New Jersey Motorcycle Passengers and Group Riding Practice Test

What the New Jersey Driver Manual, Chapter 10: Motorcycle Manual says about passengers and group riding

• Instructing Passengers

  Tell passengers to get on only after the engine is started, sit as far forward as they can without crowding you, hold your waist, hips or belt tightly, and keep both feet on the pegs at all times, even when stopped. p. 200

• Riding with a Passenger

  With a passenger the motorcycle responds more slowly to speeding up, slowing and turning, especially with a heavy passenger or a light motorcycle. p. 200

• Learning Group Riding

  The highway isn't a place to socialize: riders in a group have no special rights and must not interfere with traffic; groups of more than four or five riders should split into smaller groups, since big groups block traffic and get separated, and riders left behind may ride unsafely to catch up. p. 201

• Staggered Formation

  Staggered formation is safe on an open highway, but go back to single file on curves, during turns, when entering or leaving a highway, on a narrow road, and when topping a hill. p. 202

• Following Those Behind

  Let the last rider in line, the tailender, set the pace: use your mirrors to watch the rider behind and slow down so others can catch up; and make sure everyone knows the route and any special rules on it. p. 202

• Distance

  Keep the group close but at a safe distance: a close group takes less space, is easier to see and is less likely to be split by traffic lights; never ride directly alongside another motorcycle, which leaves no room to escape, and talk with other riders only when stopped. p. 202

Where it is in the New Jersey Driver Manual, Chapter 10: Motorcycle Manual

• p. 199–202Chapter 10 · Passengers, cargo and group riding

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