Comments on: Lucky Idiot http://www.northwestcyclereport.com/2007/06/05/lucky-idiot/ News and Events for Motorcyclists in Washington, Oregon and Idaho Thu, 18 Feb 2010 22:33:47 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: jimbo in Toronto http://www.northwestcyclereport.com/2007/06/05/lucky-idiot/comment-page-1/#comment-18780 jimbo in Toronto Fri, 08 Jun 2007 14:46:13 +0000 http://www.northwestcyclenews.com/2007/06/05/lucky-idiot/#comment-18780 This is a perfect example of the media's distortion on a topic to add an sensational angle to an otherwise boring article. Proper headline, "Motorcycle crash a result of zero training" This is a perfect example of the media’s distortion on a topic to add an sensational angle to an otherwise boring article.

Proper headline, “Motorcycle crash a result of zero training”

]]> By: Tom Monroe http://www.northwestcyclereport.com/2007/06/05/lucky-idiot/comment-page-1/#comment-18711 Tom Monroe Thu, 07 Jun 2007 18:01:58 +0000 http://www.northwestcyclenews.com/2007/06/05/lucky-idiot/#comment-18711 The rider in the picture was my student in the class. She had never been on a motorcycle before, and the picture was taken during Excercise 4, when students learn how to "shift and stop" (combine upshifting, downshifting and stopping). I'm not sure why she owned "an entire harley outfit", but I've often seen students come to class with good gear. I've had students in class in full racing leathers with pucks. It doesn't mean they're neccessarily doing anything unsafe. The rider in the picture was my student in the class. She had never been on a motorcycle before, and the picture was taken during Excercise 4, when students learn how to “shift and stop” (combine upshifting, downshifting and stopping).

I’m not sure why she owned “an entire harley outfit”, but I’ve often seen students come to class with good gear. I’ve had students in class in full racing leathers with pucks. It doesn’t mean they’re neccessarily doing anything unsafe.

]]> By: Dianne http://www.northwestcyclereport.com/2007/06/05/lucky-idiot/comment-page-1/#comment-18687 Dianne Thu, 07 Jun 2007 11:02:55 +0000 http://www.northwestcyclenews.com/2007/06/05/lucky-idiot/#comment-18687 I was disappointed in the two related front page Times articles because it implied that every motorcyclist on the road is either an inexperienced driver or a reckless one. First, it was nice for a change to see a woman biker featured in the top picture. It's good that she actually was in a class and looked like she was having fun. I found it strange and a bit misleading, though, that she was just learning how to shift and she already owned an entire Harley outfit. Scan down to the village idiot complete with plaster casts in the hospital bed. If you're not a motorcycle fan, you'll conclude that absoloutely no one out there knows what they're doing. It would've been interesting, logical and positive if the Times had included a third related piece involving veteran bikers and their thoughts and ideas on getting new bikers trained and endorsed. I was disappointed in the two related front page Times articles because it implied that every motorcyclist on the road is either an inexperienced driver or a reckless one. First, it was nice for a change to see a woman biker featured in the top picture. It’s good that she actually was in a class and looked like she was having fun. I found it strange and a bit misleading, though, that she was just learning how to shift and she already owned an entire Harley outfit.
Scan down to the village idiot complete with plaster casts in the hospital bed. If you’re not a motorcycle fan, you’ll conclude that absoloutely no one out there knows what they’re doing.
It would’ve been interesting, logical and positive if the Times had included a third related piece involving veteran bikers and their thoughts and ideas on getting new bikers trained and endorsed.

]]> By: beatnikbiker.com » Blog Archive » Why motorcycle training is important http://www.northwestcyclereport.com/2007/06/05/lucky-idiot/comment-page-1/#comment-18619 beatnikbiker.com » Blog Archive » Why motorcycle training is important Thu, 07 Jun 2007 01:04:05 +0000 http://www.northwestcyclenews.com/2007/06/05/lucky-idiot/#comment-18619 [...] John over at Northwest Cycle News has a great post about the importance of some kind of motorcycle training prior to riding. You can find the post here. [...] [...] John over at Northwest Cycle News has a great post about the importance of some kind of motorcycle training prior to riding. You can find the post here. [...]

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