Like any skilled activity, RiderCoaches and Motorcyclists who intend to do something well will attempt to achieve a state of “flow” by focusing their attention on a point where concentration becomes almost a zen-like experience. A recent study emphasizes Moto GP riders by highlighting such a focus because their eyes blink less than an average person’s. The state of flow they achieve is so intense they can look longer without the disruption of having their eyes close because of the millisecond of trouble it can cause of a visual nature. Flow signals meet an intense concentration where everything else surrounding the moment is no longer a distraction. …
You control your speed and safety margins to avoid traps. When other road users make mistakes, be prepared to have enough margin for safety and escape path available.
Use the Search Evaluate Execute (SEE) continuously. Seek and anticipate what other highway users may do in situations by making good advanced decisions. It is a motorcyclist’s best strategy.
You control speed and safety margin with others. When other road users make mistakes, be prepared to have enough margin to be safe. Use the Search Evaluate Execute (SEE) strategy continuously. Seek and anticipate what other highway users may do in situations by making good advanced decisions.
Learning is a very individual activity. As a RiderCoach of Motorcyclist Education, a primary condition used in adult learning is the dynamic environment or context where someone is personally engaged in the content of the course. Education facilitators strive to reach a group of students and also be able to attend to an individual’s needs by engaging each individual where they are. Conversely, using the social context of the small group environment can accelerate learning by providing immediate feedback and reinforcement to students from within the group. …
By playing What If? A motorcyclist can predict where hazards are and begin to avoid them before they happen. Use the Search Evaluate Execute (SEE) strategy continuously. Seek and anticipate what other highway users may do in situations by making good advanced decisions.
As we begin the Third Year of weekly get-togethers for the RiderCoach community, it is hard not to reflect on all the territory we have covered and more importantly the effect each individual of the community provides to the group. We are better together. …
