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If you ride your motorcycle at excessive speed when unexpected hazards may arise, what happens to your margin for avoiding them safely?

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It decreases: there is less time to manoeuvre and more space is needed to brake.

There is less time to react and manoeuvre, and more space is needed to brake. The motorcycle’s lightness or agility does not remove that risk. Grip, vehicle condition and rider inputs also matter, so it cannot be claimed that every motorcycle always needs more space than any car. Adapt speed and anticipate hazards before reaching them.

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  • It becomes identical to that of any four-wheeled vehicle.

  • It decreases: there is less time to manoeuvre and more space is needed to brake.

  • It automatically increases because the motorcycle is light.

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