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GREAT THREAD... SIPDE and Smoothly.... (long...)
Posted by mdj (more from mdj) on Tue, 22 Mar 2005 22:31:10
In Reply to: Things to Teach Young Drivers... ;-), Scott Paterson , Mon, 21 Mar 2005 12:34:49
I harp on SMOOTH: Always be aware of what's going on in ALL directions around you. If you anticipate, you can be a much smoother driver. If changing lanes, you should generally be able to complete a change without impacting on surrounding traffic, whether merging in or out. It's a dance. Signal your intentions.

Good Riding techniques go a LONG way if you're driving. Substitute car for motorcycle! This is roughly stolen from the MSF (Motorcycle Safety Foundation): SIPDE

SIPDE

Good experienced riders remain aware of what is going on around them. They improve their riding strategy by using SIPDE, a 5-step process used to make appropriate judgments, and apply them correctly in different traffic situations:

* Scan
* Identify
* Predict
* Decide
* Execute


Scan

Search aggressively ahead, to the sides and behind to avoid potential hazards even before they arise. How assertively you search, and how much time and space you have, can eliminate or reduce harm. Focus even more on finding potential escape routes in or around intersections, shopping areas, school and construction zones.

Search for:

* Oncoming traffic that may turn left in front of you.
* Traffic coming from the left and right.
* Traffic approaching from behind.

Be especially alert in areas with limited visibility. Visually "busy" surroundings could hide you and your motorcycle from others.

Identify

Locate hazards and potential conflicts.

* Vehicles and other motorcycles -- may move into your path and increase collision impact.
* Pedestrians and animals -- are unpredictable, and make short, quick moves.
* Stationary objects -- potholes, guard rails, bridges, roadway signs, hedges, or trees won't move into your path but may influence your riding strategy.

Predict

Consider speed, distance, and direction of hazards to anticipate how they may affect you. Cars moving into your path are more critical than those moving away or remaining stationary.

Predict where a collision may occur. Completing this "what if. ..?" phase to estimate results of contacting or attempting to avoid a hazard depends on your knowledge and experience.

Decide

Decide when, where, and how to act based on types of hazards you encounter:

* Single Hazard
* Multiple Hazards
* Stationary
* Moving

Weigh consequences of each hazard separately, whether single or multiple hazards are involved.

Execute

In high potential risk areas, such as intersections, shopping areas, school and construction zones, cover the clutch and both brakes to reduce the time you need to react.

To create more space and minimize harm from any hazard:

* Communicate your presence with lights and/or horn.
* Adjust your speed by accelerating, stopping or slowing.
* Adjust your position and/or direction.

Apply the old adage "one step at a time" to handle two or more hazards. Adjust speed to permit two hazards to separate. Then deal with them one at a time as single hazards. Decision making becomes more complex with three or more hazards. Weigh consequences of each and give equal distance to the hazards.

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