From chapter 10 of the New Jersey Driver Manual, Chapter 10: Motorcycle Manual

New Jersey Motorcycle SIPDE and Being Seen Practice Test

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What the New Jersey Driver Manual, Chapter 10: Motorcycle Manual says about SIPDE and being seen

  • Brake Light

    Flash your brake light by tapping the foot brake lightly before slowing, especially when slowing more quickly than others expect (such as before turning off a high-speed highway), where they don't expect it (mid-block), or when someone follows closely; there is no time for this in an emergency. p. 181

  • Blind Spots

    Don't linger beside a vehicle in its blind spot: speed up and get past quickly or drop back. p. 182

  • Use the SIPDE System

    Experienced riders use SIPDE to make judgments and act in traffic: Scan, Identify, Predict, Decide, Execute. p. 184

  • Scan

    Scan: search aggressively for possible hazards, which gives you the information to decide in time to act. p. 184

  • Execute

    Execute is where riding skills come in, and they must become second nature: the best decision is useless without the skill to carry it out, so ride within your own ability. p. 186

  • Using Head Checks

    Many riders make rapid lane changes out of habit, but a driver in the next lane has little chance to react quickly enough, so check first, then change. p. 186

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

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