While making a turn, the passenger on a motorcycle must
- bend backward.
- maintain straight posture.
- lean in the opposite direction of the turn.
- lean in the direction of the turn. ✓
Answer: D. lean in the direction of the turn.
The passenger should lean in the direction of the turn, moving with the motorcycle.
Why this is the answer
The handbook's turning section says to lean with the vehicle into the turn, and that sharper turns and higher speeds require more lean. It also says to look well ahead and face into the turn. Applied to a passenger, that means following the motorcycle's lean rather than sitting upright or leaning away. The passages do not separately describe passenger technique, so the support comes from the general lean-with-the-bike rule.
Why the other answers are wrong
- A. bend backward. — Bending backward does not match the handbook's instruction to lean with the vehicle into the turn.
- B. maintain straight posture. — Maintaining a straight upright posture keeps the passenger from leaning with the motorcycle into the turn.
- C. lean in the opposite direction of the turn. — Leaning in the opposite direction is the reverse of leaning with the vehicle into the turn.
Remember it
Think 'lean as one': wherever the bike leans, the passenger leans too.