Military Pushing for Rider Safety

by JeffJune 24, 2009 News

First published April 16, 2009, but in case you have never seen it … By Jeff Cobb Motorcycle Safety News Top U.S. military officials are aggressively collaborating to reverse a well-publicized trend in motorcycle safety. While there have been far fewer combat-related deaths than in previous eras, unwelcome statistics from motorcycle accidents have been spiking. [...]

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Riding With a Passenger

by JeffJune 22, 2009 Feature

Note: As originally written for Motorcycle.com. By Jeff Cobb Motorcycle Safety News Note: This article alternately refers to both male and female gender to describe riders or passengers in various circumstances. These selections were arbitrary and could apply to either gender. Riding with a passenger on your motorcycle can be a lot of fun, but [...]

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Riding in the Rain and Wind

by JeffJune 20, 2009 Feature

Note – It is raining again today! Will I try my own advice and ride? Maybe. It is extra effort, but this is what I published in Motorcycle.com a few weeks ago. By Jeff Cobb Motorcycle Safety News Depending on your experience, skill, preparation and risk tolerance, riding a motorcycle in the rain can be [...]

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Discretion

by JeffMay 20, 2009 Editorials

I just came from getting groceries at the nearby Trader Joes. It’s in a strip mall, and it was busy. Lots of car and foot traffic everywhere. So I’m walking out the door, and a Kawi green ZX something ridden by a kid in shorts and sneakers blows through the double stop signs. He is [...]

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Motorcycle safety month? What about the rest of the year?

by JeffMay 12, 2009 Uncategorized

Editorial May is officially the month when every newspaper looking for suitable seasonal content is saying “be aware of riders on motorcycles.” Maybe the woman driving 10 feet off my back wheel at 65 mph on the highway with her cellphone glued to her ear 30 minutes ago did not get the message? Maybe the [...]

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The SEE System: Increasing Your Visibility

by JeffMay 7, 2009 Uncategorized

This article is also posted on Motorcycle.com’s home page this week. My safety articles have been posted there over a month now, and I’ll have a different one each week there for a while longer now. – Jeff SEE: Search, Evaluate and Execute. By Jeff Cobb Motorcycle Safety News If there were ever a need [...]

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Congressional resolution names May as Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month

by JeffMay 6, 2009 Uncategorized

Courtesy of the American Motorcyclist Association The American Motorcyclist Association (AMA) applauds the U.S. House of Representatives for passing House Resolution 269 today, which designates May as Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month. In addition to the designation, H.R. 269 highlights several safety measures for motorcyclists, including the voluntary use of helmets and other protective gear, avoiding [...]

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CPSC delays making sale of youth model off-highway vehicles illegal

by JeffMay 4, 2009 Uncategorized

As previously covered, this is the latest news regarding a law that has been the bane of the industry all year. Story courtesy of the AMA PICKERINGTON, Ohio — The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has voted to stay enforcement of a lead law that currently bans the sale of youth-model motorcycles and all-terrain vehicles [...]

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What to Wear When You Ride – and Why

by JeffApril 30, 2009 Uncategorized

Protect yourself with quality riding gear. As originally published by me in Motorcycle.com By Jeff Cobb Motorcycle Safety News Just because you are free to ride your motorcycle or scooter in the U.S. with hardly enough clothing for a beach party does not mean it’s a good idea. And just because riders in at least [...]

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The Truth about Drinking and Riding

by JeffApril 28, 2009 Uncategorized

By Jeff Cobb While no one will publicly declare alcohol consumption and motorcycling are OK, there remain definite problems in a culture offering mixed messages. Despite campaigns to raise awareness that drinking and riding don’t mix, the incentive to consume alcohol and ride a motorcycle has done anything but gone away. Included in the allure [...]

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Keith Code says he always wears a helmet and safety gear for street riding

by JeffApril 14, 2009 Editorials

By Jeff Cobb Motorcycle Safety News California Superbike School founder Keith Code said last week that he would never ride a motorcycle on the street without wearing a helmet and safety gear. He offered his comments when asked about the mixed messages that abound among American motorcyclists regarding what it takes to be reasonably safe. [...]

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