Class A theory course · chapter 6 of 19
Manoeuvring — low speed, starting and stopping
Setting off, changing gear and stopping, the low speed where self-balance is weakest, and hill starts and obstacles in the road.
The chapter in numbers
- Lessons
- 3about 14 minutes of reading
- Drawings
- 6diagrams and photographs made for the lessons they sit in
Why this chapter
Low speed is harder than it looks: it is where the machine is least stable. This chapter covers setting off, changing gear and stopping, riding at walking pace, turning round and parking, and hills and obstacles in the road – the basic handling everything else is built on.
Written against
The lessons are written against these sources, and the explanations cite them.
- Læreplan klasse A2 (V850a2) pkt. 2.2.4 og 2.2.5
- trafikkreglene § 8 nr. 1 og § 14 nr. 2
- temaliste klasse A1, A2 og A
- trafikkreglene § 11 og § 2 nr. 3
- Læreplan klasse A2 (V850a2) pkt. 2.2.5 (igangsetting i med- og motbakke) og 2.2.6
- temaliste klasse A1, A2 og A – manøvrering
What the test asks
The practice questions for this chapter belong to 2 of the seven official themes of the theory test.
- The vehicle207 practice questions · 5 of 40 in our mock exam
- Speed & positioning277 practice questions · 7 of 40 in our mock exam
The mock-exam split is our own – Statens vegvesen publishes none.
The lessons, in order
- 1 Setting off, changing gear and stoppingThe clutch, the gear pattern and the stop — what step 2 calls basic vehicle handling. 4 min
- 2 Low speed, turning round and parkingWhere self-balance is weakest: walking pace, turning round, wheeling it — and a machine that has to stand on one leg. 6 min
- 3 Hills and obstaclesPulling away uphill without rolling back, riding down a long hill without cooking the brakes, and crossing a lip without losing your balance. 4 min
The lessons are part of full access – 149 kr for a week, 299 kr for a month. Chapter 1 is free, so you can see how the course is written first.
All 19 chapters
- 01The motorcycle and the licence
- 02The motorcycle — construction and systems
- 03Clothing and compulsory safety equipment
- 04The motorcycle safety check
- 05Forces, balance and braking
- 06Manoeuvring — low speed, starting and stopping
- 07Positioning and cornering
- 08Observation, where you look, and being seen
- 09Grip, weather and road conditions
- 10Signs, markings and signals
- 11At a traffic accident
- 12The traffic rules and the rider's duties
- 13Motorway, tunnel and level crossing
- 14The rider's and owner's responsibility
- 15Risk, attitudes and riding strategy
- 16Giving way
- 17Speed, distance and overtaking
- 18Environment and consideration
- 19Passenger and load
Read the whole chapter
Full access opens all 19 chapters, mock exams with new questions every time and the sign drill – 149 kr for a week, 299 kr for a month, no automatic renewal.