which has the same
curvature throughout.
Increasing radius, which has the curve open up.
Decreasing radius, which has the curve close up and become progressively tighter.
✔✔The three lane positions are - ✔✔Outside, which is farthest away from the center
line in a left-hand curve and nearest the center line in a right-hand curve.
Middle, which is the center of the lane.
Inside, which is nearest the center line in a left-hand curve and farthest from the center
line in a right-hand curve.
✔✔Using three curve parts and three lane positions means you have _____ options. -
✔✔27
✔✔If you need to cross over an obstacle or bumps: - ✔✔Slow as much as conditions
permit.
Approach at a 90-degree angle, if possible.
Avoid fixating on the obstacle.
Rise off the seat with your knees bent and against the tank.
Use your legs as shock absorbers.
Hold both handgrips firmly and do not cover the brake lever or clutch lever.
Just before contact, shift your weight to the rear and blip, or abruptly roll-on the throttle
to extend the front forks.
Upon contact, abruptly roll off the throttle so the rear wheel is not under power when it
crosses over the obstacle.
Sit down when the motorcycle is stable.
✔✔If parking in a parallel parking space next to a curb, position the motorcycle at an
angle with the ________________ to the curb, so it will be easier to pull out. - ✔✔rear
wheel
COMPREHENSIVE EXAMS UPDATED QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔The three parts of braking distance are - ✔✔Perception distance, Reaction distance,
and Braking distance
✔✔SEE is an acronym for - ✔✔Search, Evaluate, Execute
✔✔Search in SEE Means to - ✔✔Your eyes should be busy and your mind active. Do
not fixate on an object for more than a split second. Keep your eyes moving—far and
near, left and right, including instrument display and mirror checks.
✔✔Evaluate in SEE means to - ✔✔Figuring out how factors interact.
Predicting the worst to get the best results.
Thinking beyond the moment about options. Thinking What if?
✔✔Execute in SEE means to - ✔✔Execute means to use smooth and well-timed
actions. It includes the three action steps of:
Adjusting speed, which means to slow down or speed up to separate hazards.
Adjusting position, which means to pick a better lane or better spot within a lane.
Communicating intentions, which means to use turn signals, brake light, or horn.
, ✔✔Some intersections have___________________________, which use sensors in
the road surface to detect traffic. Sometimes they do not detect a motorcycle. Try to
stop on top of the sensors if they are visible. - ✔✔traffic-actuated lights
✔✔You must avoid riding in the _____________ of others. - ✔✔blind spots
✔✔The No-Zone refers to - ✔✔the blind spots around large trucks.
✔✔The three main curve parts are, - ✔✔Entry, which is the first part of the curve
Apex, which is the middle or sharpest point in your path around the curve
Exit, the last part.
✔✔The three general curve types are, - ✔✔Constant radius, which has the same
curvature throughout.
Increasing radius, which has the curve open up.
Decreasing radius, which has the curve close up and become progressively tighter.
✔✔The three lane positions are - ✔✔Outside, which is farthest away from the center
line in a left-hand curve and nearest the center line in a right-hand curve.
Middle, which is the center of the lane.
Inside, which is nearest the center line in a left-hand curve and farthest from the center
line in a right-hand curve.
✔✔Using three curve parts and three lane positions means you have _____ options. -
✔✔27
✔✔If you need to cross over an obstacle or bumps: - ✔✔Slow as much as conditions
permit.
Approach at a 90-degree angle, if possible.
Avoid fixating on the obstacle.
Rise off the seat with your knees bent and against the tank.
Use your legs as shock absorbers.
Hold both handgrips firmly and do not cover the brake lever or clutch lever.
Just before contact, shift your weight to the rear and blip, or abruptly roll-on the throttle
to extend the front forks.
Upon contact, abruptly roll off the throttle so the rear wheel is not under power when it
crosses over the obstacle.
Sit down when the motorcycle is stable.
✔✔If parking in a parallel parking space next to a curb, position the motorcycle at an
angle with the ________________ to the curb, so it will be easier to pull out. - ✔✔rear
wheel
