Motorcycle riders must maintain the following distance from other vehicles
- 15-seconds' distance
- 10-seconds' distance
- 2-3-seconds' distance ✓
- 5-seconds' distance
Answer: C. 2-3-seconds' distance
Keep a following distance of about two to three seconds behind the vehicle in front.
Why this is the answer
The motorcycle handbook's freeway driving section says to stay at least a two- to three-second distance behind the vehicle ahead. That directly matches the answer. The same section also advises giving yourself more room in front if another vehicle follows too closely, so this gap is treated as a minimum space cushion. Another passage mentions a two-second rule as a minimum following distance, but the clearest statement of the two- to three-second gap is the freeway passage.
Why the other answers are wrong
- A. 15-seconds' distance — A 15-second gap is much longer than the handbook's two- to three-second minimum and is not the following distance it states.
- B. 10-seconds' distance — A 10-second gap is longer than the stated two- to three-second minimum; the handbook does not give 10 seconds as the required gap.
- D. 5-seconds' distance — Five seconds is longer than the handbook's two- to three-second minimum, so it does not match the stated following distance.
Remember it
Think of the space cushion as a short count of two to three, not a long wait.
Official handbook: Official MTO Motorcycle Handbook, Freeway driving (excludes LSMs and mopeds)