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SECTION 12 : MOTORCYCLES WITH A SIDECAR

12.5 – Carrying Passengers
and Cargo TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE
Only skilled, experienced riders should 1. When stopping a motorcycle with 4. When stopping quickly and the
carry passengers or heavy loads. The additional a sidecar: front wheel skids, you should:
weight of a passenger or cargo will change the
handling characteristics of the vehicle. A. Steer straight ahead. A. Keep it locked until the vehicle has
You must give some thought to where the B. Steer slightly in the direction of the completely stopped.
passengers are seated and the loads are posi- sidecar. B. Ease off some of the pressure to
tioned. The best place for a passenger is in the regain steering control.
sidecar. Avoid carrying a passenger behind you C. Steer slightly in the opposite direction
while leaving the sidecar empty. This could of the sidecar. C. Hold the handgrips firmly and ease off
increase your chances for a tip over. If you have 2. When accelerating on a motor- the throttle.
two passengers, place the heavier passenger in cycle with a sidecar: 5. Where is the best place for a pas-
the sidecar to improve handling. The passenger senger on a motorcycle with a
sitting behind you should sit upright at all times. A. Steer straight ahead. sidecar?
It is not necessary for the passenger to lean into B. Steer slightly in the direction of the
curves with you. When loaded, your vehicle sidecar. A. In the sidecar.
will need more time and distance to stop. You B. Behind the rider.
will need to increase your following distance. C. Steer slightly in the opposite direction
When carrying cargo in a sidecar, it should be of the sidecar. C. In front of the rider.
centered low, over the sidecar axle and secured 3. How can you avoid the sidecar
firmly in place. If the cargo shifts, handling will wheel lifting off the ground in
be affected.
turns?
A. Accelerating before the turn and shift-
ing your weight towards the sidecar.
B. Slowing before the turn and shifting 1. B – page 44, Stopping,
your weight towards the sidecar. 2. C – page 44, Accelerating
3. B – page 44, Turning
C. Slowing before the turn and shifting 4. B – page 44, Stopping Quickly,
your weight opposite of the sidecar. 5. A – page 45, Carrying Passengers and Cargo

DANGER

ALL DMVs are not Alike!!!

Beware of fake DMV websites that charge for training materials or informational material.
Most customers arrive at these sites by doing a browser search for “Georgia DMV,”
“Georgia License Renewal” or similar generic searches.

Please read the pages of these sites carefully, because by law they are required to
inform users that the site is not affiliated with any State or Government Entity. They are
privately owned sites that will have .com or .org at the end of their website address (url).
The official state of Georgia websites will have .gov as is the case with
www.dds.georgia.gov.

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