Motorcycle Safety: Preparations, Riding Techniques, and Crash Avoidance, Exams of Physical Education and Motor Learning

Essential information for motorcycle riders, covering key preparations, safety techniques, and crash avoidance strategies. Topics include choosing appropriate motorcycle gear, mental attitude, seat height, helmet visibility, footwear, dressing in layers, and the importance of good riding gear. The document also discusses the causes and prevention of motorcycle crashes, risk management, and safe riding positions. Use this document as study notes, summaries, or cheat sheets to enhance your understanding of motorcycle safety.

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1. The key preparations for riding include: Motorcycle, Riding
Gear, Mental Atti-
tude
2. You know a motorcycle's seat height is appropriate if: Your feet can
reach the ground
and support the
motorcycle
3. The best source of information about motorcycle care
is: The motorcycle
owner's manual
4. Dress for the ride as well as the crash means: Your gear should
provide comfort,
protection and
conspicuity
5. When new, a good helmet should fit: Snugly
6. A white or brightly colored helmet provides more vis-
ibility in traffic than a darker colored helmet.
7. The most important feature of motorcycle footwear is
that it:
True
Helps protect an-
kles and feet in a
tip-over
8. A rider dresses in layers to: Adjust to changing
temperatures
9. The three primary benefits of using good riding gear
are protection, as well as: Conspicuity, and
comfort
10. Motorcycle crashes happen mostly around: Intersections and
curves
11. Riding a motorcycle involves greater risk than driving Motorcyclists are
a car or truck because motorcycles are inherently less less visible and
stable and because:
12. What is the primary cause of motorcycle crashes?
more vulnerable.
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  1. The key preparations for riding include: Motorcycle, Riding Gear, Mental Atti- tude
  2. You know a motorcycle's seat height is appropriate if: Your feet can reach the ground and support the motorcycle
  3. The best source of information about motorcycle care is: The motorcycle owner's manual
  4. Dress for the ride as well as the crash means: Your gear should provide comfort, protection and conspicuity
  5. When new, a good helmet should fit: Snugly
  6. A white or brightly colored helmet provides more vis- ibility in traffic than a darker colored helmet.
  7. The most important feature of motorcycle footwear is that it: True Helps protect an- kles and feet in a tip-over
  8. A rider dresses in layers to: Adjust to changing temperatures
  9. The three primary benefits of using good riding gear are protection, as well as: Conspicuity, and comfort
  10. Motorcycle crashes happen mostly around: Intersections and curves
  11. Riding a motorcycle involves greater risk than driving Motorcyclists are a car or truck because motorcycles are inherently less less visible and stable and because:
  12. What is the primary cause of motorcycle crashes? more vulnerable.

2 P a g e 2 | 7 An interaction of factors

  1. Rarely is there a single cause of a crash. True
  2. By making safety their goal, good motorcyclists know how to: Manage Risk
  3. A good rider is best described as one who: Reduces crash causation factors by applying a strat- egy
  4. Safe riding is more a skill of the eyes and mind than of the hands and feet. True
  5. Which of the following best represents risk offset? Riding within skill level
  6. 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 cov- ers often found in the middle of a lane.
  7. Use the middle third (LP2): To help with hazards on both sides, such as cars parked on the right and traffic in the other lane. To see and be seen at the crest of a hill. To be visible at an intersection with a limited view on both sides.

4 P a g e 4 | 7 The Evaluate part of SEE includes thinking beyond the moment about options and potential hazards.

  1. Execute means to use smooth and well-timed actions, Communicate in- and includes the three action steps of: adjust speed, adjust position, and: tentions
  2. Proper use of the friction zone makes it easier to: Start out on a hill
  3. A good response to a tailgating driver is to: Increase your safety margin ahead
  4. Which factors lead to more motorcycle crashes than the others?
  5. Before pulling into an intersection with limited visibil- ity, check your shortest sight distance last. Riding through in- tersections True
  6. What is the No-Zone? A Large Trucks Blindspot
  7. When approaching a curve, it is best to: Search for possi- ble collision traps and escape paths
  8. Body position when crossing an obstacle is: Rising off the seat
  9. When riding at night: Use the high beam when not following or meeting other vehicles
  10. Overriding your headlight at night occurs when: Total stopping dis- tance exceeds sight distance
  11. When in a group, you want to ride side-by-side when- ever possible to keep the formation tight. False

Motorcycle Safety Course 5 / 7

  1. A linked or combined brake system: Causes both brakes to be ap- plied if either brake control is used
  2. The best way to achieve the shortest braking distance is to:
  3. What makes stopping quickly in a curve more diffi- cult?
  4. If the front tire skids because of too much brake pres- sure:
  5. In a rear tire skid when the rear wheel is not in line with the front wheel, you want to release the rear brake to quickly straighten the motorcycle.
  6. Upper body position during a swerve on a straight road is best described as:
  7. Compared to swerving in a straight line, swerving in a curve requires more:
  8. In emergency situations, it is always best to swerve first before braking to avoid an obstacle. Apply maximum braking pressure to both brakes without locking ei- ther wheel Some traction is needed for corner- ing Immediately re- lease, then reap- ply as necessary False AF Upright Traction False
  9. A rain-slick surface: Is most slippery at the beginning of a rain
  10. Hydroplaning occurs when: Water builds up under the tires
  11. When riding over crack sealant or tar strips:

Motorcycle Safety Course 7 / 7 If you lose control while the motorcycle is accelerat- ing:

  1. During the range exercises, it is permissible to pass other riders without permission from a RiderCoach
  2. The signal that shows you are ready to begin the exercise is:
  3. The riding exercises will be demonstrated so you can see where to go and what to do. Squeeze the clutch lever and apply the brakes Fales Left Hand in the air true