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The season hits its stride

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Now the season is underway, and the great weather is making riders come out of the winter doldrums.<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; A lot needs to happen to avoid an accident.&nbsp; Getting used to riding under all conditions takes a little time, and concentration is a plus.<br /><br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Once again, my usual recommendations.&nbsp; Find a parking lot to practice in. Practice braking at various speeds.&nbsp; Work up slowly to a hard stop from a decent speed.&nbsp; Practice low speed manuevers.&nbsp; Read a book on motorcycle safety.&nbsp; Take an MSF course.<br /><br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; There are plenty of uninsured and underinsured motorists out there.&nbsp; Lots of cars waiting to cut in front of you at an intersection.&nbsp; Many motorists who will run red lights and stop signs.&nbsp; Some who will cut into your lane.<br /><br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Defensive driving doesn't begin to describe it.&nbsp; Much more is required.&nbsp; At least get your riding skills in shape, so that you can concentrate on avoiding an accident.<br /> 10 application/xml false breaking cut off intersection accident Motorcycle accident Motorcycle Safety MSF Course practice braking skills stop light stop sign Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.8.1.14) Gecko/20080404 Firefox/2.0.0.14 127.0.0.1 127.0.0.1 mpadway 63.205.182.177 false true false false true 201650 false false true false false false true 106832 blog blogsite/MichaelPadway/web