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• Be
especially alert between dusk and dawn when deer AND OTHER ANIMALS
are traveling. Most accidents happen during low light or dark
hours.
• Ride slower than you usually do. In the Spring and again in the
Fall...you are at serious risk.
• Remember: Even a small animal can put you down!
• HAVE YOU PRACTICED EMERGENCY STOPS IN A CONTROLLED ENVIRONMENT
LATELY? YOU NEED TO DO THIS FROM TIME TO TIME.
NOW IS AN EXCELLENT TIME!
• If you think you have it under control, please click
HERE.
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THIS
is how fast an accident happens.
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At the speed & suddenness of a LIGHTNING STRIKE!
Once the "accident sequence" starts, there's only a split second to react.
And if that's
where you start practicing safety...well, just hope it's not too painful
when you meet the pavement up close and personal.
In flying, there's always a "chain" leading up to an accident. Same's true
on a motorcycle. You can't prevent an accident in that final split-second
prior to the pain. You have to break the chain.
Accident chains are always made up of things
like riding tired, daydreaming, riding "not sober", "gottagoitis", poor
maintenance, "mindwanderingisis", bad riding habits (yeah, we all have
some), too much speed, and more you can probably name pretty quickly. And
almost always, it's a combination of these things that leads to tragedy.
Break the chain anywere along its length..and you usually avoid the
accident.
Several aggressive steps you can take:
Always have your brain ahead of the bike. If
you don't react to an obstacle until it's right on top of you--You're
down!
In airplanes, we call it SA. Situational
Awareness. You MUST (not should) ALWAYS be aware of what's in front of
you, what's to your sides, and what's behind you. Any less focus...and
you're in serious danger!
By the way, More than 2/3rds of us who died on
motorcycles last year...had the right of way when we were killed by
another motorist!
"Whatever you are absolutely positively
certain a motorist cannot and will not do--is EXACTLY what
they can and WILL do!"
Be ready, stay alert,
and Ride Safe!
And ALWAYS
maintain
SITUATIONAL AWARENESS!
Don't let THIS
happen to you!!
Skip Haley
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