When riding with a passenger, how should you adjust your riding?
- Don't use saddlebags.
- Increase the throttle when making turns.
- Go slower when taking curves or corners. ✓
- Make sure the gas tank is at least half full.
Answer: C. Go slower when taking curves or corners.
When you carry a passenger, go slower through curves and corners to adjust for the extra weight.
Why this is the answer
The handbook says a motorcycle with a passenger responds more slowly because of the added weight, so it takes longer to speed up, slow down or turn. To adjust, it tells you to drive at a lower speed, especially on corners, curves and bumps, and to start slowing down earlier than usual. Riding slower into curves and corners is exactly the adjustment the handbook calls for, so that is the right choice.
Why the other answers are wrong
- A. Don't use saddlebags. — The handbook never says to leave saddlebags off when you have a passenger; it talks about adjusting mirrors, headlight, tire pressure and suspension for the extra weight.
- B. Increase the throttle when making turns. — Adding throttle in turns works against the handbook's advice, since a loaded bike takes longer to turn and you should be going slower, not faster.
- D. Make sure the gas tank is at least half full. — Nothing in the handbook makes a half-full tank a rule for carrying a passenger, so this is not one of the listed adjustments.
Remember it
Extra weight means slower response: ease off the speed before the curve, not in it.
Official handbook: Official MTO Motorcycle Handbook, Carrying passengers