Originally Posted by
sinfull
Going back to the original post ...
I tried to read the thread, but it's obvious not much has changed in the 8 years i've not been on this site ... most here are still clowns and it's not worth reading the responses !
What ever you do my authoritative friend, will be an improvement to what is out there now ...
I've seen a few ACC funded ride forever courses advertised.. but far from enough considering the cost of rego now !
It should perhaps be ACC, the starting point you're looking for ?
Everybody likes free shit and Motorcyclists being who/what they are, like to show off ... Mix the two perhaps !
Skills are picked up in many ways .. You teach a kid to power slide a MC and he will learn to control a slide in a back brake mistake ! You take a kid to the track and he will learn his limits and that of his bike ... Particularly if there is someone there with knowledge of bike set up and the science of tires/temp/pressures, willing to help (or Paid by our levies)
Another big one is the fact so many Motorcyclists still blame everyone else for getting hurt.. So what if the car driver was at fault ? The rider is the one who will be broken in a mix up with a car, so He/She has to have far more situational awareness ... You will not be able to educate Car drivers to watch for Motorcyclists (unless each and every driver was to do a BHS course on a MC, which would prob only be any good for the first 6 months)
I watched a vid this morning that someone had put on FB, of a rider in the states going through an intersection and ploughing into a turning car ...
Car was obviously at fault ... but i commented that the rider deserved all he got ... My bad and got reprimanded for it... But i stand by my comment..
The video (meme) said the rider was only doing 30mph but yet it self destructed on impact, to the point the front tire rolled away without a rim, not to mention the car had half it's front torn off ... No way was that a 30mph crash but I was BAD for saying the rider was a fool to enter that intersection at the speed he was doing >> (i recon minimum of 55 60 mph)
So i read some of the comments on the original post and there was a hell debate as to who was in the wrong ... Who fucking cares who was wrong ... the car diver walked and the rider ended up in hospital ...
Situational awareness ... Other drivers are going to fuck up, Your average car driver does not see a headlight or a day glo vest, because they are looking for a grille ... why is it so hard to drum this into riders heads ?
Anyway go hard with whatever you try to do to save lives ... and thank you !
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