The Official DVSA Guide to Riding - the essential skills
DVSA Safe Driving for Life Series
Published on 1. July 2020
384 pages
978-0-11-554049-3 (ISBN)
Description
The Official DVSA Guide to Riding; the essential skills is packed with advice for learners, professionals and trainers, and will help you pass your theory test, as it's one of the source books for the official DVSA motorcycle theory test questions. Whether you're a learner, an experienced motorcyclist or an instructor, this book will help you to develop safe riding skills for life. This guide is for learner motorcyclists, experienced motorcyclists, and specifically for theory and practical test candidates - it's THE comprehensive guide and the only OFFICIAL, industry-standard riding manual that will help you through a lifetime of safe riding.
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The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) is an executive agency of the Department for Transport. We improve road safety in Great Britain by setting standards for driving and motorcycling, and making sure drivers, vehicle operators and MOT garages understand and follow roadworthiness standards. We also provide a range of licensing, testing, education and enforcement services.
Content
- Intro
- Copyright Page
- Contents
- Message from Mark Winn, the Chief Driving Examiner
- Section one | The rider
- Your attitude
- Health
- New riders
- Returning riders
- Older riders
- Disabled riders
- Section two | The rider and the law
- Compulsory basic training
- Motorcycle riders
- Moped riders
- Foreign licence holders
- Disqualified riders
- New Drivers Act
- Vehicle documents
- Insurance
- Section three | Choosing a motorcycle
- Buying a motorcycle
- Types of motorcycle
- Section four | Clothing and protection
- Visors and goggles
- Safety helmets
- Protective clothing
- Gloves
- Boots
- Visibility aids
- Motorcycle fairings
- Other protection
- Section five | Motorcycle controls
- Instrument panel
- Handlebar controls
- Foot controls
- Anti-lock braking systems
- Traction control and linked braking systems
- Section six | Starting to ride
- Getting started
- Stands
- Mounting and dismounting
- Starting the engine
- Moving off
- Using the brakes
- Stopping safely
- Emergency braking
- Using the gears
- Signalling
- Moving off at an angle
- Moving off uphill
- Section seven | Traffic signs
- The purpose of traffic signs
- Signs giving orders
- Signs giving warning
- Signs giving directions and other information
- Waiting restrictions
- Road markings
- Traffic lights
- Traffic calming
- Level crossings
- Section eight | On the road
- Awareness and anticipation
- Mirrors
- Rear observation
- Road position
- Stopping distance
- The road surface
- Skidding
- Separation distance
- Overtaking
- Obstructions
- Pedestrian crossings
- Tunnels
- Trams or LRT systems
- Parking
- Section nine | Bends and junctions
- Bends
- Junctions
- The junction routine
- Turning
- Emerging
- Types of junction
- Roundabouts
- Junctions on dual carriageways
- Section ten | Defensive riding
- Defensive riding
- Observation
- Hazards
- Lighting conditions
- Other road users
- Section eleven | Riding on motorways
- Riding on motorways
- Motorway signs and signals
- Joining a motorway
- On the motorway
- Lane discipline
- Smart motorways
- Overtaking
- Leaving a motorway
- Weather conditions
- Stopping on motorways
- Motorways at night
- Roadworks
- Traffic officers
- Section twelve | All-weather riding
- Your motorcycle
- Weather and vision
- Riding on wet roads
- Riding in fog
- Riding in cold weather
- Riding in windy weather
- Riding in sunshine and hot weather
- Section thirteen | Riding at night
- Seeing at night
- Lights
- Being seen
- Built-up areas
- Overtaking or following at night
- Parking at night
- Meeting other vehicles
- Section fourteen | Passengers and loads
- Carrying a passenger
- Carrying a load
- Sidecar outfits
- Towing a trailer
- Section fifteen | Basic maintenance
- Regular checks
- Engine
- Suspension, steering and wheels
- Controls
- Electrical systems
- Section sixteen | Incidents, accidents and emergencies
- The scene of an incident
- First aid on the road
- Fire and electric shock
- Tunnels
- Section seventeen | Fuel-efficient riding and the environment
- What you can do
- Fuel-efficient riding
- Motorcycle maintenance
- Section eighteen | Avoiding and dealing with congestion
- Journey planning
- While riding
- Urban congestion
- Section nineteen | Riding abroad
- Planning your journey
- Riding your own motorcycle abroad
- Hiring a motorcycle
- Riding in Europe
- Other things to consider
