Question 1616 in the bank

How should we react to the centrifugal force created while the motorcycle turns?

  1. Accelerate upon entering the turn and slowing down when coming out of it.
  2. Accelerate strongly before the turn, in order to cancel the centrifugal force.
  3. Correct answer: Lean the motorcycle into the turn.
  4. Brake intermittently.

Why this is the answer

The correct answer in the official bank: Lean the motorcycle into the turn.

When a motorcycle turns, a centrifugal force acts on it and pushes it outward, away from the curve. Leaning the motorcycle into the turn balances this force and keeps the motorcycle stable. Accelerating strongly before the turn does not cancel the force. It increases it, because the speed rises.

Topic: Safety. The bank marks it for these classes: Motorcycle (A).