June 4th, 2016, 08:53 PM | #1 |
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Important Tip: If it makes you frown, get it to slow down
I read something that I found very useful in the book "Ride Hard, Ride Smart" by Pat Hahn. I think it's one of the most informative tips in the book.
He says: "If it makes you frown, get it to slow down" and he starts with a sad story of young motorcycle rider cruising down the road when he starts noticing a van sort of still but with its lights on down the freeway to the right, he was wondering what it was doing, and as he approached, it made a sudden u-turn in the middle of the freeway giving him no time to react. What Hahn is saying is, once you notice something that makes you squint, wonder, or draws your attention, that's when you need to slow down the situation then and there... because the fact that you're wondering about something is a sign of something weird that could happen. But what happens is that if you wonder but continue as usual, and then that weird thing happens, you now only have 2 seconds to react. So instead, once you notice something that you're sort of paying attention to. What's that guy doing over there? What's this thing right there, etc, that's when you start to slow down. Now you've just given yourself ample time to react because you caught it beforehand. Instead of 2 seconds, you can give yourself say 10-15 seconds to decide what to do, slow down, get out of the way, etc. I found this already very useful on the road immediately after reading it. Hope this helps. |
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June 4th, 2016, 09:46 PM | #2 | |
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Glad you got something out of the book. Need to finish it, only a little left to go. :\
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June 4th, 2016, 10:37 PM | #3 |
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That's a good one! I'll have to remember that.
On the bike I tend to find that listening to my instincts is the right thing to do... even when it makes no sense, my subconscious usually knows what's up.
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June 4th, 2016, 10:42 PM | #4 |
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Hey! Learning every day! Good info!
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June 5th, 2016, 01:10 PM | #5 |
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That's a real good tip that folks miss a lot... Like ooooooh they are going really slow so when I fly by ill look even
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June 9th, 2016, 02:12 PM | #6 |
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Yes... Something similar happened to me some time back... wish I knew that rule back then:
https://www.ninjette.org/forums/showthread.php?t=117271 |
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June 9th, 2016, 02:23 PM | #7 | |
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We should always be aware of that moment where you're in a daze wondering about something on the road. |
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