Well..
I figgured I better get this done now so I'm booked for May 19th, 2010 @ Burlington.
Question: I noticed a rider stated he used his turn signals to switch tire tracks. Do they expect you to do this if switching tire tracks ?
Sounds odd to me.
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Burlington test is a snap. Very easy route. NO need to use signals for switching tire tracks. I'd fail a guy on the spot for doing that.
A few points, as you will likely have the same guy testing you :
-You will be entering the highway twice, and doing lane changes. Make sure to signal early, and do shoulder checks.
-He doesn't care if you put left or right foot down when stopping (noticed in earlier posts, they said you need to have left foot down, and right on brake.....not true in Burlington case!). As long as the brake light stays ON while you are stopped. You can even have both feet down, he says.
-make sure ALL your lights and horn are working. There was a guy with an old GoldWing there and he had 1 bulb of his 4 bulb brake light assembly not working. They made him reschedule.
-the "emergency" stop is quite simple. They take you into a quiet residential area, and ask you to stop. Just pull over when its safe to do so. Do the usual blind spot checks and signal to pull over. IF your bike has 4 ways, use them AND be sure to put the kickstand down. They will look for this.
-when you make your left turn from King St, onto a multi lane road (Plains road), after you make your left turn onto Plains road, shortly thereafter move to the right lane. (they will look for this, as the left lane is the 'passing' lane)
Other than that, all the usual common sense stuff applies. Exaggerate head movements, don't speed, signal, shoulder check, use mirrors, blah blah blah.
You have to be a pretty crappy rider to fail this test.
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