Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site oberon.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxr!mhuxt!houxm!vax135!cornell!uw-beaver!tektronix!hplabs!sdcrdcf!oberon!evincent From: evincent@oberon.UUCP (Eric Vincent) Newsgroups: net.cycle Subject: Re: Automatic High Beam Flashers Message-ID: <116@oberon.UUCP> Date: Thu, 19-Sep-85 01:13:36 EDT Article-I.D.: oberon.116 Posted: Thu Sep 19 01:13:36 1985 Date-Received: Mon, 23-Sep-85 00:41:40 EDT References: <692@ihu1g.UUCP> <793@ihlpa.UUCP> <10413@ucbvax.ARPA> Reply-To: evincent@oberon.UUCP (Eric Vincent) Distribution: net Organization: U. of So. Calif., Los Angeles Lines: 38 Summary: In his article posted 18 Sept 1985, Rick McGeer raised some very good questions that many of those who are interested in starting to ride motorcycles ask. I thought I would offer my feelings on some of them: First, most new riders say they don't intend to ride on the freeways, but in time, you will. Your family, friends and associates who say that riding is dangerous are simply simply expressing a feeling that most non-riders have about motorcycles. To a certain extent, they are right. Therein lies a basic obstacle that all riders should confront. You really need to accept the fact that riding a motorcycle puts you in a more suseptible position for an accident or injury. What counters the argument against riding is the amount of freedom and plain fun you can get from it. Riding a motorcycle requires a few different techniques from those of driving a car, but primarily, riding a motorcycle demands that you concentrate on the same skills you use in driving a car. One of these is concentration in itself. Unlike a car driver who can blithely roll down the road, unaware of 90 percent of his/her surroundings, a motorcyclist must devote far more attention to his riding - part of which is watching out for the half dead car driver beside him. Finally, the last note about taking the Motorcycle Safety Foundation course is right on the mark. I have only praise for these programs, and so does everyone I have met who has taken them. This includes both the beginner rider course as well as the experienced rider course they offer. Take it easy, Eric Vincent Associate Editor, Free 2 Wheel Magazine Assistant, 'Centerstand', KPFK-FM Los Angeles (Opinions expressed are entirely my own) Brought to you by Super Global Mega Corp .com