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MSF Basic Rider Course BOLD Questions with 100% Correct Answers | Updated & Verified
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1 /16MSF Basic Rider Course BOLD1.Name 2 primary differences between cars/trucks and motorcycles.
ANS Stability, Being Readily Seen, and More Vulnerable
2.What are the problems that these differences cause?
ANS Less protection & easier for an accident to occur.
3.Part of being responsible means to give a lot of thought to what?
ANS Thinking before acting, and considering the consequences of actions.
4.What is the primary cause of motorcycle crashes?
ANS There is rarely a single cause. There is usually an interaction of factors that accumulate, and at some point in time they come together in such a way to produce a crash.
5.How does the Handbook define a "good motorcyclist"?
ANS To have the desire and motivation to choose to reduce risk while riding.
6.How does a rider reduce factors that lead to crashes?
ANS By applying a STRAT- EGY. Thinking before acting and considering 2 /16the consequences of actions.
7.What does it mean to have a margin of safety?
ANS 1) Staying within personal skill limits; 2) staying within your motorcycle's limits, especially its tire traction limits; and
3) staying within the available time and space to respond to traffic situations before having to react to an emergency.
8.What is SEE, and what does each letter stand for?
ANS It is a strategy to use in traffic and to be constantly planning and implementing a course of action. S=Search, E=Evaluate, E=Execute
9.Name several purposes of protective riding gear.
ANS Providing comfort, increas- ing visibility, and offering protection.
10.What's the difference between a full-face and three-quarter-coverage
hel- met?
ANS Full face covers all of the head and face. 3/4 doesn't offer the face
and chin protection of a full-face helmet.
11.Why aren't ordinary glasses or sunglasses sufficient eye protection?
ANS They can shatter or fly off, and they allow wind and airborne
objects to reach the eyes.
12.What stickers are likely to indicate a well-made helmet? 3 /16ANS DOT and Snell Memorial Foundation stickers.
13.What type of injury accounts for the majority of motorcycle deaths?
ANS Head injuries account for the majority of motorcycle fatalities.
14.What is the value of appropriate footwear?
ANS Stones that get thrown up from the roadway, burns from exhaust pipes, stronger grip on pavement, keep feet on footrests, and provide protection against foot and ankle.
15.What is the value of motorcycle specific clothing?
ANS Best combination of fit and protection.
16.Define "hypothermia" and provide an example
ANS A condition of subnormal body temperature. Example, On a chilly
day (50F) a motorcyclist riding at 30mpg experiences chilling effect equivalent to 42F.
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