When should a passenger get on a motorcycle?
- While it is still on the kickstand
- Before the engine has been started
- After the engine has been started ✓
- Before the driver
Answer: C. After the engine has been started
A passenger should get on the motorcycle after the engine has been started.
Why this is the answer
The handbook's passenger instructions say to tell your passenger to get on after the engine has started, along with sitting as far forward as possible without crowding you, holding tightly to your waist or hips, and keeping both feet on the footrests. These instructions are meant to be given before you begin to drive, so the passenger knows the order of things ahead of time rather than figuring it out as you go.
Why the other answers are wrong
- A. While it is still on the kickstand — Getting on while the bike is still on the kickstand is not what the handbook tells passengers to do; the kickstand is not part of the sequence it lists.
- B. Before the engine has been started — The handbook says the opposite: the passenger gets on after the engine has started, not before.
- D. Before the driver — Nothing in the passage puts the passenger on before the driver; the instruction is about when the passenger boards after the engine is running.
Remember it
Engine first, then passenger: the rider gets set up and starts the bike before anyone climbs on behind.
Official handbook: Official MTO Motorcycle Handbook, Carrying passengers