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Great article on how and why we crash

You can not possibly look too far ahead. It is very easy to look too close in front.

Friedle
 
Thanks for posting this. Some interesting conclusions, and I agree that you can never look too far ahead. I'm interested in reading the report, too.

Ride safe!
 
Visian said:
https://www.revzilla.com/common-tre...ed-about-how-and-why-we-crash-our-motorcycles

I like the observation about looking further ahead. Of course I trained myself to do that in an effort to spot the cops earlier! :ha

Ian
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IAN! :nono:nono:nono:nono:nono

All kidding aside, it's a report worth reading. Contains a lot of interesting material and by finally getting out of Southern California (where, though a lot of motorcycles, there is also a crushing volume of traffic, and that skews the results of studies), we get a much more detailed analysis and something more relevant than the outdated Hurt Report.

Make time to read it. :deal
 
So the average rider crashed once every 10,000 miles, or so the first comment reports. If so I am 89 accidents short, thank goodness.
 
Paul,

You and Voni may be many things, but average riders is not one of them. :bow





:dance:dance:dance
 
Interesting worth reading article
One thing for me that stuck out was the amount of accidents involving hitting the car/bike in front of you.
I think we need to look further ahead and leave more distance for a sudden stop event.
 
nickrides said:
Interesting worth reading article
One thing for me that stuck out was the amount of accidents involving hitting the car/bike in front of you.
I think we need to look further ahead and leave more distance for a sudden stop event.
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I agree and subscribe to the "more distance for a sudden stop event", but cars love to switch lanes and fill that gap. Frustrating.
 
nickrides said:
Interesting worth reading article
One thing for me that stuck out was the amount of accidents involving hitting the car/bike in front of you.
I think we need to look further ahead and leave more distance for a sudden stop event.
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And also refine and PRACTICE our braking technique......frequemtly !!! Stopping is the main thing that separates riders from crashers. There is really no talent in going fast, that is motorcycle. Just twist that throttle as far as it goes. That doesn't impress me. Stopping quickly (vertically), without running into the back of the bulldozer, now that is a skill that impresses me.

Friedle
 
Friedle said:
And also refine and PRACTICE our braking technique......frequemtly !!! Stopping is the main thing that separates riders from crashers. There is really no talent in going fast, that is motorcycle. Just twist that throttle as far as it goes. That doesn't impress me. Stopping quickly (vertically), without running into the back of the bulldozer, now that is a skill that impresses me.

Friedle
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So true. Heck - the Russians teach circus bears to ride motorcycles fast. Speed doesn't impress me as talented. Even pro cycle races here at Road America are won or lost in the curves.

Slow maneuvering and excellent braking skills - that's motorcycling on a higher level than most. :thumb
 
Interesting that there was no mention of alcohol. I know that at least in New England a significant percentage of single bike crashes involved alcohol. And on my recent trip to Pennsylvania (to get the sidecar frames properly setup) there were cruisers outside nearly every bar. Early one evening several doo-rag clad bikers staggered out of one bar, mounted their bikes and had a very hard time staying in their lane as they rode off. And these were not young kids!
 
glenfiddich said:
Interesting that there was no mention of alcohol. I know that at least in New England a significant percentage of single bike crashes involved alcohol. And on my recent trip to Pennsylvania (to get the sidecar frames properly setup) there were cruisers outside nearly every bar. Early one evening several doo-rag clad bikers staggered out of one bar, mounted their bikes and had a very hard time staying in their lane as they rode off. And these were not young kids!
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A 'sub-culture' within motorcycling that doesn't generate enough mileage to be part of this study.

Saw an interesting tee shirt once at a motorcycling event here at Road America that made me smile.

"Sixteen Grand and Sixteen Bars don't make you a Biker!" :dance
 
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