In supervised two-wheel motorcycle training, a rider practices an avoidance maneuver that needs both braking and a swerve. How should these actions be coordinated?
Correct answer: Separate the braking action from the swerving action.
The manual separates braking from swerving: brake before or after the swerve, not during it. Practice requires adequate space and qualified instruction; this is not a universal instruction to choose a swerve over a safe stop.
Source: 2023-2024 Georgia Motorcycle Operators Manual, printed page 31, physical PDF page 33; Section 6, 6.1 - Crash Avoidance, Swerving; Brake, then Swerve and Swerve, then Brake diagrams. ↗
A rider's two-wheel motorcycle has ABS, but the rider has not checked that model's cornering capabilities. Which assumption is appropriate when planning for a curve?
Correct answer: ABS may not prevent wheel lock while the motorcycle is leaned.
Section 6.1 warns that ABS may not prevent wheel lock while leaned over. Do not assume every system provides cornering protection; follow the motorcycle's instructions and keep within available traction.
Source: 2023-2024 Georgia Motorcycle Operators Manual, printed page 31, physical PDF page 33; Section 6, 6.1 - Crash Avoidance, Anti-Lock Braking Systems (ABS), straight-line versus leaned-over limitation. ↗
A two-wheel rider approaches a left curve on a road that is higher in the middle than at its sides. What additional limitation should the rider allow for?
Correct answer: Less ground clearance and less available lean than on flat pavement.
The crowned-road section cautions that left curves can reduce ground clearance and the lean angle available. Do not assume the clearance of a flat road.
Source: 2023-2024 Georgia Motorcycle Operators Manual, printed page 33, physical PDF page 35; Section 7, 7.1 - Crowned Roads, left-curve caution and Crowned Roads diagram. ↗
A two-wheel rider is crossing scored pavement in a work zone at a reduced speed. The rider is tempted to make repeated sharp steering corrections. What is the better approach?
Correct answer: Keep a steady throttle and avoid fighting the handlebars.
For scored or grooved pavement, the manual advises a slow, steady approach, eyes up, and not fighting the handlebars. Sharp corrections are not the recommended response.
Source: 2023-2024 Georgia Motorcycle Operators Manual, printed page 33, physical PDF page 35; Section 7, 7.2 - Work Zones, Scored or grooved pavement bullet. ↗
In a repaving area, one lane is higher than the adjacent lane. Why should a rider avoid crossing that raised edge quickly at a very shallow angle?
Correct answer: The height difference can upset the motorcycle's control.
The manual specifically warns that crossing into a higher repaved lane at high speed and a narrow angle can cause loss of control. Plan for the edge instead of treating the lanes as level.
Source: 2023-2024 Georgia Motorcycle Operators Manual, printed page 33, physical PDF page 35; Section 7, 7.2 - Work Zones, Rippled and uneven temporary pavement bullet, repaved-lane height difference. ↗
A motorcycle's steering suddenly feels unusually heavy, but the rider heard no bang or escaping air. Which conclusion is justified?
Correct answer: A tire may be losing air despite the lack of noise.
A rider may not hear a tire go flat. Heavy steering can be a warning of a front-tire problem; changes in handling call for a controlled response and a safe stop to check the tires, not dismissal because there was no sound.
Source: 2023-2024 Georgia Motorcycle Operators Manual, printed page 33, physical PDF page 35; Section 7, 7.3 - Tire Failure, opening paragraphs and front-tire heavy-steering warning. ↗
A dog runs toward a moving motorcycle, and the rider is tempted to kick at it. Which response preserves the control principle in the manual?
Correct answer: Keep control of the motorcycle and do not kick at the dog.
The manual warns that kicking at a dog makes motorcycle control more difficult. Keep attention on the intended path; this question does not prescribe an acceleration maneuver regardless of surrounding traffic.
Source: 2023-2024 Georgia Motorcycle Operators Manual, printed page 33, physical PDF page 35; Section 7, 7.4 - Animals, dog paragraph, control/path attention and no-kicking instruction. ↗
A deer stands beside the lane ahead. The rider has ample room to stop safely before reaching it, and no vehicle is following closely. What is the sound plan?
Correct answer: Stop before reaching the deer and wait for it to leave.
Large animals are unpredictable. With a safe stopping opportunity, the manual's guidance is to stop before reaching the animal and wait for it to leave rather than predict a safe high-speed path beside it.
Source: 2023-2024 Georgia Motorcycle Operators Manual, printed page 33, physical PDF page 35; Section 7, 7.4 - Animals, larger animals paragraph; stopping-before-reaching and waiting option. ↗
Wind gusts have become too strong for a rider to continue safely. A safe parking area is available nearby. What should the rider do?
Correct answer: Park safely and wait until the conditions improve.
The wind section directs riders to find a safe place to park when the wind becomes too dangerous. A nearby vehicle is not a dependable substitute for stopping.
Source: 2023-2024 Georgia Motorcycle Operators Manual, printed page 33, physical PDF page 35; Section 7, 7.5 - Wind, safe-parking-until-conditions-improve bullet. ↗
A two-wheel rider is near a bus in gusty conditions. What space-management choice helps account for wind turbulence from the large vehicle?
Correct answer: Preserve extra clearance and a useful space cushion.
Large vehicles can create wind turbulence. The manual emphasizes moving away when safely possible and maximizing the surrounding space cushion, not riding closely beside them.
Source: 2023-2024 Georgia Motorcycle Operators Manual, printed page 33, physical PDF page 35; Section 7, 7.5 - Wind, large-vehicle turbulence paragraph and separation/space-cushion bullets. ↗
A Class M rider is riding a two-wheel motorcycle at night, maintaining a safe gap and assessing the road independently. The car ahead's taillights bounce up and down. How can that observation help?
Correct answer: Be alert for rough pavement while maintaining the gap.
Bouncing taillights may alert a rider to bumps or rough pavement. They are only a clue, not a reason to follow closely or substitute the car's view for the rider's own safe view.
Source: 2023-2024 Georgia Motorcycle Operators Manual, printed page 35, physical PDF page 37; Section 9, 9.3 - Night Riding, Using the Car Ahead and Increasing Distance bullets; Class M scenario preserves MP daylight restriction. ↗
A two-wheel rider approaches a wet metal road plate set into otherwise ordinary pavement. Which assumption is safest?
Correct answer: The wet metal may provide much less traction than the surrounding pavement
Wet metal covers, plates and similar shiny surfaces can be particularly slippery. Recognize the surface change early and avoid treating it as ordinary dry pavement; this is a traction question, not a braking recipe.
Source: Georgia DDS Motorcycle Operators Manual 2023-2024, 5.7 - Speed Management / Slippery Surfaces - Shiny surfaces, printed 29 (physical 31). Current DDS Manuals index linked this retained edition on 2026-09-13. ↗
Rainwater is collecting in long ruts ahead. A two-wheel rider can select a clear path within the lane without an abrupt maneuver. Which choice is best?
Correct answer: Choose the available path that avoids the pooled water and ruts
The wet-surface guidance advises avoiding pooled water and highway ruts. A car's chosen track is not automatically safe for a motorcycle, and a rut should not be used as a steering guide.
Source: Georgia DDS Motorcycle Operators Manual 2023-2024, 5.7 - Speed Management / Slippery Surfaces - Wet surfaces, printed 29 (physical 31). Current DDS Manuals index linked this retained edition on 2026-09-13. ↗
As you prepare to stop your two-wheel motorcycle, you see an oil spot where you would normally put a foot down. What should you account for?
Correct answer: Choose secure footing, because a boot can slip on the oil and upset your balance
Oil can cause the supporting foot to slip when stopping or parking. Check footing as well as tire placement; holding a brake or wearing proper boots does not make an oily patch safe.
Source: Georgia DDS Motorcycle Operators Manual 2023-2024, 5.7 - Speed Management / Slippery Surfaces - Oil spots, printed 29 (physical 31). Current DDS Manuals index linked this retained edition on 2026-09-13. ↗
Before departure, you learn that a planned motorcycle route still has snow and ice on shaded sections. What is the safest plan?
Correct answer: Avoid the affected route, using a clear alternative or delaying the ride
DDS recommends avoiding snow- and ice-covered surfaces. Clear sunny pavement does not establish that shaded sections are safe, and changing a braking method does not remove the traction problem.
Source: Georgia DDS Motorcycle Operators Manual 2023-2024, 5.7 - Speed Management / Slippery Surfaces - Ice or snow covered surfaces, printed 29 (physical 31). Current DDS Manuals index linked this retained edition on 2026-09-13. ↗
Rails cross the road at an angle rather than running along it. The crossing is open, clear, and safe to enter, and a two-wheel rider can cross on a straight path within the lane. What is the usual approach?
Correct answer: Stay on the straight path within the lane instead of making a sharp alignment change
The manual says it is usually safer to ride straight within the lane across such tracks. Changing direction merely to square up can carry the rider out of the lane; this differs from rails running parallel to the route.
Source: Georgia DDS Motorcycle Operators Manual 2023-2024, 5.7 - Railroad Tracks, Trolley Tracks and Pavement Seams / crossing tracks; Crossing Tracks diagram, printed 29 (physical 31). Current DDS Manuals index linked this retained edition on 2026-09-13. ↗
A railroad crossing's gates remain lowered, and you suspect a warning-system problem. While waiting in a safe place clear of the tracks, how can you use the Emergency Notification Sign's phone number and crossing ID?
Correct answer: Report the suspected problem to the railroad using the posted number and crossing ID
The Emergency Notification Sign identifies the crossing and provides a number for notifying the railroad of an emergency or warning-device malfunction. Keep obeying the gates and stay clear of the tracks while reporting; silence does not establish that no train is coming.
Source: Georgia DDS Motorcycle Operators Manual 2023-2024, 5.7 - Railroad Crossings / Emergency Notification Sign; lowered-gate warning begins on printed 29 (physical 31), printed 30 (physical 32). Current DDS Manuals index linked this retained edition on 2026-09-13. ↗
Traffic beyond a railroad crossing is backing up. There is not enough clear space for your motorcycle to pass completely beyond the crossing. What should you do?
Correct answer: Wait before the crossing until there is room to clear it without stopping on the tracks
Enter only when you can clear the crossing completely without stopping. A motorcycle's small size and the absence of a visible train do not make waiting on the tracks safe.
Source: Georgia DDS Motorcycle Operators Manual 2023-2024, 5.7 - Railroad Crossings / clear the crossing without stopping, printed 30 (physical 32). Current DDS Manuals index linked this retained edition on 2026-09-13. ↗
The first train has passed a crossing with multiple tracks. Before moving when the crossing controls permit, what must you still consider?
Correct answer: Another train may approach on a different track from either direction
At a multiple-track crossing, check for another train in either direction and obey the crossing controls. A passed train does not clear other tracks, and a train may not sound its horn.
Source: Georgia DDS Motorcycle Operators Manual 2023-2024, 5.7 - Railroad Crossings / multiple tracks; trains may not sound horns, printed 30 (physical 32). Current DDS Manuals index linked this retained edition on 2026-09-13. ↗
