Street Survival

[TOOLS1]

This is from my friend Bill Brown's scooter site. I'm sure he will not mind me sharing it with the forum members.
http://staff.jccc.net/dmarshal/moto/ss101.htm
TOOLS

[Truck]

My friends who are new to riding are always asking me for advice.  First thing I always tell them is ride like everyone else is trying to kill you, because most of them are.

[pat english]

And always pack heat when you ride in L.A.

[LukeM]

Excellent article.  It's all about defensive driving/riding. I took a DD course in my 20s, and those lessons were invaluable. No matter how big your MC is, it's still half the size of the smallest cage out there.  Take on a car, and you WILL lose.

Remember what Phil Connors said to the groundhog while driving the red pickup: "Don't drive angry."
Starts at 0:14 in this link.

Luke M

[shinyribs]

25. Alone or in a group, if you’re doing something on your motorcycle that makes you feel like you’re in over your head, you probably are. Back off.


I like that one

[chasingmytail]

Brilliant. Thanks Tools!

[MarkPBG]

The best things I ever learned in the MSF course were these two things....

1. Don't "lay the bike down"...you have INFINITELY much more control over where the bike goes with the sticky rubber on the ground rather than the slippery non-control surfaces of the sides or top of the bike. (unless you're about to go headfirst into the side of a tractor trailer that just went in front of you, then it's best not to play Gallagher up against the side of it...slide under it, by all means.)

2. Cars don't "come out of nowhere" unless one falls out of a cargo plane and lands on you. They come out of driveways, side streets, parking garages, from blind side roads blocked by hedges or buildings...etc. To avoid them, it's best not to be 6" from the curb closest to them, doing well near or even over the speed limit, it SEVERELY reduces your reaction time AND your space to maneuver to avoid the collision.

Those two saved my butt more than anything else I learned.