Motorcycle Safety Course MSF Basic Actual Questions and Answers 2024
The key preparations for riding include: - CORRECT ANSWER -Motorcycle, Riding
Gear, Mental Attitude
You know a motorcycle's seat height is appropriate if: - CORRECT ANSWER -Your feet can reach the ground and support the motorcycle
The best source of information about motorcycle care is: - CORRECT ANSWER -The
motorcycle owner's manual
Dress for the ride as well as the crash means: - CORRECT ANSWER -Your gear should provide comfort, protection and conspicuity
When new, a good helmet should fit: - CORRECT ANSWER -Snugly
A white or brightly colored helmet provides more visibility in traffic than a darker colored helmet. - CORRECT ANSWER -True
The most important feature of motorcycle footwear is that it: - CORRECT ANSWER - Helps protect ankles and feet in a tip-over
A rider dresses in layers to: - CORRECT ANSWER -Adjust to changing temperatures
The three primary benefits of using good riding gear are protection, as well as: - CORRECT ANSWER -Conspicuity, and comfort
Motorcycle crashes happen mostly around: - CORRECT ANSWER -Intersections and
curves
Riding a motorcycle involves greater risk than driving a car or truck because
motorcycles are inherently less stable and because: - CORRECT ANSWER -
Motorcyclists are less visible and more vulnerable.
What is the primary cause of motorcycle crashes? - CORRECT ANSWER -An interaction of factors
Rarely is there a single cause of a crash. - CORRECT ANSWER -True
By making safety their goal, good motorcyclists know how to: - CORRECT ANSWER -
Manage Risk
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A good rider is best described as one who: - CORRECT ANSWER -Reduces crash
causation factors by applying a strategy
Safe riding is more a skill of the eyes and mind than of the hands and feet. - CORRECT ANSWER-True
Which of the following best represents risk offset? - CORRECT ANSWER -Riding within skill level
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 covers often found in the middle of a lane. - CORRECT ANSWER -
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. - CORRECT
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. - CORRECT ANSWER -
Maintaining a space cushion means to: - CORRECT ANSWER -Have the time to
respond smoothly for problems
How does a motorcyclist divide a lane to determine positioning: - CORRECT ANSWER - Into 3 portions
To stay safe when riding in traffic, you should: - CORRECT ANSWER -Ride as if you are invisible to others
To reduce risk in traffic, you need to first: - CORRECT ANSWER -Search ahead, behind, and to the sides
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