Motorcycle Safety Tips

motorxfoo, thanks for viewing/commenting. I've been riding for years and never took a course. But I'm seriously thinking about it. I'm so curious what the experienced course would have to offer. (And I could make another video too heh heh)
Anyone out there take the advanced course? I'd like to hear about your experience.

Great Video! It sums up the motorcycle saftey course. If ppl take the course and follow what they are taught, there will be a significant drop in accidents and fatalities. If you have been ridin for years an havent taken the safety course, take it! You will learn from it and the instructors will help you break bad habits! It was created for a reason! Ride safe guys! Be safe and you will be able to enjoy the freedom of riding alot longer than you would be able to if you arent riding safe!

Starzship the Pilot.........This is why I let you do the flying........Frio, First Science Officer.

dkw12002- Exactly. Speed is definetly one of the major factors in accidents, I believe. I see bikers flying through residential streets and all it takes is one car to pull out from the curb, one kids to run out, etc. You're right that the bigger bikes do tempt one to go faster and faster, etc. Kool man, thanks!

Great video. Speed seems to be a factor in almost all accidents, especially serious ones. The faster the speed the less time you have to think and react, plus the accidents if they do occur are likely to be worse. I stick with a 250 and ride it very conservatively, keeping away from the rat race. Buying a sports bike and seeing what it will do, aggressive riding, and not anticipating will overcome even the best of reflexes. Eventually, riders all figure this out if they don't get killed first.

passwordresetisbroke, I understand what you're saying. Some of the videos are put in there are not in ther right place. But you get the idea. And even though the second one is fake, or any or them, still, the idea of how it could look like if it were a real accident. Also, showing the lanesplitting one, or others where it is the bikers fault, is part of the point of the video. Try to minimize the biker's mistakes, help prevent others from doing the same. Thanks for comments.

You may want to take the second one out as IIRC it is fake.

Also the 3rd lanesplitting one is the bikers fault, so you may not want to have that there as that section is in regards to not being noticed by cars.

Also wtf about the crash before the no showing off message.

That made no damn sense

Keep your eyes and brain open as you ride!

shiek, but some people don't have common sense! hahaha. They need the laws for those people. No, I mean, for me, I'll wear a helmet - law or no law. Sometimes I see guys on video riding with no helmet or eye protection at highway speeds. One pebble or bee in the eye at 50 + mph and they're going down. Eye protection at least.

LouAnne, I never jetskiied before! Looks like fun! Can't fall down and get abrasions! haha! But someone told me to be careful of the jetski "nosedives", where if one speeds too fast, the front goes under water and the driver goes up and over? Yes I saw your race boat video. Very cool. 130 mph on boat wow! too fast. I'll go to our local beach & rent a jetski for a few hours soon.

shiek- also, when entering an intersection, always look both ways. even slow a bit if possible. When stop lights turn green, don't go speeding off until looking both ways. Yes, high beams/ headlight modulators in daytime, rear brake light flashers, add extra lights on bike, reflective tape, bright clothing. Also in situations where you cannot see the driver's eyes, glance at their front tire to see if they are planning to lane change, turn, etc.

Shiek, yes, possibly. He was recording to show how crazy he was driving? When he crosses the line the first time, I would think he would have moved back into his lane. Breifly he goes back into his lane then he goes further into the oncoming traffic's lane. Death wish perhaps? Suicide?

We don't have helmet law in our state. I don't believe that common sense should be regulated, but I believe the day is going to come when helmet law in our state may come to be. Typically the FED uses the witholding of federal highway funds to make states pass laws, like when the FED made WI adopt the .08 law even though our governor didn't want it.

I just read in yesterday's news that the FED highwy fund is broke, so they don't have that carrot anymore.

Yea, that biker that hit the other head on was a F**ker . Notice he had a camera mount to catch his "grand standing" on video? That might be a warning sign to someone like my self who may want to video a bike ride or other similar activity. I will keep that in mind myself when I do so next year.

A famous line in aviation regarding crashes that occur as a result of showing off is this one; what did the pilot say before the plane crash? "Hey, watch this!"

one method I use is when I'm driving down a road (especially with a motorcycle) and I arrive at an intersection where the other traffic has to yield to a stop sign.

I look for eye contact with the driver that is supposed to stop. If they don't look at you directly, they are probably not going to yield to you.

Another method I use on bikes is to use all lights including high beams during the daytime.

Another good one is to avoid being in someone's blind spot when next to them.