How should you conduct yourself when detecting an oily and slippery area on the roadway while making a turn?
- Correct answer: You should always try to straighten the motorcycle as much as possible, even if you swerve from your lane as a result.
- Brake sharply with both brakes and avoid brake-lock.
- Accelerate to improve the road grip of the tires.
- You should brake sharply even after entering the slippery area. At such a situation you have nothing to lose.
Why this is the answer
The correct answer in the official bank: You should always try to straighten the motorcycle as much as possible, even if you swerve from your lane as a result.
A leaning motorcycle in a turn already uses much of its tire grip, and an oily surface leaves very little, so it can slide out and fall. Straightening up to ride in a straight line reduces sideways forces on the tires and lets you cross the slippery patch stably, even if you drift from your lane. Hard braking or accelerating on a slippery surface makes the tires lose grip.