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What is the main reason to wear full-finger motorcycle gloves?

  • A.To keep other drivers from seeing your hands
  • B.To improve your grip and protect your hands
  • C.To make hand signals unnecessary
  • D.To allow you to use the clutch without care
Correct answer

B. To improve your grip and protect your hands

Why

Gloves improve your grip on the handgrips in all weather and protect your hands from abrasion and debris. Your hands are usually the first thing to hit the ground in a fall.

Manual topic: PA Motorcycle Operator Manual (PUB 147) - Protective Gear · From the Pennsylvania Motorcycle Permit practice bank (PAM-006).

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