British Columbia Learn to Ride Smart 2026

Why the British Columbia handbook is worth reading once

Every question on the ICBC knowledge test comes from what Insurance Corporation of British Columbia (ICBC) publishes in this handbook. Our 225 practice questions for British Columbia are written from it too, so reading it once and then testing yourself is faster than doing either alone.

Read it end to end once, then use practice questions to find the parts you have not absorbed.

What the British Columbia handbook covers

These 202 pages are the whole of what the test can draw on. Reading the list below is a quick way to find the parts you have not looked at yet.

• Getting a motorcycle licence and the stages before a full one
• Helmets, eye protection and the rest of your gear
• Pre-ride inspection and what to check every time
• Riding position and where to sit in the lane
• Countersteering, cornering and control at speed
• Braking with both wheels, and what to do when one locks
• Shifting, downshifting and starting on a hill
• Being seen: conspicuity, lane position and blind spots
• Gravel, wet paint, grates, ruts and other poor surfaces
• Group riding and following distance
• Emergencies: quick stops, obstacles, wobbles and blowouts

British Columbia test facts

Every figure here is Insurance Corporation of British Columbia (ICBC)'s own for the ICBC knowledge test, not a national average. Provinces genuinely differ, and studying another province's number is a common way to fail.

Total questions

Not published

Pass mark

No published pass mark

Time limit

No published time limit

Licence class

Class 8L, 8N, 6 (Class 6L if you hold Class 1 to 5)

Minimum age

Check with Insurance Corporation of British Columbia (ICBC)

Administered by

Insurance Corporation of British Columbia (ICBC)

Helmet standard

DOT, Snell M2005 or M2010, or ECE