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MOTORCYCLE SKILL TEST
Basic vehicle control and obstacle-avoidance skills are included in skill tests to
determine your ability to handle normal and hazardous traffic situations. For
example, you may be tested for your ability to:
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Know your motorcycle and your riding limits.
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Accelerate, brake, and turn safely.
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See, be seen, and communicate with others.
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Adjust speed and position to the traffic situation.
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Stop, turn, and swerve quickly.
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Make critical decisions and carry them out.
Examiners may score on factors related to safety such as:
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Selecting safe speeds to perform maneuvers.
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Choosing the correct path and staying within boundaries.
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Completing normal and quick stops.
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Completing normal and quick turns, or swerves.
Three wheel information:
Contact
Idaho STAR (1-888-280-7827)
for specific information about
operation of three-wheeled motorcycles or motorcycles with sidecars.
The following are some of the skills you will have to demonstrate during
the skills test:
To receive a motorcycle endorsement with full privileges, most states
require that maneuvers be performed as designed for single-track, two-
wheeled motorcycles. On-motorcycle skill tests are not designed for
sidecars or three-wheeled vehicles. Those vehicles maneuver differently
than a two-wheeled motorcycle. Restrictions (sidecar, three-wheeled
vehicle) may be added until completion of a two-wheeled motorcycle test.
Diagrams and drawings used in this manual are for reference only and are
not to correct scale for size of vehicles and distances.