Georgia Motorcycle Hazards, Stops and Curves Practice Test

What the Georgia Motorcycle Operators Manual says about hazards, stops and curves

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  Georgia TACT (Targeting Aggressive Cars and Trucks, and Motorcycles): heavy trucks weigh 80,000 pounds or more, and a fully loaded tractor-trailer at 55 mph needs three times a car's stopping distance. p. 32

• Cornering

  Many crash-involved riders enter turns too fast; slow, look, press, roll applies to all curves. p. 32

• Sharing the Road with Commercial Motor Vehicles

  The bigger the vehicle, the bigger its blind spots ("No Zones"): directly in front, directly behind and along each side, especially the right. p. 32

• Work Zones

  Work zones are more hazardous for riders, who lack four-wheel stability, so slow down. p. 33

• Animals

  When a dog chases you: slow down and downshift as it approaches, then accelerate crisply away as it gets near; keep control, look where you want to go, and don't kick at it, which makes the motorcycle hard to control. p. 33

Where it is in the Georgia Motorcycle Operators Manual

• p. 31–32Section 6 · Roadway management: stopping, swerving and curves
• p. 33Section 7 · Special riding situations

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