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Originally Posted by duckdawg
But for someone on this board to be struck down, by some impared cager, and for ANYONE HERE to insinuate that it's his fault, is over the line unacceptable.
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I believe that it's always my fault if I get into an accident while riding...
just part of my survivors mind set...
Using your survivors mind set doesn't mean the ride has to be within the
boundaries of dullness... a ride can incorporate other lessons to... the thrill
is getting it right...
The survivors mind set kind of knowledge is of the ever changing
contingencies of the road you are traveling. This knowledge is unlike
the other in that it is always changing and so requires much more
attention. It is not a learned part of your behavior but consist of a
cognizance of the world external to you. This is the knowledge of that
gravel off the right side of the road, of the traffic around you, of
potholes, paint stripes, tar snakes, birds and bees, of all the other
relevant elements and hazards that you may have to react to, of that
cage approaching on the wrong side of the road. It is the complete
picture of your present environment. To lack any of this knowledge is
not to have all the critical information you need to make an important
decision. This kind of knowledge is only gained by continual
concentration and requires effort and focused attention. Regrettably,
many motorcyclist travel without this information because they are
aware exclusively of what happening in a narrow depth of field in
front of them and only in their lane. In order to be able to react
adequately, though, you need to have a complete and perpetually
developing view of you changing surroundings that includes all
features relevant to your safety. As there is not time to learn how to
ride a bike at the moment of an emergency, there is likewise usually
not enough time to look around in search of a plan of defensive
action. A panic situation occurs with a rider not just because a
difficult question is being asked, but because an answer must be found
in a very short amount of time. In order to arrive with the correct
answer quickly, you must already have all the tools and information
for making a decision. It’s not open book test. There is not time to
look the answers. If you don’t have the information, you will panic.
You can not decide not to panic, if you don’t know how to make
immediate action, you will panic automatically because there is
nothing else to do. When there is no information, there are no
choices. It’s all dumb luck.
....yeah then they know your not playing around and ready to go all the way if need be.
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