Right of Way & Intersections — Vermont

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1. To increase your chances of being seen at an intersection, you should:
  1. Try to make eye contact with other drivers.
  2. Ride with your headlight on. ✓
  3. Reduce your space cushion.
  4. Ride in a weaving pattern.

Answer: B. Ride with your headlight on.

Ride with your headlight on to make yourself easier for other drivers to see at an intersection. The manual tells riders to reduce risk at intersections by being seen: keep the headlight on and choose a lane position that gives oncoming traffic the best view. It also says to keep a space cushion that gives you an escape path and to avoid sudden changes in speed or position, since drivers may misread those as a turn. That makes riding with the headlight on the listed visibility step for intersections.
Official handbook: MSF Motorcycle Operator Manual (18th ed.), p. 5
2. When approaching a blind intersection, you should:
  1. Ride in the portion of the lane that will bring you into other drivers' fields of vision at the earliest possible moment. ✓
  2. Always be in the left lane to be the farthest from oncoming traffic.
  3. Slowly sneak up to the intersection.
  4. Weave slightly in your lane so your headlight has a better chance of being spotted.

Answer: A. Ride in the portion of the lane that will bring you into other drivers' fields of vision at the earliest possible moment.

When approaching a blind intersection, ride in the portion of the lane that brings you into other drivers' fields of vision as early as possible. The manual says to move to the lane position that puts you in another driver's view as soon as possible. It shows a rider moving to the left part of the lane, away from a parked car, so a driver on the cross street can see him sooner. The stated goal is to see as much as possible and stay visible while protecting your space. If there is a stop sign or stop line, stop there first, then edge forward and stop again just short of where cross traffic crosses your path.
Official handbook: MSF Motorcycle Operator Manual (18th ed.), p. 5
3. Of the crashes involving both a motorcycle and a car, how many are caused by the driver failing to properly yield the right-of-way to the rider?
  1. About 10 percent
  2. About 25 percent
  3. Over 50 percent ✓
  4. About 90 percent

Answer: C. Over 50 percent

Over 50 percent of motorcycle/car crashes are caused by drivers failing to yield the right-of-way to the rider. The manual says that at intersections, where traffic can cross your path, more than half of motorcycle/car crashes come from drivers who violate the rider's right-of-way. That is the same idea as failing to yield to the rider. So the share is a majority, which matches "Over 50 percent." The manual also points to left-turning cars and cars pulling out from side streets as major dangers, which fits its warning that riders should not assume others will see them or yield.
Official handbook: MSF Motorcycle Operator Manual (18th ed.), p. 19
4. To increase your chances of being seen at an intersection, you should:
  1. Turn your headlight off.
  2. Ride with your headlight on. ✓
  3. Try to make eye contact with other drivers.
  4. Ride as closely as possible to the vehicle ahead.

Answer: B. Ride with your headlight on.

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