I attended the free Bike Safe class at the Concord Police Department with Motorcycle Officer Clark and Motorcycle Officer Rodriquez. Both of these guys ride their own bikes when they are not riding their police issue Yamaha. Their enthusiasm for biking reflected in the whole class. Their knowledge of motorcycle safety was evident.
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| Bike Safe program will make you a safer rider |
You may be concerned that a motorcycle safety program,Bike Safe, is boring. There was not one boring minute from 8 A.M. to 4 P.M. We started with an hour long classroom session in the morning. Then we went out and rode. The officers observed each of us and gave us a very helpful,intense critique of some areas that could use improvement.
We had lunch at Brooklyn Pizzeria. If you want to know where the good food is, go where the cops go. After lunch, we went back to the classroom for another short hour. Then we rode for another fifty miles. We rode on back roads. We rode on the interstate. We rode on bad roads. We rode in heavy traffic. We rode through crazy intersections.
You may wonder who takes this class. I took it. I benefited very very much. I also had fun. One of my classmates was a young lady that had only been riding for fifteen months. She had attended an introductory class when she bought her first bike. She told us that she was certified to ride in a parking lot. She was riding a Harley Davidson Heritage.
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| If you are new to riding attend Bike Safe |
Another classmate had been riding since 2010. He had just graduated from a 750 cc bike to a new Victory. How do you spell good looking bike?
Another classmate was a retired motor policeman from New York. He had a brand new Indian.
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| This Bike Safe program was fun and interesting |
Then there was me. I have been riding since a rear view mirror was a paid for accessory. I rode 110 miles to get to the Concord Police Department. This day was fun, interesting and definitely worthwhile.
I asked Officer Clark if a student could bring a passenger to the class. He said yes. Everything that we learned would benefit a passenger. Many bikers hardly ever ride solo. If you are a perennial passenger, encourage your husband to attend this class. Go with him.
Do not wait until a guard rail is is coming at you at fifty miles per hour, to start learning about safety. Go take this FREE North Carolina Department of Transportation Bike Safe class. If you wife has recently started riding her own bike, you go and take her with you. You will both benefit. If you are a member of a motorcycle group, have you whole group sign up for the same class. http://www.bikesafenc.com/ Bike Safe has a website. There is a class near you.
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| Officer Clark and Officer Rodriquez were great |
If you have already had a Bike Safe class, please leave a comment here and verify or clarify what I have said. This is a good day motorcycling. Carolina's twisty turney curvy roads are a lot of fun. They are also dangerous with a capital D. This training class will diminish your personal danger. An accident that could be avoided with a fun day of training, is no fun.
Check out Bike Safe. You will enjoy the day.
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