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Seen over a motorcycle's handlebars: a straight country road climbs to a crest where the road disappears, farms and fields on both sides.

Class A theory course · chapter 15 of 19

Risk, attitudes and riding strategy

The step 4 material: where accidents actually happen, why skilled is not safe, and how group riding goes wrong.

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The chapter in numbers

Lessons
2about 10 minutes of reading
Drawings
5diagrams and photographs made for the lessons they sit in
Terms
3words explained where they are first used

Why this chapter

Knowledge alone does not pass the test, and it does not keep you on your wheels. This chapter is about what actually makes riding dangerous, why skilled is not the same as safe, how group riding can go wrong, and how to plan a ride – including when the wisest thing is to turn back. It is the material step 4 is built on.

Written against

The lessons are written against these sources, and the explanations cite them.

  • Læreplan klasse A2 (V850), trinn 4 og pkt. 2.1.5
  • trafikkreglene § 5 nr. 1 og § 12 nr. 4
  • trafikkopplæringsforskriften § 9-4 og § 9-11
  • Læreplan klasse A2 (V850), trinn 4 pkt. 4.1 – sikkerhetskurs på veg
  • læreplan klasse A1 og A pkt. 4.1

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.

Practise driver & other road users

The lessons, in order

  1. 1 Risk and self-insightThe step 4 material: what actually makes riding dangerous, and why skill is not the same as safety. 7 min
  2. 2 Planning the rideThe on-road safety course does not begin with riding, but with route, weather, clothing, machine and load — and with being able to turn back. 3 min

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All 19 chapters

  1. 01The motorcycle and the licence
  2. 02The motorcycle — construction and systems
  3. 03Clothing and compulsory safety equipment
  4. 04The motorcycle safety check
  5. 05Forces, balance and braking
  6. 06Manoeuvring — low speed, starting and stopping
  7. 07Positioning and cornering
  8. 08Observation, where you look, and being seen
  9. 09Grip, weather and road conditions
  10. 10Signs, markings and signals
  11. 11At a traffic accident
  12. 12The traffic rules and the rider's duties
  13. 13Motorway, tunnel and level crossing
  14. 14The rider's and owner's responsibility
  15. 15Risk, attitudes and riding strategy
  16. 16Giving way
  17. 17Speed, distance and overtaking
  18. 18Environment and consideration
  19. 19Passenger and load

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