What should a motorcycle rider do when he steps on the foot brake, but the foot brake doesn’t function?
- He should try to brake by strongly pressing the clutch handle.
- Correct answer: He should try to brake by using the hand brake(front brake) and by shifting into low gear.
- He should brake by shifting to lower gears only.
- He should turn the handlebar to the right in order to brake through the change of the front wheel’s direction.
Why this is the answer
The correct answer in the official bank: He should try to brake by using the hand brake(front brake) and by shifting into low gear.
A motorcycle has two separate brake systems: the foot brake works on the rear wheel and the hand brake on the front wheel. If the foot brake fails, the rider should brake gradually with the hand brake and shift into a low gear to add engine braking. Squeezing the clutch disconnects the engine and removes engine braking, and sharply turning the handlebar can cause a fall.