As published in the American Motorcyclist Magazine March 2020, and Linked in January 2020. By Donald L. Green, January 6, 2020 When asking a motorcyclist why so many motorcycles are
Less is More
Lately, I have found much synchronicity between music and being a Rider Education Coach. Today I was listening to Todd Sucherman, the drummer from the rock group Styx, discussing the
Key Traits, Supporting Characteristics, and Responsibilities of a RiderCoach
Articles on Motorcycle Rider Education: Part XXIII – Key Traits, Supporting Characteristics, and Responsibilities of a RiderCoach Although there are numerous traits, characteristics, and responsibilities associated with being a RiderCoach, the
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MSF Safety Tip #68: Hi-Viz Gear
The following tips are reprinted courtesy of Motorcycle Safety Foundation, msf-usa.org ©2017 Motorcycle Safety Foundation. MSF Safety Tip #68: Hi-Viz Gear A New Zealand study published in 2004 (“Motorcycle Rider Conspicuity
MSF Safety Tip #66: Tailgaters
The following tips are reprinted courtesy of Motorcycle Safety Foundation, msf-usa.org ©2017 Motorcycle Safety Foundation. MSF Safety Tip #66: Tailgaters There is a right way and a wrong way to deal
MSF Safety Tip #67: Target Fixation
The following tips are reprinted courtesy of Motorcycle Safety Foundation, msf-usa.org ©2017 Motorcycle Safety Foundation. MSF Safety Tip #67: Target Fixation Target fixation is when your overall focus (eyes and mind)
RiderCoach Characteristics and Responsibilities
Articles on Motorcycle Rider Education: Part XXII – RiderCoach Characteristics and Responsibilities There is a continuing discussion by those who work in Rider’s Education about whether coaching is considered a
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How Perceptions Can Drive Learning
Perceptions can be a way of understanding or interpret something when it must do with other people or the environment where an action is taking place. When a person uses their ability to perceive it may influence how they coach another based on their basic needs, the five senses, goals and values, self-concept, orientation, motivation, previous experiences, and readiness to learn as recognized in another. …
Obstacles to Learning During Rider Education
Some of these factors that reside in the feelings of students are: 1) perceiving unfair treatment; 2) impatient to move on to more interesting topics; 3) worry or lack of focus; 4) discomfort physically from illness or fatigue; 5) apathy because of poor instruction; and 6) the anxiety of learning. …
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The Demonstrated-Performance Method
Probably the oldest technique for teaching, in all of history, is the demonstrated-performance technique. Some refer to this technique as modeling – making a good example being a child who learns to do something by having the behavior or action “modeled” to them by an adult. …
