Nebraska: Additional passenger setup decisions: Practice 1

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1. Your passenger is ready to get on. How should you stabilize the motorcycle during mounting?
Hold the throttle open while the passenger finds the seat.Keep one foot raised so the passenger can use it as a step.Keep both feet on the ground and the front brake applied.Let the motorcycle roll slowly to make balancing easier.
2. Before starting a ride, your passenger asks where to sit on the passenger seat. What is the best instruction?
Sit as far back as possible to leave the rider more steering roomSit at the very rear and lean away from youMove forward until your arms cannot move freelySit forward, leaving you enough room to operate the motorcycle

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Your passenger is ready to get on. How should you stabilize the motorcycle during mounting?
Correct answer: Keep both feet on the ground and the front brake applied.
Mounting changes the load and balance. Keep the motorcycle securely supported and controlled as the passenger gets on, following its operating instructions.
Source: Motorcycle Safety Foundation, Motorcycle Operator Manual, 18th edition; PDF page 35, printed page 34; Preparing Your Passenger to Ride. ↗
Before starting a ride, your passenger asks where to sit on the passenger seat. What is the best instruction?
Correct answer: Sit forward, leaving you enough room to operate the motorcycle
The passenger should be close without crowding the rider or interfering with control.
Source: Motorcycle Handbook (2024), p. 37: Instructing Passengers ↗

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