QuestionOk, so you can't tell me what is on the riding test for my state. Can you give me ANY ideas as to what the riding tests involves. What are some of the things that get tested on in ANY state. I'm sure they don't radically do things differently from state to state.
Again: please give me any ideas as to how to prepare for the riding test, and what is actually involved in the test.
Any information will be helpful.
AnswerActually, they can be radically different. Some states use an on-street test, others do it in a parking lot with little cones and lines. Some do a combination of both.
There are five things that they're generally looking for: low-speed balance and control, turning and stopping, and swerving. Expect to do a cone weave with the cones about 10 feet apart with a 2-foot offset (could be 15/3), expect to do slow, sharp turns left and right, expect to do a U-turn within a 20-foot box, expect an emergency braking test where they measure your stopping distance, and expect an obstacle turn (swerve) in which you approach a line and have to swerve around it without slowing or losing control.
On the street, they'll be looking for your overall ability to turn, stop, use your signals, and anticipate. You may be required to park with your rear wheel at the curb. They'll be watching that you're able to operate the machine without too much difficulty, blend in with other traffic, and keep the whole works below the speed limit. They may attempt lots of different traffic situations, streets with stoplights, on and off ramps, curves.
Hope that helps. I really only know a couple tests, and have never heard of this "circle" thing. There are a lot of urban myths out there about motorcycle testing and licensing, maybe you should head out to the exam station and watch a couple riders do the test first, to see what you're in for.
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