This quiz is on: Safety margins

  • Motorcycle questions
  • UK highway code
  • Updated for 2025
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  • Passing score is 86%

Questions on Safety margins

Your overall stopping distance comprises thinking distance and braking distance. You’re on a good, dry road surface, with good brakes and tyres. What’s the typical braking distance at 50 mph?

Why should you take care when riding over this marked area?

You’re riding on an exposed stretch of motorway and there’s a strong side wind. When should you anticipate the effect of the wind?

You’re riding past queuing traffic. Why should you be more cautious when you approach this road marking?

When must you use your headlights?

You’re riding in town at night. The roads are wet after rain. How will the reflections from wet surfaces affect your safety?

What should you test when you’ve just ridden through shallow flood water?

What should you do if you ride through shallow flood water?

What lights should you use if you’re riding at night on a busy main road?

What should you do to help stay safe when you’re riding in fog?

You’re riding in heavy rain. Why should you try to avoid this marked area?

What should you do to make yourself more visible when riding at night?

What should you do to keep warm when you’re riding in extremely cold conditions?

What can you do to be seen more easily when you’re riding at night?

When will your overall stopping distance increase?

Which road surface is most likely to reduce the stability of your motorcycle?

What can cause your motorcycle’s tyres to lose their grip on the road surface and skid?

Sometimes when you’re riding in heavy rain your tyres cannot displace the water fast enough. When this happens, water builds up between your tyres and the road – known as aquaplaning. What should you do to keep control when this happens?

After riding through shallow flood water, you notice your motorcycle’s brakes are not working properly. What would be the best way to dry them out?

What should you do if you have to ride in foggy weather?

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