What must you do before changing lanes?

What must you do before changing lanes?

• A. Honk to signal while changing lanes
• B. Complete a head check
• C. Accelerate quickly without looking
• D. Keep eyes straight ahead and ignore traffic

Answer: (B)

Before changing lanes you need to confirm it’s safe by checking for traffic in the lane you’re moving into. A head check is the crucial action here: turn your head and look over your shoulder into the lane you want to enter to see if there’s any vehicle in your blind spot. Mirrors don’t catch everything, and motorcycles are especially vulnerable to cars in those blind spots. This quick glance helps you avoid clipping another rider or car when you move over. In practice, you should signal your intention, check your mirrors, then perform the head check before you move. The other options aren’t correct because honking isn’t a safety check, speeding up without looking creates a new collision risk, and keeping your eyes straight ahead ignores surrounding traffic.

Before changing lanes you need to confirm it’s safe by checking for traffic in the lane you’re moving into. A head check is the crucial action here: turn your head and look over your shoulder into the lane you want to enter to see if there’s any vehicle in your blind spot. Mirrors don’t catch everything, and motorcycles are especially vulnerable to cars in those blind spots. This quick glance helps you avoid clipping another rider or car when you move over.

In practice, you should signal your intention, check your mirrors, then perform the head check before you move. The other options aren’t correct because honking isn’t a safety check, speeding up without looking creates a new collision risk, and keeping your eyes straight ahead ignores surrounding traffic.