Comments on: Motorcycle (Self-)Awareness Month http://www.northwestcyclereport.com/2007/05/08/motorcycle-self-awareness-month/ News and Events for Motorcyclists in Washington, Oregon and Idaho Sat, 11 Feb 2012 13:45:21 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 By: Northwest Cycle News » MSF Comes Out Against Crashes http://www.northwestcyclereport.com/2007/05/08/motorcycle-self-awareness-month/comment-page-1/#comment-19983 Northwest Cycle News » MSF Comes Out Against Crashes Tue, 24 Jul 2007 23:33:05 +0000 http://www.northwestcyclenews.com/2007/05/08/motorcycle-self-awareness-month/#comment-19983 [...] And their advice sounds familiar. [...] [...] And their advice sounds familiar. [...]

]]> By: aVOL2 http://www.northwestcyclereport.com/2007/05/08/motorcycle-self-awareness-month/comment-page-1/#comment-16577 aVOL2 Wed, 23 May 2007 18:52:45 +0000 http://www.northwestcyclenews.com/2007/05/08/motorcycle-self-awareness-month/#comment-16577 Will they impound a car of an automobile driver without a driver license?? Will they impound a car of an automobile driver without a driver license??

]]> By: Mark http://www.northwestcyclereport.com/2007/05/08/motorcycle-self-awareness-month/comment-page-1/#comment-13548 Mark Mon, 14 May 2007 03:41:08 +0000 http://www.northwestcyclenews.com/2007/05/08/motorcycle-self-awareness-month/#comment-13548 Sure see a lot of inexperienced , unqualified riders buying very fast, very powerful bikes . Blaming the machines seems simplistic, but realistically, these newbs can't handle that kind of performance , and the crash statistics back it up. Some European countries use a system that discourages novice riders from starting right out on the high horsepower superbikes. Might be worth a look here ? Sure see a lot of inexperienced , unqualified riders buying very fast, very powerful bikes . Blaming the machines seems simplistic, but realistically, these newbs can’t handle that kind of performance , and the crash statistics back it up.

Some European countries use a system that discourages novice riders from starting right out on the high horsepower superbikes. Might be worth a look here ?

]]> By: Dave Wendell http://www.northwestcyclereport.com/2007/05/08/motorcycle-self-awareness-month/comment-page-1/#comment-11780 Dave Wendell Thu, 10 May 2007 20:19:25 +0000 http://www.northwestcyclenews.com/2007/05/08/motorcycle-self-awareness-month/#comment-11780 It's going to get even tougher for the unendorsed riders with the passage of new legislation this year that allows law enforcement to impound motorcycles if they catch someone riding without an endorsement. If you know someone who is riding unendorsed you may want to suggest to them that they either go to the DoL and take the tests or go to one of the safety course providers and take an Intermediate Rider Training course (what used to be called the Experienced RiderCourse), which is only 6-7 hours long. Successful completion of which will waive any further testing at the DoL for an endorsement. Those riding 3-wheeled motorcycles (sidecar rigs and/or trikes) must also have an endorsement, but it's a different category endorsement, with different testing and courses. However the Advanced S/TEP class (1 day long) will waive any further testing at the DoL for that endorsement as well. It’s going to get even tougher for the unendorsed riders with the passage of new legislation this year that allows law enforcement to impound motorcycles if they catch someone riding without an endorsement.

If you know someone who is riding unendorsed you may want to suggest to them that they either go to the DoL and take the tests or go to one of the safety course providers and take an Intermediate Rider Training course (what used to be called the Experienced RiderCourse), which is only 6-7 hours long. Successful completion of which will waive any further testing at the DoL for an endorsement.

Those riding 3-wheeled motorcycles (sidecar rigs and/or trikes) must also have an endorsement, but it’s a different category endorsement, with different testing and courses. However the Advanced S/TEP class (1 day long) will waive any further testing at the DoL for that endorsement as well.

]]> By: Gary Smith http://www.northwestcyclereport.com/2007/05/08/motorcycle-self-awareness-month/comment-page-1/#comment-11738 Gary Smith Thu, 10 May 2007 18:27:56 +0000 http://www.northwestcyclenews.com/2007/05/08/motorcycle-self-awareness-month/#comment-11738 My hat is off to you for this article. We need to keep our own house clean before pointing fingers at other reasons. It always amazes me when I hear about a single bike crash and it always seems it could have been avoided for the most part. The points you make about training can't be stressed enough. Ride safe, Gary My hat is off to you for this article. We need to keep our own house clean before pointing fingers at other reasons. It always amazes me when I hear about a single bike crash and it always seems it could have been avoided for the most part. The points you make about training can’t be stressed enough.

Ride safe,
Gary

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