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The key preparations for riding include: - Answer: Motorcycle, Riding Gear, Mental Attitude
You know a motorcycle's seat height is appropriate if: - Answer: Your feet can reach the ground and support the motorcycle The best source of information about motorcycle care is: - Answer: The motorcycle owner's manual Dress for the ride as well as the crash means: - Answer: Your gear should provide comfort, protection and conspicuity When new, a good helmet should fit: - Answer: Snugly A white or brightly colored helmet provides more visibility in traffic than a darker colored helmet. - Answer: True The most important feature of motorcycle footwear is that it: - Answer: Helps protect ankles and feet in a tip-over A rider dresses in layers to: - Answer: Adjust to changing temperatures The three primary benefits of using good riding gear are protection, as well as: - Answer: Conspicuity, and comfort Motorcycle crashes happen mostly around: - Answer: Intersections and curves Riding a motorcycle involves greater risk than driving a car or truck because motorcycles are inherently less stable and because: - Answer: Motorcyclists are less visible and more vulnerable. What is the primary cause of motorcycle crashes? - Answer: An interaction of factors Rarely is there a single cause of a crash. - Answer: True
To see and be seen at the crest of a hill. To be visible at an intersection with a limited view on both sides. - Answer: Use the right third (LP3): To avoid windblast from an oncoming truck. To see and be seen when there is a line of oncoming cars. To see better when approaching a left-hand curve. To be visible at an intersection with a limited view to the left. To avoid the dark strip of oil, debris, or manhole covers often found in the middle of a lane. - Answer: Maintaining a space cushion means to: - Answer: Have the time to respond smoothly for problems How does a motorcyclist divide a lane to determine positioning: - Answer: Into 3 portions To stay safe when riding in traffic, you should: - Answer: Ride as if you are invisible to others To reduce risk in traffic, you need to first: - Answer: Search ahead, behind, and to the sides The minimum recommended following distance in ideal riding conditions is: - Answer: 2 seconds The 4-second urgent time and distance generally corresponds to: - Answer: The distance needed for a quick response to a problem
The total stopping distance consists of: - Answer: 3 parts: perception, reaction, braking SEE stands for: - Answer: Search-Evaluate-Execute The Evaluate part of SEE includes thinking beyond the moment about options and potential hazards. - Answer: True Execute means to use smooth and well-timed actions, and includes the three action steps of: adjust speed, adjust position, and: - Answer: Communicate intentions Proper use of the friction zone makes it easier to: - Answer: Start out on a hill A good response to a tailgating driver is to: - Answer: Increase your safety margin ahead Which factors lead to more motorcycle crashes than the others? - Answer: Riding through intersections Before pulling into an intersection with limited visibility, check your shortest sight distance last. - Answer: True What is the No-Zone? - Answer: A Large Trucks Blindspot When approaching a curve, it is best to: - Answer: Search for possible collision traps and escape paths Body position when crossing an obstacle is: - Answer: Rising off the seat When riding at night: - Answer: Use the high beam when not following or meeting other vehicles
When riding over crack sealant or tar strips: - Answer: Avoid too much lean A crowned road: - Answer: Is higher in the middle than on the sides Carrying a passenger: - Answer: Affects motorcycle handling When carrying extra weight, the space formed between the top of your head and the two axles of the motorcycle is referred to as the: - Answer: Load Triangle If a dog runs towards you while riding, you should: - Answer: Adjust speed to upset the dog's timing Excessive weight in the wrong place, a mechanical problem, or uneven tire pressure can all cause motorcycle wobble or weave. - Answer: True Excessive weight in the wrong place, a mechanical problem, or uneven tire pressure can all cause motorcycle wobble or weave. - Answer: Vision and judgment As long as your blood alcohol level is under the legal limit, riding while tipsy is not considered an impairment. - Answer: false Which of the following is considered one drink? - Answer: 12-oz beer If an average adult male has 4 drinks of beverage alcohol in one hour, the alcohol from how many drinks is left in the body after 2 hours? - Answer: 2 During the range exercises, riders must wear proper protective gear only when the engine is running. - Answer: false If you lose control while the motorcycle is accelerating: - Answer: Squeeze the clutch lever and apply the brakes
During the range exercises, it is permissible to pass other riders without permission from a RiderCoach - Answer: Fales The signal that shows you are ready to begin the exercise is: - Answer: Left Hand in the air The riding exercises will be demonstrated so you can see where to go and what to do. - Answer: true