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damiancds YaBB Newbies Offline I've caught the bug and can't/won't stop! Posts: 33 Upstate NY Gender:	Upcoming road test 06/18/12 at 15:49:04 I've got my road test in 3 days, and I've got a few questions. When doing your circles and figure eights, do you have to signal (either with hand or your bikes signals)? If the figure eights and circles are in a parking lot, do you have to look over your shoulder?
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Greg Serious Thumper Offline Molon Labe Posts: 1251 Southeast PA, uSA Gender:	Re: Upcoming road test Reply #1 - 06/18/12 at 15:59:27 It has been way too long for me to remember. I would guess to say yes to both questions. The test should simulate real road conditions. Having said that, in PA the rider's safety course has the test at the end and you do it just as they taught you.
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runwyrlph Serious Thumper Offline Semper ubi sub ubi Posts: 846 pa Gender:	Re: Upcoming road test Reply #2 - 06/18/12 at 17:45:16 Not when I took it in pa2007
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Greg Serious Thumper Offline Molon Labe Posts: 1251 Southeast PA, uSA Gender:	Re: Upcoming road test Reply #3 - 06/18/12 at 18:16:43 runwyrlph wrote on 06/18/12 at 17:45:16: Not when I took it in pa2007 That's weird. I took mine over 10 years ago and it was the last part of the course. My buddy took his last year. Same thing.
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Savage_Rob Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline Mechanically Inclined Amateur Posts: 6972 Texas (Dallas area) Gender:	Re: Upcoming road test Reply #4 - 06/19/12 at 08:57:09 I can't speak to what's done in other locales or even what's current but I took a BRC in TX in 2003 or 2004 and signaling in the figure-eight was not required. They were testing your control in slow/tight turns.
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Re: Upcoming road test
Reply #5 - 06/19/12 at 09:10:28

Greg wrote on 06/18/12 at 18:16:43:

runwyrlph wrote on 06/18/12 at 17:45:16:

Not when I took it in pa2007

That's weird. I took mine over 10 years ago and it was the last part of the course. My buddy took his last year. Same thing.

whoops, i was unclear!

i meant to say "turn signals not required for circles and figure 8 part of the test"

the test WAS included at the end of the (very worthwhile) safety course. ( Check out some statistics on crashes of riders who did take the course versus riders who did not. )

As far as "looking over your shoulder", do you mean as in checking for traffic? no, not required. As S.R. pointed out, that part of the test is testing your control at low speed

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Reply #6 - 06/19/12 at 09:14:18

Looking over your shoulder in the figure eights is what makes it easiest for the bike to follow. That's how they taught us. The bike tends to go where your eyes go, so when you start into the curve of the 8, and you make the sweeping motion with your head, your body and bike follow.
Oh, we did not have to use hand or turn signals, in WV.

Oh Good luck to you! Relax, it will all go fine.

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Re: Upcoming road test
Reply #7 - 06/19/12 at 20:11:04

babyhog wrote on 06/19/12 at 09:14:18:

Looking over your shoulder in the figure eights is what makes it easiest for the bike to follow. That's how they taught us. The bike tends to go where your eyes go, so when you start into the curve of the 8, and you make the sweeping motion with your head, your body and bike follow.
Oh, we did not have to use hand or turn signals, in WV.

Oh Good luck to you! Relax, it will all go fine.

Same stuff in the WA class I took too.

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justin_o_guy2 Serious Thumper Offline What happened? Posts: 55279 East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.	Re: Upcoming road test Reply #8 - 06/19/12 at 20:48:42 Piglet said The bike tends to go where your eyes go, If ever there was a time to not look down,, this is it.
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jamesjoshua YaBB Newbies Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 32 canada Gender:	Re: Upcoming road test Reply #9 - 06/19/12 at 21:09:05 every time u stop the bike do a head check,never trust ur mirrows,alwaya look back,be safe before moving on,watch the horizon,keep ur head up,head check,head check,head check god luck
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Re: Upcoming road test
Reply #10 - 06/20/12 at 02:54:44

youtube my friend, vimeo, google... many many resources nowadays.

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bill67 Serious Thumper Offline old tired Posts: 8517 genoa city wisconsin Gender:	Re: Upcoming road test Reply #11 - 06/20/12 at 03:25:53 When I took my motorcycle test in 1972 I was suprised when they said use hand signals to turn.I did the left turn first then when it come to the right turn I took my hand off the gas and put my right hand straight out,that was a funny wasn't it.
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damiancds YaBB Newbies Offline I've caught the bug and can't/won't stop! Posts: 33 Upstate NY Gender:	Re: Upcoming road test Reply #12 - 06/21/12 at 07:40:52 Whew.... I passed. I flubbed a little on the figure eights and I thought one side road we took was a dead end. But I performed safely to his satisfaction and passed. Now to keep learn what I can out on my own.
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justin_o_guy2 Serious Thumper Offline What happened? Posts: 55279 East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.	Re: Upcoming road test Reply #13 - 06/21/12 at 07:42:38 Congratulations! Now, dont get in over your head. I stayed away from traffic for months when I started riding again,
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babyhog Serious Thumper Offline Find a Cure for Breast Cancer! NOW!! Posts: 3802 WV Gender:	Re: Upcoming road test Reply #14 - 06/21/12 at 07:46:39 Congrats! Ride safe!
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