This quiz is by no means an exhaustive list of road craft knowledge. You will continue to find many more little tips and tricks throughout your riding career to help keep you safe and enjoying the ride.
They are however the questions required to be answered by the Transport and Main Roads for a Q-Ride and that is why I have added them to this site.
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Remember that this is only the beginning of your motorcycle career and you will continue to improve your road craft as time goes on. Take the time to reflect on every major event that happens on your rides and critique them:
Why did I feel scared/worried/alarmed in that moment?
What did I do in response to it ?
What should have I done in response to it?
How could I have avoided that moment in the first place?
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Question 1 of 11
1. Question
Describe the technique used to identify hazards while riding and driving a vehicle:
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Scanning is the act of taking in your surroundings and assessing everything for its potential to become a hazard.
This is looking left, right, in the far distance, middle ground, close up, mirrors and dash/speedo.
Practice it often and try not to scan too quickly as the brain does need time to process the images.Incorrect
Scanning is the act of taking in your surroundings and assessing everything for its potential to become a hazard.
This is looking left, right, in the far distance, middle ground, close up, mirrors and dash/speedo.
Practice it often and try not to scan too quickly as the brain does need time to process the images. -
Question 2 of 11
2. Question
How often should you be scanning while riding or driving a vehicle?
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Constantly! Never stop looking for what is happening around you. This can be ahead of you, to the side or behind you (mirror checks).
The occasional check of speed and engine lights is also highly recommended.Incorrect
Constantly! Never stop looking for what is happening around you. This can be ahead of you, to the side or behind you (mirror checks).
The occasional check of speed and engine lights is also highly recommended. -
Question 3 of 11
3. Question
What types of hazards are you looking for?
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Absolutely. We assess everything in front of us and decide if it could pose a risk to our safety.
There may be other hazards that you have seen in your driving experience and not listed here. What are they and how did you react?Incorrect
We assess everything in front of us and decide if it could pose a risk to our safety.
There may be other hazards that you have seen in your driving experience and not listed here. What are they and how did you react? -
Question 4 of 11
4. Question
What are the consequences of not correctly identifying and reacting to a hazard?
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Yes, the consequences can often be extreme due to the exposure of a motorcyclist.
We have no steel cage and airbags to help us come to a soft gradual stop, we will feel the full force of any impact.Incorrect
Yes, the consequences can often be extreme due to the exposure of a motorcyclist.
We have no steel cage and airbags to help us come to a soft gradual stop, we will feel the full force of any impact. -
Question 5 of 11
5. Question
What is the recommended safe following distance?
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Using time to measure how far behind a vehicle we are means that we will increase our following distance at higher speeds automatically. This allows for the greater braking distance required to stop from the higher speeds.
At 40km/hr you will be approx 30m behind;
At 100km/hr you will be approx 100m behind.Incorrect
Using time to measure how far behind a vehicle we are means that we will increase our following distance at higher speeds automatically. This allows for the greater braking distance required to stop from the higher speeds.
At 40km/hr you will be approx 30m behind;
At 100km/hr you will be approx 100m behind. -
Question 6 of 11
6. Question
How do you achieve and then maintain this following distance?
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Question 7 of 11
7. Question
In regards to your following distance/time, what action should you take if your vision or safety is compromised?
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Buy yourself some room to move by increasing the following time. Reduced visibility or grip on the roads means the extra distance could save you.
This is also true for being tail gated while having a car in front of you. This will help avoid being rear ended and squashed between vehicles.Incorrect
Buy yourself some room to move by increasing the following time. Reduced visibility or grip on the roads means the extra distance could save you.
This is also true for being tail gated while having a car in front of you. This will help avoid being rear ended and squashed between vehicles. -
Question 8 of 11
8. Question
Explain reaction distance
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It is very handy for all riders and drivers to respect the distance traveled while reacting to hazards. Did you know that some reaction times can be up to 2 seconds or more? Converting your speed into meters covered every second (m/s) helps highlight the danger.(40km/hr = 12m/s, 60km/hr = 17m/s,100km/hr = 28m/s)
At 100km/hr you will have travelled almost 60m in the time taken to react and not have altered course or speed at all. Think of how much hurt you could pack into that space! (Trucks and trailers, heavy machinery, other motorcyclists)Incorrect
It is very handy for all riders and drivers to respect the distance traveled while reacting to hazards. Did you know that some reaction times can be up to 2 seconds or more? Converting your speed into meters covered every second (m/s) helps highlight the danger.(40km/hr = 12m/s, 60km/hr = 17m/s,100km/hr = 28m/s)
At 100km/hr you will have travelled almost 60m in the time taken to react and not have altered course or speed at all. Think of how much hurt you could pack into that space! (Trucks and trailers, heavy machinery, other motorcyclists) -
Question 9 of 11
9. Question
Would your reaction distance increase if you aren’t concentrating?
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Absolutely. Riding Hungry, Angry, Lonely or Tired (HALT principle) is dangerous and used to be an acronym taught by instructors. While it doesn’t cover every emotion or mental state that we should avoid riding in, it is a nice easy way to remember to give yourself a quick head check before heading out on the road. We’ve got too much skin in the game to not have our head in the game too!
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Riding Hungry, Angry, Lonely or Tired (HALT principle) is dangerous and used to be an acronym taught by instructors. While it doesn’t cover every emotion or mental state that we should avoid riding in, it is a nice easy way to remember to give yourself a quick head check before heading out on the road. We’ve got too much skin in the game to not have our head in the game too!
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Question 10 of 11
10. Question
If speed is doubled, what effect does this have on our braking distance?
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It is not a linear relationship (increasing together at the same rate) but an exponential relationship (braking distance increases faster. 3 x speed = 9 x braking distance, 4 x speed = 16 x braking distance etc)
Lots of intelligent people in white suits throw around formula and big words to describe it in more detail, all we need to know is that it is going to take us much longer to stop at increased speeds!
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It is not a linear relationship (increasing together at the same rate) but an exponential relationship (braking distance increases faster. 3 x speed = 9 x braking distance, 4 x speed = 16 x braking distance etc)
Lots of intelligent people in white suits throw around formula and big words to describe it in more detail, all we need to know is that it is going to take us much longer to stop at increased speeds!
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Question 11 of 11
11. Question
What effect does a wet road have on braking distances?
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The tyre does not have the same grip on a wet road as it does on a dry road and we should always be aware of this when riding in adverse conditions.
Smooth lever operation is even more important to ensure that the setup and squeeze phases of braking are nice and controlled and the tyre does not lose traction.Incorrect
The tyre does not have the same grip on a wet road as it does on a dry road and we should always be aware of this when riding in adverse conditions.
Smooth lever operation is even more important to ensure that the setup and squeeze phases of braking are nice and controlled and the tyre does not lose traction.