When you follow a motorcycle, you should
- allow more following distance ✓
- cover your brake
- drive slowly
- maintain your speed and keep to the right
Answer: A. allow more following distance
When you follow a motorcycle, allow more following distance.
Why this is the answer
The BC handbook says to leave at least three seconds behind a motorcycle. It gives two reasons: a motorcycle can stop very quickly, and a rider can skid or fall on poor road surfaces. That extra room gives you time to stop without hitting the rider. The general two-second gap is not enough here, and the motorcycle-specific rule points to a larger space margin, not to slowing down generally or changing lane position.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. cover your brake — Covering the brake is not what the handbook tells you to do when following a motorcycle; it focuses on keeping a larger space cushion.
- C. drive slowly — Driving slowly is not the motorcycle-following rule in the passages; the rule is about the distance you keep, not a general lower speed.
- D. maintain your speed and keep to the right — Maintaining your speed and staying right does not address the handbook's warning that motorcycles can stop fast and riders can fall, so more following distance is needed.
Remember it
Think “bike equals more room”: the three-second gap is your target behind a motorcycle.