I was looking at the 55 findings of the Hurt Report yesterday and there is a lot of good stuff in there. See link:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_o...he_Hurt_Report
I am sure all this has been discussed repeatedly here, but here are some thoughts anyway.
Finding #12 jumped out at me when it said "accident is likely to happen in very short time close to the trip origin." I definitely think that is important for me to remember. It sometimes takes me a bit to get my mind right for riding. I could very easily see myself making a costly mistake early in my ride. AtomicAlex has a list of reminder taped to her gas tank. I think I am going to come up with a list of reminders that are important for me to remember.
One that I have been focusing on lately is "textbook" braking - both brakes, downshifting as I go, left foot down at stop, in first gear, ready to go. I have found that doing that has helped me with my braking consistency and feel and it has flowed through the rest of my ride.
AZridered said in a post one time that he like to practice really precise riding on the road. I like that. Try not to get lazy. Keep it interesting by being as precise as possible.
Perhaps that will be the start of my list; text book braking and precise riding.
Finding #25 was also interesting in that riders had less than 5 months experience on the particular bike involved in the accident even though 3 years total riding experience. Something for me to think about in switching among several bikes. Maybe come up with a custom list of reminders for each bike. I already have one for the Harley "take it easy!"
Lots of good stuff in a nice easy summary.
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