Before the crest of the hill, you should
- stay in left lane position.
- stay in right lane position.
- move to left lane position.
- move to centre or right lane position. ✓
Answer: D. move to centre or right lane position.
Before the crest of a hill, move to the centre or right lane position.
Why this is the answer
The handbook's lane-position guidance for hills says to move to the centre or right position before you reach the crest. The reason given is that you do not know what may be coming over the hill and moving into your space. Choosing that position gives you more room to deal with a vehicle or hazard that appears as you approach the top.
Why the other answers are wrong
- A. stay in left lane position. — Staying in the left lane position is not the hill strategy; the handbook directs riders to the centre or right before the crest.
- B. stay in right lane position. — Staying only in the right lane position is not what the handbook says; it tells you to move to the centre or right position before the crest.
- C. move to left lane position. — Moving to the left lane position is the opposite of the hill guidance, which points to the centre or right position.
Remember it
On a hill, think 'crest means centre or right' so you are not sitting on the left as you approach the top.
Official handbook: ICBC Learn to Ride Smart, Chapter 6: see-think-do – do, p. 85