Following a motorcycle: 3 to 4 seconds
A free practice question for the Georgia permit test, with the answer explained.
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How much following distance should you leave behind a motorcycle?
The rule
Leave three or four seconds of following distance behind a motorcycle, so the rider has room to steer around trouble or stop in an emergency.
Allow three or four seconds behind a motorcycle so the rider has room to maneuver or stop in an emergency.
From the Georgia Drivers' Manual, page 43. This question is our own wording of that rule. The handbook and the DDS have the final word.
Often mixed up with
People confuse these rules with this one. Each has its own practice question.
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