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Be a Good Rider: Stay Alert, Reduce Risk, Enjoy the Ride!

Learn the key skills and strategies to become a responsible and skilled motorcycle rider with the help of the Motorcycle Safety Foundation. Discover the importance of being an active participant, enhancing your visual, cognitive, and motor skills, and taking responsibility for your safety. Find out how to identify hazards on the road and make informed decisions to manage time and space effectively. Avoid distractions like cell phones and music that can impair your evaluation and motor skills. Watch educational videos and access resources on drivingflashcards.com to improve your riding abilities and enjoy a safe and fulfilling motorcycle experience.

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Be a Good Rider: Stay Alert, Reduce Risk, Enjoy the Ride!

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  1. What do yousee?

  2. “Good” riders… • Are active not passive participants • Are attentive • Reduce risk • Have social skills • Have motor skills • Have decision-making skills • Accept responsibility for their safety and enjoyment

  3. The Motorcycle Safety Foundation wants to help you be a “Good” Rider

  4. So what is it? Easy to remember riding strategy Riding not a passive activity; requires Visual, Cognitive and Motor Skills Places responsibility on you, the rider, to reduce risk

  5. Riding your motorcycle YOU are the variable! Ridingyour motorcycle well

  6. Where to Search for hazards: • Traffic controls • Road/Surface/Weather • Other Road Users What can impeded our Visual ability? • Unprotected eyes • Poor lighting at night • Aging • Tailgating • Other?

  7. How to Evaluate? • “What if…” Game • Get best result by predicting worst outcome What to Think About: • Traffic controls • Road/Surface/Weather • Other Road Users

  8. AMA/MSF have missed opportunity; seem to blame everyone but the rider • 80% of crashes due to distractions • Use phone on your motorcycle? 4x more likely to crash • Communicators, can they affect safety? What can impeded our ability to Evaluate? • General Distractions • Cell phones/ communicators

  9. Okay for routine tasks • Good for relaxation • Absorbing info best w/o • Cognitive performance improves w/o • Serves as a distraction • Surgical M.D.s’ vigilance and communication decreases • Singing along leads to tunnel vision • It may make you ride faster What can impeded our ability to Evaluate? • General Distractions • Cell phones/ communicators • Music Bottom Line: • Read situation to manage time and space

  10. How to Execute decisions: • Communication • Adjust speed • Adjust position What can impeded our Motor Skills? • Lack of skill (i.e. swerving, quick stops) • Indecisiveness • Physical impairments

  11. Let’s apply the S.E.E. process

  12. See YouTube video for video clipshttp://youtu.be/E1JZtcq0ujo

  13. “Control your ride—don’t let your ride control you.”

  14. What I’ve been up to Motorcycle-Related Driving-Related Driving Flashcards DrivingFlashcards.com • streetSkills.net • Flashcards • Articles • Videos • Audio files

  15. The End

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