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Ninjette Newsbot
March 20th, 2009, 11:10 PM
How seriously do you take motorcycling? Do you approach the ritual of riding with focus, intent, and structure, or do you hit the open road and go wherever your front wheel takes you? A commentary piece on the U.S. Air Force's official website makes some interesting analogies between flying a fighter jet and riding, comparing everything from ...



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NevadaWolf
May 23rd, 2014, 08:57 AM
I was looking to see if another article was already posted here and found this.

The actual link is on the Air Force's official page here (http://www.af.mil/News/Commentaries/Display/tabid/271/Article/141788/a-fighter-pilot-approach-to-motorcycle-riding.aspx).

What prompted this search was looking for this article, a fighter pilot's view on why we sometimes fail to see and fail to be seen! Really interesting read and may bring more awareness in avoiding being involved in a SMIDSY

A Fighter Pilot’s Guide to Surviving on the Roads... (http://www.slobc.org/safety/documents/road-survival-guide.pdf)

corksil
May 23rd, 2014, 11:08 PM
excellent read.

http://www.slobc.org/safety/documents/road-survival-guide.pdf