Many motorcycle license test takers are not familiar with the concept of right of way, the Directorate-General of Highways (DGH) said yesterday, after adding situational judgement tests to the license exam on May 1.
The highway authority said it introduced 60 situational questions to the exam to develop proper riding habits among motorcyclists to reduce accidents.
Each written test consists of 50 questions, five of which are randomly selected from the pool of 60 situational questions, in which test takers are shown pictures of a situation and asked how they would respond.
Based on the results of the tests conducted from May 1 to Monday, the DGH identified the top five questions that test takers are most likely to answer incorrectly, Motor Vehicle Division director Chen Tsung-chien (陳聰乾) said.
Topping the list is: “Does a motorcycle or a car have the right of way in an intersection that does not have a traffic light, when the motorcycle is on a four-lane main road and the car is on a two-lane side road?”
The correct answer is the motorcyclist has the right of way, Chen said, adding that the motorcyclist should slow down when approaching the intersection before cautiously driving through the intersection.
The percentage of the error on this question was about 56 percent, he said.
The next top four most-difficult questions asked: what a motorcyclist should do to properly overtake a car, how to apply the brakes when riding down a slope, how to apply the brakes under emergency situations and how to avoid skidding when driving past a pedestrian crossing.
The DGH also reminded motorcyclists that they would be facing a new riding test next month.
In addition to the six items currently used in the test, test takers would be asked to prove their ability to make a hook turn at an intersection, switch lanes, make turns at a right angle and resume riding the motorcycle after making a stop.
The DGH decided to reform the motorcycle license test due to an increase in accidents and deaths caused by motorcyclists.
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