Colorado Motorcycle Passengers, Cargo and Groups Practice Test

What the Colorado Motorcycle Operator's Handbook says about passengers, cargo and groups

• Passengers

  To carry a passenger your motorcycle needs a seat large enough for both of you without crowding (you shouldn't sit farther forward than usual), the passenger's own foot pegs (without firm footing a passenger can fall off and pull you off too), and protective gear for the passenger like the rider's. p. 14

• Passengers

  With a passenger, adjust the shocks for the extra weight; with the passenger seated, adjust the mirror and headlight for the motorcycle's new angle; add a few pounds of pressure to the tires and adjust the suspension as the owner's manual says. p. 14

• Keep the Group Together

  To keep a group together: the leader looks ahead for changes, signals early and starts lane changes early. p. 15

• Staggered Formation

  In Colorado's staggered formation the leader rides on the left side of the lane and the second rider a little behind on the right; the third rider takes the left position a normal two seconds behind the first, and the fourth is two seconds behind the second. It can be used safely on an open highway. p. 15

• Passing Information

  Riders in a staggered formation pass one at a time: the leader pulls out and passes when safe, then returns to the left position and keeps passing speed to open room for the next rider. p. 15

Where it is in the Colorado Motorcycle Operator's Handbook

• p. 14Chapter 13 · Carrying passengers and cargo
• p. 15Chapter 14 · Group riding

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