Where do more than half of all motorcycle crashes take place?
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A.
At intersections. Correct
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B.
On bridges and overpasses.
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C.
In parking lots.
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D.
On rural highways.
The answer is "At intersections."
More than 50% of all motorcycle crashes happen at intersections, most often when an oncoming car turns left across the rider's path. Drivers who picture a motorcycle crash as a high-speed run on open highway skip past intersections and pick a rural highway.
The traps in the wrong answers
B. On bridges and overpasses.
Bridges and overpasses can create wind hazards for motorcycles, but the crash-frequency statistic here points to intersections. This answer recalls that bridges create dangerous crosswinds for motorcycles and treats that hazard as the crash-location figure.
C. In parking lots.
Parking lots are not where the manual anchors the motorcycle crash statistic. This answer guesses at low-speed lots where new riders learn, when the number covers all crashes and lands on intersections.
D. On rural highways.
Rural highways see many motor-vehicle crashes overall but are not where the manual anchors the motorcycle statistic. This answer pictures a motorcycle crash as a high-speed rural run, though the manual counts the intersections instead.
This question tests your knowledge of Sharing the Road in Illinois. Source: Illinois Rules of the Road, "Chapter 5: Motorcycles: Intersections," p.41..
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