MSF Street Strategies (SEE) 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: In the SEE strategy, what does the 'E' for Evaluate primarily require you to assess?
- Your fuel level and tire pressure
- The likelihood and severity of potential hazards (Correct answer)
- The speed limit of the current road
- Your lane position relative to the center line
Correct answer: The likelihood and severity of potential hazards
Evaluate means determining the risk level of hazards you've searched for — how likely they are to become threats and how severe the outcome could be.
Question 2: A parked delivery truck on the right side of the road is best managed by:
- Staying as far right as possible to give oncoming traffic room
- Moving left within your lane to increase space from the truck's doors (Correct answer)
- Accelerating quickly to minimize time near the hazard
- Flashing your headlight to warn anyone inside
Correct answer: Moving left within your lane to increase space from the truck's doors
Shifting left within your lane creates a buffer against a suddenly opening car door or a pedestrian stepping out.
Question 3: When approaching a curve with limited visibility, your primary SEE action should be:
- Increase speed to get through the curve faster
- Search beyond the curve by using the vanishing point as a reference (Correct answer)
- Stay on the far outside of the curve for maximum visibility
- Honk your horn to warn oncoming vehicles
Correct answer: Search beyond the curve by using the vanishing point as a reference
The vanishing point — where the road appears to disappear — tells you whether the curve is tightening or opening, guiding your speed adjustment.
Question 4: Which scenario best illustrates the 'Execute' step of SEE?
- Noticing wet leaves on the pavement ahead
- Deciding that a car may pull out from a side street
- Smoothly braking and moving to the center of the lane to avoid a pothole (Correct answer)
- Checking your mirrors at an intersection
Correct answer: Smoothly braking and moving to the center of the lane to avoid a pothole
Execute is the action phase — physically applying a response such as braking, swerving, or repositioning to manage the identified hazard.
Question 5: A motorcyclist sees a ball roll into the street from a residential driveway. What is the most critical SEE evaluation?
- Whether the ball is large enough to cause a crash
- Whether a child is likely to follow the ball into the street (Correct answer)
- Whether the pavement has enough traction to brake hard
- Whether the driveway has a gate that could close
Correct answer: Whether a child is likely to follow the ball into the street
A ball in the street is a clue that a child may chase it, making an unseen pedestrian the highest-priority hazard to evaluate.
Question 6: When riding in a group, how does SEE strategy change compared to riding solo?
- You rely on the lead rider to do all the searching for the group
- You must increase following distance to maintain your own search zone (Correct answer)
- You should position yourself behind the sweep rider for protection
- Group riding eliminates the need for individual SEE practice
Correct answer: You must increase following distance to maintain your own search zone
In a group, longer following distances are required so each rider has their own adequate search zone and reaction time.
Question 7: You are approaching a green traffic light that has been green for a long time. Your best SEE response is to:
- Speed up to clear the intersection before the light changes
- Cover the brakes and reduce speed, prepared for the light to change (Correct answer)
- Maintain speed and assume the light will stay green
- Switch lanes to improve your position before the intersection
Correct answer: Cover the brakes and reduce speed, prepared for the light to change
A 'stale' green light is likely to change soon; covering the brakes and slowing down lets you stop safely if needed.
MSF Street Strategies (SEE) 2
In the SEE strategy, what does the 'E' for Evaluate primarily require you to assess?