MSF Basic Rider Course Study
Questions And Correct Answers
Name 2 primary differences between cars/trucks and motorcycles.
Stability and visibility.
What are the problems that these differences cause?
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?
The consequences of your riding behavior in traffic.
What is the primary cause of motorcycle crashes?
There is rarely a single cause; most crashes involve many variable factors.
How does the Handbook define a "good motorcyclist"?
To have the desire and motivation to choose to reduce risk while riding.
, How does a rider reduce factors that lead to crashes?
By applying a strategy.
What does it mean to have a margin of safety?
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?
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.
Providing comfort, increasing visibility, and offering protection.
What's the difference between a full-face and three-quarter-coverage helmet?
The three-quarter helmet doesn't offer the face and chin protection of full-face helmets.
Questions And Correct Answers
Name 2 primary differences between cars/trucks and motorcycles.
Stability and visibility.
What are the problems that these differences cause?
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?
The consequences of your riding behavior in traffic.
What is the primary cause of motorcycle crashes?
There is rarely a single cause; most crashes involve many variable factors.
How does the Handbook define a "good motorcyclist"?
To have the desire and motivation to choose to reduce risk while riding.
, How does a rider reduce factors that lead to crashes?
By applying a strategy.
What does it mean to have a margin of safety?
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?
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.
Providing comfort, increasing visibility, and offering protection.
What's the difference between a full-face and three-quarter-coverage helmet?
The three-quarter helmet doesn't offer the face and chin protection of full-face helmets.
