View Poll Results: How Often Do You Practice Braking & Evading?
Never.
27
28.42%
Monthly.
21
22.11%
Every 2 Months.
4
4.21%
Every 3 Months.
2
2.11%
Once A Year.
2
2.11%
Twice A Year.
4
4.21%
Other.......
35
36.84%
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How Often Do You Practice Braking & Evading?
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When I first bought my bike, and couldn't do it properly, I practiced quite a bit, and took the RE SRC.
Now I practice at yellow lights only, if light traffic. Threshold stops hard on tire life.
Now I practice at yellow lights only, if light traffic. Threshold stops hard on tire life.
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From: Lansdale, Pa
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From: SouthWestern Ontario
Wasn't an option in the poll but I would have to say...every time out.
Practice is only one aspect of developing evasion skills, although very important. Developing safe habits and awareness is just as important. Reaction time while executing accident avoidance is critical and total awareness of your surroundings will cut down your reaction time considerably. Most oblivious cagers don't come close to reacting as quickly so we have to factor this fact into our split second evasion, deciding to brake, turn away, accelerate, etc. I always keep my bike in the appropriate gear for a quick emergency exit and leave enough room at stops for a quick escape route. I basically pretend I am invisible to all other traffic and pay attention. Keep my pipes on the loud side too. Still, I have had hundreds of close calls over the years and a few I didn't avoid. The drivers out there are getting worse all the time. Either they are in a hurry and think nothing of cutting into your lane as if you are non-existant, texting/talking on their phones or just terrible drivers. So yeah...every time out.
Practice is only one aspect of developing evasion skills, although very important. Developing safe habits and awareness is just as important. Reaction time while executing accident avoidance is critical and total awareness of your surroundings will cut down your reaction time considerably. Most oblivious cagers don't come close to reacting as quickly so we have to factor this fact into our split second evasion, deciding to brake, turn away, accelerate, etc. I always keep my bike in the appropriate gear for a quick emergency exit and leave enough room at stops for a quick escape route. I basically pretend I am invisible to all other traffic and pay attention. Keep my pipes on the loud side too. Still, I have had hundreds of close calls over the years and a few I didn't avoid. The drivers out there are getting worse all the time. Either they are in a hurry and think nothing of cutting into your lane as if you are non-existant, texting/talking on their phones or just terrible drivers. So yeah...every time out.
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I do it a lot. Every week or so at least. Over and above the "practice" that normal riding gives you.
I have a few parking lots on my normal routes out and back and I'll often swing in to one of them and spend 5 or 10 minutes doing u-turns, slaloms, evasive swerves and emergency stops.
I think it's better to take time to so some pure practice, off of the main roads as you can do stuff you can't do on your regular ride without pissing off other road users.
I have a few parking lots on my normal routes out and back and I'll often swing in to one of them and spend 5 or 10 minutes doing u-turns, slaloms, evasive swerves and emergency stops.
I think it's better to take time to so some pure practice, off of the main roads as you can do stuff you can't do on your regular ride without pissing off other road users.