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MSF Basic Rider Course Study Questions with 100%
Verified Answers UPDATED!!!
Name 2 primary differences between cars/trucks and
motorcycles. - ANSWER Stability and visibility.
What are the problems that these differences cause? - ANSWER
Motorcycles do not have the stability of cars because they must
be balanced, and motorcycles leave you more vulnerable in a
crash because there is less protection. Motorcycles are not as
readily seen as cars, trucks, or other motor vehicles because of
their size.
Part of being responsible means to give a lot of thought to
what? - ANSWER The consequences of your riding behavior in
traffic.
What is the primary cause of motorcycle crashes? - ANSWER
There is rarely a single cause; most crashes involve many
variable factors.
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How does the Handbook define a "good motorcyclist"? -
ANSWER To have the desire and motivation to choose to reduce
risk while riding.
How does a rider reduce factors that lead to crashes? - ANSWER
By applying a strategy.
What does it mean to have a margin of safety? - ANSWER 1)
staying within personal skill limits; 2) staying within your
motorcycle's limits, especially its tire traction limits; 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? - ANSWER
Search, Evaluate, Execute is the strategy to help you understand
what is going on in traffic and to be constantly planning and
implementing a course of action.
Name several purposes of protective riding gear. - ANSWER
Providing comfort, increasing visibility, and offering protection.
MSF Basic Rider Course Study Questions with 100%
Verified Answers UPDATED!!!
Name 2 primary differences between cars/trucks and
motorcycles. - ANSWER Stability and visibility.
What are the problems that these differences cause? - ANSWER
Motorcycles do not have the stability of cars because they must
be balanced, and motorcycles leave you more vulnerable in a
crash because there is less protection. Motorcycles are not as
readily seen as cars, trucks, or other motor vehicles because of
their size.
Part of being responsible means to give a lot of thought to
what? - ANSWER The consequences of your riding behavior in
traffic.
What is the primary cause of motorcycle crashes? - ANSWER
There is rarely a single cause; most crashes involve many
variable factors.
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How does the Handbook define a "good motorcyclist"? -
ANSWER To have the desire and motivation to choose to reduce
risk while riding.
How does a rider reduce factors that lead to crashes? - ANSWER
By applying a strategy.
What does it mean to have a margin of safety? - ANSWER 1)
staying within personal skill limits; 2) staying within your
motorcycle's limits, especially its tire traction limits; 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? - ANSWER
Search, Evaluate, Execute is the strategy to help you understand
what is going on in traffic and to be constantly planning and
implementing a course of action.
Name several purposes of protective riding gear. - ANSWER
Providing comfort, increasing visibility, and offering protection.
