PREPARING TD RIDE ............................................. P WEARTHERIGHTGEAR .........................................1 TheHelmet ..................................................1 
Helmetuse ...................................................1 Helmetselection ..............................................2 Eye a n d Face Protection .......................................2 Clothing .....................................................3 CHECK THE MOTORCYCLE .......................................3 GET FAMILLAR WITH THE MOTORCYCLE .........................4 
 
CONTROL FOR SAFETY ........................................... 6 BODYPOSITION ................................................6 TURNING .......................................................6 
BRAKING .......................................................8 
SHIFTINGGEARS ................................................ 8 Downshifting .................................................8 
ShiftingforaTum ............................................8 
 
SEEANDBESEEN ................................................. 9 CLOrHING ......................................................9 
HEADLIGHT ....................................................9 SIGNALS ........................................................9 
Turnsignals ..................................................9 BrakeLight .................................................10 POSITION FOR BEING SEEN ..................................... 10 Stay Out of Blind Spots ....................................... 11 Let t h e Driver Ahead See You ................................. 12 Help Drivers at Intersections See You . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 HORN .........................................................13 
SCAN. IDENTIm PREDIC'I; DECIDE. EXECUTE. (SIPDE) ............ 14 USINGYOURMIRRORS ..........................................16 
HEADCHECKS .................................................16 POSITIONTOSEE ..............................................17 
 
KEEPING YOUR DISTANCE ....................................... 19 
DISTANCEINFRONT ...........................................19 DISTANCETOTHESIDE ........................................19 
Passing Vehicles .............................................19 CarsatIntersections .........................................20 
Parked Cars .................................................21 Lane Sharers ................................................21 
MergingCars ................................................22 CarsAlongside ..............................................22 
DISTANCEBEHIND .............................................22 
 
HANDLING DANGEROUS SURFACES ................... 
SLIPPERY SURFACES ................................ 
 
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Handling Slippery Surfaces ...................................23 
 
Very Slippery Surfaces ........................................24 
 
UNEVEN SURFACES AND OBSTACLES ............................24 
 
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RAILROADTRACKS .............................................25 GROOVESANDGRATINGS .......................................26 
RIDING AT NIGHT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 
 
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DEALING WITH EMERGENCIES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 
 
QUICKSTOPS ..................................................28 
 
EVASIVEMANEUVERS ...........................................28 
 
MECHANICAL PROBLEMS .......................................29 
 
TireFailure .................................................29 
 
StuckThrottle ...............................................29 
 
Wobble ......................................................30 
 
Chain Problems ..............................................30 
 
Engineseizure ..............................................30 
 
GETTINGOFTTHEROAD .......................................31 
 
CXHEREMERGENCIES ..........................................31 
 
Flying Objects ...............................................31 
 
Animals .....................................................31 
 
CARRYING PASSENGERS A N D CARGO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 
PASSENGERS ...................................................32 Equipment .................................................. 32 Instructing Passengers ....................................... 32 Riding with Passengers .......................................33 
CARRYING LOADS ..............................................33 
 
GROUP RIDING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 
KEEP THE GROUP SMALL .......................................34 KEEP THE GROUP TOGETHER ..................................34 
KEEPYOURDISTANCE ..........................................34 
 
BEING IN SHAPE TO RIDE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 
 
WHY THIS INFORhUTION IS I M P O m N T ........................ 36 
 
ALCOHOLINTHEBODY ........................................36 
 
Blood Alcohol Concentration .................................36 
 
What Determines BAC ........................................37 
 
ALCOHOLANDTHELAW .......................................37 
 
Consequences of Conviction ..................................38 
 
T h e Laws in Your State .......................................38 
 
..... ALCOHOL AND (JTHER DRUGS IN MOTORCYCLE OPERATION 
 
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MINIMIZING THE RISKS ........................................38 
 
Controlling Drinking ........................................39 
 
Controlling Riding ........................................... 39 
 
STEPPING IN T O PROTECT FRIENDS ............................39 
 
FATIGUE .......................................................40 
 
YOURMOTORCYCLE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 THERIGHTEQUIPMENT .......................................41 
MOTORCYCLECARE ............................................41 
 
EARNING YOUR LICENSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 3 
KNOWLEDGETEST ............................................. 43 ON-CYCLETEST ................................................ 44 
 
SIGNS. SIGNALS. & MARKINGS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52