Rider Safety

I came across this artile on rider safety I wanted to share as one of the reaons I developed the Riders Magic touch Universal garage door remote was a matter of safety. Too many riders having accidents fumbling around for remotes in pockets or on unsafe locations. 

Ride safe: investing in rider training

Motorcycles once carried a certain prestige on the roadway, where other vehicular traffic would take notice, make space and give you a wave. Changing lanes, making a turn or merging onto a highway were done with a systematic fusion resembling the coming together of a jacket being zippered up. Today not so much. It has become a state of rider beware be really aware.

Rider safety comes down to a few basic things that require thought and practice:

Attitude is number one on the hierarchy of the safety tree. Being in the right frame of mind, planning to have a safe and enjoyable ride and not allowing yourself to get caught up in any form of road rage or involved in the rat-race, will put you in a better position from the get-go.

Preparation is the next branch. A rider should always be both mentally and physically ready to ride, including being well rested and sober.

Be conspicuous by what you wear and where you ride. The choice to wear protective and high-visibility clothing and to ride in the best lane and tire track, are essential tools in communicating actively and passively with other road users.

Making good ongoing choices of where you ride, when you ride, who you ride with and how long you ride will also play a role in the overall rider-safety puzzle.

There are a lot of pieces to consider, but given some thought and investing a bit of time, the picture becomes very clear in the end.

read the full article here:https://www.blueline.ca/ride-safe-investing-in-rider-training-4311/