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Motorcycle Operator Manual” Da�On Works Closely with State Licensing Was Developed by the Na�Onal Public Ser‐ Agencies LOUISIANA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY & CORRECTIONS Operang a motorcycle safely in traffic These revisions reflect: requires special skills and knowledge. The Motorcycle Safety Foundaon has made The latest finding of motorcycle‐ this manual available to help novice motor‐ safety research cyclists reduce their risk of having a crash. Comments and guidance provided by The manual conveys essenal safe‐driving the motorcycling, licensing, and informaon and has been designed for use traffic‐safety communies. in safe‐driving informaon and has been designed for use in safe Licensing programs. Expanded alcohol and drug infor‐ While designed for the novice, all motorcy‐ maon. clists can benefit from the informaon this manual contains. In promong improved licens‐ ing programs, the Motorcycle Safety Foun‐ The original “Motorcycle Operator Manual” daon works closely with state licensing was developed by the Naonal Public Ser‐ agencies. The Foundaon has helped vices Research Instute (NPSRI) under con‐ more than half the states in the naon tract to the Naonal Highway Traffic Safety adopt the “Motorcycle Operator Manual” Administraon (NHTSA) and within the for use in their licensing systems. terms of a cooperave agreement between NHTSA and Motorcycle Safety Foundaon. Improved licensing, along with The manual and related tests were used in a quality motorcycle rider educaon and mul‐year study of improved motorcycle increased public awareness, has the poten‐ operator licensing procedures, conducted al to reduce crashes. Staff at the Founda‐ by the California Department of Motor on are available to assist state, private Vehicles under contract to NHTSA. and governmental agencies in efforts to improve motorcycle safety. The purpose of this manual is to educate the reader to help avoid crashes while safe‐ ly operang a motorcycle. For this edion, the Motorcycle Safety Foundaon has up‐ dated and expanded the content of the Tim Buche original manual. President, Motorcycle Safety Foundaon Please do not contact printer for addional copies of this publicaon. You may obtain a copy from your nearest Office of Motor Vehicles. Visit our website at: hp://www.expresslane.org TWELFTH EDITION, NOVEMBER 2011 DPSMV 2048 CONTENTS THE RIDER AND Alcohol in the Body ...........................................42 THE MOTORCYCLE ................................................4 Alcohol and the Law ..........................................44 PREPARING TO RIDE Minimize the Risks ............................................44 Wear the Right Gear .............................................5 Step in to Protect Friends .................................45 Know Your Motorcycle ..........................................7 Fatigue ..............................................................45 Know Your Responsibilities .................................10 EARNING YOUR LICENSE RIDE WITHIN YOUR ABILITIES Knowledge Test..................................................46 Basic Vehicle Control …........................................11 On-Cycle Skill Test …….…………………..……………….47 Keeping Your Distance ........................................15 THREE-WHEEL SUPPLEMENT SEE .......................................................................20 Supplementary Information Intersections .......................................................21 for Three-Wheel Motorcycles ………………..........48 Increasing Conspicuity ........................................24 Know Your Vehicle ............................................48 Crash Avoidance ..................................................27 Basic Vehicle Control ........................................50 Handling Dangerous Surfaces .............................30 Carrying Passengers and Cargo .........................53 Mechanical Problems ..........................................33 Definitions ……………………………...……..…………….. 54 Animals ................................................................34 Mandatory Requirements for Louisiana Flying Objects ......................................................35 Motorcyclists …….………………………………....……..54 Getting Off the Road ...........................................35 Lamps and Other Lighting Equipment …………....56 Carrying Passengers Other Equipment ………………………………….…..…..57 and Cargo ............................................................35 Motorcycles, Motorbikes, and Group Riding .......................................................38 Motor Scooters ………………………………...……..…...58 BEING IN SHAPE TO RIDE Tests for Suspected Drunken Drivers ……………..60 Why This Information Is A FEW MORE SUGGESTIONS …………………..…....61 Important ..........................................................42 Alcohol and Other Drugs in Motorcycle Operation .......................................42 4 THE RIDER AND THE MOTORCYCLE Motorcycling is a RIDING ENVIRONMENT unique experience. Compared to a car, you don’t sit in a motorcycle, you become part of it. Not as a passive driver, but as an active rider arcing into a string of smooth corners, playing along with the rhythm of the road; shifting, accelerating, and braking with precision. Whether you ride to and from work or prefer and supports the concept that, as the the camaraderie of a group ride on the Motorcycle Safety Foundation says, weekend, motorcycling engages all your “Safe riding is as much a skill of the senses and creates an invigorating sense eyes and mind as it is of the hands and of freedom. feet.” Along with that freedom comes Successfully piloting a motorcycle is a responsibility. All states require much more involved task than driving a some form of license endorsement car. Motorcycling requires a fine sense demonstrating you possess a minimum of balance and a heightened sense of level of skill and knowledge. This awareness and position amidst other booklet and other motorcycle roadway users. A motorcycle responds publications can help prepare you to more quickly to rider inputs than a car, be successful. You might also consider but is also more sensitive to outside taking a formal hands-on training forces, like irregular road surfaces or course, even if your state doesn’t require crosswinds. A motorcycle is also less that you complete one. You’ll learn how visible than a car due to its narrower to improve your riding skills and mental profile, and offers far less protection by strategies, so you can be a safer, more exposing its rider to other traffic and alert rider. the elements. All these risks can be The diagram above illustrates the managed through study, training, and complex environment that awaits you, practice. PREPARING TO RIDE 5 What you do before you start a trip goes a long way toward determining whether or not you’ll get where you want to go safely. Before taking off on any trip, a safe rider makes a point to: 1. Wear the right gear. 2. Become familiar with the motorcycle. 3. Check the motorcycle equipment. 4. Be a responsible rider. WEAR THE RIGHT GEAR a helmet kept a rider from spotting danger. When you ride, your gear is “right” if it protects you. In any crash, you have • Most crashes happen on short trips (less than five miles long), just a far better chance of avoiding serious a few minutes after starting out. injury if you wear: • Most riders are riding slower than • A DOT compliant helmet. 30 mph when a crash occurs. At • Face or eye protection. these speeds, helmets can cut both the number and the severity of head • Protective clothing. injuries by half. Helmet Use No matter what the speed, helmeted Crashes can occur — particularly riders are three times more likely to among untrained, beginning riders. survive head injuries than those not And one out of every five motorcycle wearing helmets at the time of the crashes results in head or neck injuries. crash. The single most important thing Head injuries are just as severe as neck you can do to improve your chances of injuries — and far more common. Crash surviving a crash is to wear a securely- analyses show that head and neck fastened, quality helmet. injuries account for a majority of serious Helmet Selection and fatal injuries to motorcyclists. Research also shows that, with few There are two primary types of exceptions, head and neck injuries are helmets, providing two different levels reduced by properly wearing a quality of coverage: three-quarter and full face. helmet. Whichever style you choose, you can Some riders don’t wear helmets get the most protection by making sure because they think helmets will limit that the helmet: their view to the sides. Others wear • Is designed to meet U.S. helmets only on long trips or when Department of Transportation riding at high speeds. But, here are (DOT) and state standards. Helmets some facts to consider: with a label from the Snell Memorial Foundation also give you an • A DOT-compliant helmet lets assurance of quality. you see as far to the sides as necessary. A study of more than • Fits snugly, all the way around. 900 motorcycle crashes, where • Has no obvious defects such as 40% of the riders wore helmets, cracks, loose padding or frayed did not find even one case in which straps. 6 PREPARING TO RIDE Whatever helmet you HELMETS decide on, keep it securely fastened on your head when you ride. Otherwise, if you are involved in a crash, it’s likely to fly off your head before it gets a chance to protect you. Eye and Face Protection A plastic shatter-resistant faceshield can help protect your whole face in a crash. It also protects you Clothing from wind, dust, dirt, rain, insects and pebbles thrown up from cars ahead. The right clothing protects you
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