Class A theory course · chapter 8 of 19
Observation, where you look, and being seen
Why others overlook a motorcycle even having looked at it, head position in a bend, mirrors and shoulder checks, and the riding process.
The chapter in numbers
- Lessons
- 2about 8 minutes of reading
- Drawings
- 4diagrams and photographs made for the lessons they sit in
- Terms
- 2words explained where they are first used
Why this chapter
The most dangerous sentence in traffic is "I didn't see you" – and on a motorcycle it is you who pays for it. This chapter covers why others overlook a motorcycle, where your eyes should be, mirrors and shoulder checks, and how to make yourself visible and predictable. These are skills the practical test measures directly, and the theory test asks why they work.
Written against
The lessons are written against these sources, and the explanations cite them.
- Læreplan klasse A2 (V850a2) pkt. 2.1.3 og 2.1.5
- trafikkopplæringsforskriften § 9-4 nr. 7
- Læreplan klasse A2 (V850a2) pkt. 2.1.3, 2.2.3 og 3.1.4
- trafikkreglene § 8 nr. 1 og § 14 nr. 2
What the test asks
The practice questions for this chapter belong to one of the seven official themes of the theory test.
The mock-exam split is our own – Statens vegvesen publishes none.
The lessons, in order
- 1 Being overlookedWhy other road users overlook a motorcycle — even when they have looked straight at it — and what you can do about it. 4 min
- 2 Where you look, and what you take inHead position in a bend, where your eyes should be, mirrors and shoulder checks — and why you ride where you look. 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.