redlinedave
Been Around the Block
Im a cheap ass and my son want to get his learners
anyone got a handbook they dont need anymore?
$24 for a book is a jip.
anyone got a handbook they dont need anymore?
$24 for a book is a jip.
Motorcycle learners handbook
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johnnynogood
Been Around the Block
Check online. The drivers handbook is free online. If you are in Ontario, you will need to know all the G1 stuff as well. Just took mine last week.
redlinedave
Been Around the Block
cool, got a link?
johnnynogood
Been Around the Block
david.stylemaster
New Member
If it helps, as soon as I got back from finishing my M exit test I wrote down the exactly what I had to do to pass (got a perfect score). I took it at Humber and if you have the extra cash it was a good way to go. You spend a day going over what is on the test and the next day taking the test. I would say they are extremely strict about the test.
Good luck
MC=mirror check
BSC =blind spot shoulder check
LRL=look left right left
To let them know you are looking you must really exaggerate your head
motion. If you have a monochrome helmet, put a line of tape on the
back in some colour they can see - you want them to see all your head
checks.
All the head checks may seem like a bit much, but you have to do it.
If you dont do this now, do it for some days before you do the test,
as you need to get into the habit. When riding, you quickly fall back
into what ever pattern you have established.
Driving along:
- move your head to look at intersections, schools, hospitals, cross
walks - and when going through industrial and residential areas with
laneways you should generally keep your head sweeping around
- try to always be in your blocking tire track, except if there are obstructions
- avoid man hole covers and stuff that is slipery on the road, which
lets them know that you are aware of these things. Watch this on
corners.
- if you are on a stretch with nothing around, you should still MC
about ever 10 seconds
- while making a corner, they are looking for smoothness, so hold a
line and dont make corrections and your chin should be pointing where
you want to end up
Roadside stop:
- dont stop in front of a hydrant, laneway, buslane. Dont put your
signal on and then drive past a laneway before pulling over
- MC, signal, BSC, pull over, stop close to the curb, signal off, in
neutral, stand down, stand up put your hands in the air
- MC, signal, BSC pull out, signal off, MC
Intersections
- if you driver through, look LRL as you go though, once clear, MC
- if stopping, MC, brake with lights on (not only engine braking),
stop before the white line. Leave a bike distance if there is a car
stopped in front of you
- turning right, stop at an angle across your lane to stop a car from
coming in on your right
- making a turn, MC, signal, BSC, then make turn, signal off, MC and
end up in the proper blocking position
- if turning left, you can move forward, but only one vehicle is
allowed to do that at one time, so dont tag along with some one else
- if on the approach the light turns yellow and you can safely stop
you are supposed to stop, not drive through
Highway
- while on sweeping on ramp, drive a curve as indicated above
- well before you reach the merge area, your signal should be on
- in the merge area, MC/BSC and pick your spot to enter
- accelerate to traffic speed while still in the merge area (80, 120,
doesnt matter, you need to be at same speed as trafffic) . If there is
a car approaching, it is better to let it pass and merge behind him
then race fast to get in front. Because, you are supposed to have a 2
sec bubble around you. If a car behing you has to hit their brakes or
take evasive action, you get penalized
- merge in to the spot you picked, signal off, MC - AND if you are
going above the speed limit because thats what you had to do to
synchronize with traffic, then you must slow down to the speed limit.
If cars then pass you thats fine.
- they will expect a lane change, so MC, signal, BSC, change lane,
signal off, MC
- leaving the highway, MC, signal, BSC, get into exit lane, as you are
just exiting the highway, tap your brakes to communicate to the cars
behind you are slowing, dont just engine brake.
Good luck
MC=mirror check
BSC =blind spot shoulder check
LRL=look left right left
To let them know you are looking you must really exaggerate your head
motion. If you have a monochrome helmet, put a line of tape on the
back in some colour they can see - you want them to see all your head
checks.
All the head checks may seem like a bit much, but you have to do it.
If you dont do this now, do it for some days before you do the test,
as you need to get into the habit. When riding, you quickly fall back
into what ever pattern you have established.
Driving along:
- move your head to look at intersections, schools, hospitals, cross
walks - and when going through industrial and residential areas with
laneways you should generally keep your head sweeping around
- try to always be in your blocking tire track, except if there are obstructions
- avoid man hole covers and stuff that is slipery on the road, which
lets them know that you are aware of these things. Watch this on
corners.
- if you are on a stretch with nothing around, you should still MC
about ever 10 seconds
- while making a corner, they are looking for smoothness, so hold a
line and dont make corrections and your chin should be pointing where
you want to end up
Roadside stop:
- dont stop in front of a hydrant, laneway, buslane. Dont put your
signal on and then drive past a laneway before pulling over
- MC, signal, BSC, pull over, stop close to the curb, signal off, in
neutral, stand down, stand up put your hands in the air
- MC, signal, BSC pull out, signal off, MC
Intersections
- if you driver through, look LRL as you go though, once clear, MC
- if stopping, MC, brake with lights on (not only engine braking),
stop before the white line. Leave a bike distance if there is a car
stopped in front of you
- turning right, stop at an angle across your lane to stop a car from
coming in on your right
- making a turn, MC, signal, BSC, then make turn, signal off, MC and
end up in the proper blocking position
- if turning left, you can move forward, but only one vehicle is
allowed to do that at one time, so dont tag along with some one else
- if on the approach the light turns yellow and you can safely stop
you are supposed to stop, not drive through
Highway
- while on sweeping on ramp, drive a curve as indicated above
- well before you reach the merge area, your signal should be on
- in the merge area, MC/BSC and pick your spot to enter
- accelerate to traffic speed while still in the merge area (80, 120,
doesnt matter, you need to be at same speed as trafffic) . If there is
a car approaching, it is better to let it pass and merge behind him
then race fast to get in front. Because, you are supposed to have a 2
sec bubble around you. If a car behing you has to hit their brakes or
take evasive action, you get penalized
- merge in to the spot you picked, signal off, MC - AND if you are
going above the speed limit because thats what you had to do to
synchronize with traffic, then you must slow down to the speed limit.
If cars then pass you thats fine.
- they will expect a lane change, so MC, signal, BSC, change lane,
signal off, MC
- leaving the highway, MC, signal, BSC, get into exit lane, as you are
just exiting the highway, tap your brakes to communicate to the cars
behind you are slowing, dont just engine brake.
redlinedave
Been Around the Block
cool, I'll show my son
Maritime
Over 10,000 Posts
That should be a sticky for anyone with that much of a test. Here in NB we ride around in a circle, figure 8, slalom and then stop. All at the speed of a snail, I never touched the throttle, just used clutch the whole time. Now I did all that stuff to pass the MSF and it was way harder than passing my license test.
redlinedave
Been Around the Block
thanks but it looks like you are about 200km from me
JayC
New Member
I've uploaded a scanned version of the book to my Dropbox, here's a public link:
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/2816688/15007911-Ontario-Motorcycle-Handbook-M1-M2.pdf
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/2816688/15007911-Ontario-Motorcycle-Handbook-M1-M2.pdf
redlinedave
Been Around the Block
thanks JayC
