Class M1 licensed motorcyclists driving at night should do the following to prevent accidents
- Wear reflective clothing
- Reduce the speed
- Class M1 licence holders are not allowed to drive at night. ✓
- Maintain considerable distance from other vehicles
Answer: C. Class M1 licence holders are not allowed to drive at night.
Class M1 riders are not permitted to ride at night, so the correct choice is that a Class M1 licence holder may not drive after dark.
Why this is the answer
The handbook states plainly that Level One (M1) drivers are not allowed to drive at night, and gives their inexperience as the reason. That makes night riding a restriction question for an M1 holder rather than a skill question. The night-driving advice in the same section, such as keeping the headlight clean, switching to high beam when not following or approaching another vehicle, and wearing reflective clothing, is written for riders who are allowed out after dark, which an M1 holder is not.
Why the other answers are wrong
- A. Wear reflective clothing — Reflective clothing is one of the handbook's night-riding tips, but it does not apply here because an M1 holder is not allowed to ride at night in the first place.
- B. Reduce the speed — The handbook does not list slowing down as the night-time measure for M1 holders; it says they cannot ride at night at all.
- D. Maintain considerable distance from other vehicles — Keeping a good distance from other vehicles is not the rule the handbook gives for M1 holders at night, since the restriction stops them riding then.
Remember it
Treat the M1 night ban as a calendar rule, not a skill you can practise your way around: dark means parked.