No Surprise - thoughts?

[SuperMac]

http://nosurprise.org.uk/

New initiative set up by a UK bike instructor, an aviaexpert and an air ambulance pilot.

What do you think?

[Mike.Gayner]

I read the front page and The Theory page, and still have no idea exactly what they're advocating.

[SuperMac]

Yes, it is a bit wordy

This sums it up:

We believe it’s time for change, to look at how other industries address safety and to apply best practice to motorcycling. We see as a critical part of the this change the creation of an environment where rider safety initiatives come from inside the community rather than being imposed from outside and are based on the very latest theories of human factors.

In particular, we want to reverse the common institutional misconception that sees crashes as freak events happening to ‘bad-apples’ and not to ‘good riders’, and to reverse the popular but paranoid “everyone is out to kill us” mindset held by riders.

We need to create a culture of motorcycling that understands that reduced risk lies in our own actions rather than the behaviour of others and want trainers and trainees alike to see that expressions such as “didn’t expect… didn’t see… didn’t know… didn’t realise…” are after-the-event admissions that we failed.

[Katman]

Sounds much like the idea that I been pushing for a long time in that the brain should be kept constantly active considering "what if" scenarios.

Nothing much can come as a complete surprise to you if you've already considered the possibility of it happening.

[Motu]

No, there is always an excuse, no surprise it won't work.

[caspernz]

Meh, reads a bit like the Smiths' driving system, used it for years driving fuel tankers. Works quite well when approached with an open mind...

[nodrog:Me]

Sounds much like the idea that I been pushing for a long time in that the brain should be kept constantly active considering "what if" scenarios.

Nothing much can come as a complete surprise to you if you've already considered the possibility of it happening.

There's a flaw.

Brain and active are 2 things that don't go together around here, especially in the same sentence.