Chapter 301.

Chapter 301.

Chapter 301. My Birthday: Knowledge Test. (6/6)

I put the matters of the two scary women off to one side and began my class 6 knowledge test.

What should you do if there isn't enough time to avoid a small obstacle on the roadway?

That was the very first question and I immediately froze up and broke out into a sweat. Had I taken this test too easy?

The options were (A) Lean forward, (B) Hit the obstacle head on, (C) Apply the front brake, (D) Downshift.

To start off with a wrong answer would be a bit painful. It could lower my morale and focus. It’d be constantly at the back of my mind and bother me.

As such, I pressed the skip button. We were allowed to come back to the question if we skipped it. It’d come back around as the last question if I didn’t skip any other questions. It was a feature I hadn’t used on the first test because of how easy it was for me.

A motorcycle is not a good fit for you unless...

I breathed out a sigh of relief when I was given a much easier question. The answer was, you can stand with both feet on the ground when straddling the saddle. Seriously though, this was such blatant discrimination against vertically challenged people.

On a normal motorcycle, you would operate the clutch with... your left hand.

If your helmet has a crack in it, under what circumstances can you still use it? None.

On a dry, smooth, level road, your brakes must be capable of stopping your bike from 30 km/hr within... 9 meters.

At a minimum, your motorcycle boots should reach at least... over your ankle.

What is the choke on a motorcycle used for? Starting from cold.

You should always mount your motorcycle from... the left side.

Your rear license plate must be illuminated with what color of light? White.

Which of these is it compulsory to have on your instrument panel? Speedometer.

Where will you normally find the controls for your headlights on a motorcycle? On the left handlebar.

What is the minimum width for motorcycle handlebars? 53 cm.

As you ride, your feet should be on the footpegs and... level.

When you release the throttle of your motorcycle, it should... spring closed.

In your normal riding position, you should be... leaning slightly forward.

On a normal motorcycle, you operate the front brake using... your right hand.

Making a right turn from the right lane, what position should you be riding in? The right-hand tire track

Those damn girls, they’d cursed me with their ungodly foreshadowing. Screw you foreshadowing, I won’t lose to something stereotypical like you.

Do I believe in my deduction, or do I go with a random guess?

By the time that thought entered my head, it was already too late. I didn’t have time to think. I was down to ten seconds and about to run out of time. With no other choice, I locked in B with my eyes shut and submitted my answer.

I didn’t bother to look at the screen to see whether I’d passed. Rather, I stood up and immediately headed to the counter.

When the woman I’d been dealing with finished assisting someone else I approached the counter.

“Tsk, you passed, huh. Just barely too.” She scoffed as soon as she looked up from her monitor and saw me.

When I heard her confirm I’d passed, I breathed out a long sigh of relief. Thankfully, I’d gotten that last question correct after all. From the looks of things, it seems her conversation with Rosa had left her in an awful mood.

“A pass is a pass.”

“Here, I already printed out your license.”

“Just one?”

“It’s good for both. You only get a single document. On it, it shows in the class stage field which licenses you have. So for you, right now it would be 5L and 6M.”

“I see. Thanks.” I’d never had more than a class 5 license so I didn’t actually know how it worked when you got another.

“You need to sign it.” She explained as she slid the temporary paper license over the counter.

“Oh, right.” I picked up a pen and signed the signature line as instructed.

“You’re set to go. All you need to do now is take the motorcycle training course.

“Great. I’ve really got to go. I’m scheduled to take it right after this.

“Well, good luck with that I guess.”

I was somewhat dumbfounded when I was wished the best of luck by her of all people.

“Hey, are you okay?”

“Huh? What do you mean?”

“To wish me the best of luck, you’ve got to be feeling sick or something, right?”

“It’s called lip service and it’s part of the job. Just shut up and go already, I’ve got other people to assist.”

As she’d indicated, there were other people in the waiting area who’d shown up since we arrived. We’d gotten here as soon as they opened up in the morning. It had to be that early because of the training course that’d take all day.

Honestly, I was cutting it pretty close with work and all. But it couldn’t be helped.