Ride Hard, Ride Smart Ultimate Street Strategies for Advanced Motorcyclists

by Hahn, Pat

• ISBN13: 9780760317600
• ISBN10: 0760317607
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2004-05-01
• Publisher: Motorbooks

Summary

Ride Hard, Ride Smartis a practical, hands-on survival guide for the average motorcyclist. This book provides advanced survival and safety strategies for the developing rider. The vast wealth of knowledge and information developed by the motorcycle safety industry is bound into one chapter and one simple concept-the "three degrees of separation"-that sets the stage for the rest of the book. The three degrees of separation are riding strategies, training and skills, and protective gear-the things that separate the rider from death and injury. Hahn rates motorcycle risk and riding on a scale of one to ten, ten being mere moments away from certain death, and one being home safe in bed. Every motorcycle ride falls somewhere in between. Using the three degrees of separation, a rider can get the risk level down to a controllable level, creating the safest possible situation on a moving motorcycle.

Author Biography

Pat Hahn loves solving motorcycling dilemmas, particularly those related to riding strategy and safety. His subtle humor and keen instinct help with topics like risk management, situational awareness, riding technique, and crash avoidance and put them into terms any rider can understand. Pat is the author of the four books, How to Ride a Motorcycle, Maximum Control, Motorcyclists' Legal Handbook, and Ride Hard, Ride Smart, and is communications and outreach manager for TEAM OREGON Motorcycle Safety Program. He lives in Corvallis, Oregon.

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. 6
Using the Three Degrees of Separation	p. 10
Getting Hurt 101	p. 22
Risk	p. 52
The Safest Distance Between Two Points	p. 58
Good Times, Bad Times	p. 66
Visibility	p. 74
Riding at Night	p. 84
Make it Familiar	p. 86
Making Friends	p. 92
Trouble Areas	p. 98
The Worst Types and Your Best Defense	p. 112
Reading the Road	p. 118
Group Riding and Other Distractions	p. 130
Index	p. 143
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