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The U.S. Hurt Report, begun in 1976 and published in 1981, expresses disdain for the ignorance and misinformation about motorcycle safety among riders studied, noting that 92% of riders in accidents had no formal training, compared to 84.3% of the riding population, and that when interviewed, riders frequently failed to take responsibility for their errors, or even perceive that accident ...
David L. Hough [pronunciation?] (born 1937) is an American writer on motorcycle rider safety, education and training. He has been a columnist for Motorcycle Consumer News, Sound RIDER! and BMW Owners News magazines. After his first book Proficient Motorcycling was published by Bow Tie Press it became one of the best selling motorcycle books. He ...
US Navy motorcycle training at Imperial Beach. Motorcycle safety is the study of the risks and dangers of motorcycling, and the approaches to mitigate that risk, focusing on motorcycle design, road design and traffic rules, rider training, and the cultural attitudes of motorcyclists and other road users.
Across America by Motor-Cycle [1] C.K. Shepherd 1922 1919 One Man Caravan [2] Robert Edison Fulton Jr. 1937 1932-1933 Around the World on a Motorcycle: 1928 to 1936 [3] [4] Zoltán Sulkowsky, Gyula Bartha: 1937 1928-1936 A Ride In The Sun [5] [6] Peggy Iris Thomas 1954 1950-1952 Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: Robert M. Pirsig: 1974 ...
Rollie Free on an Indian motorcycle in 1920. It is debated whether the exact model of motorcycle was a Black Lightning or Black Shadow) Most believe that it was a custom ordered Black Lightning, as it was some 100 pounds lighter and 25 hp (19 kW) more powerful than a stock Black Shadow. In one of his books, Phil Irving (one of the designers ...
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In 2001, Simon started a new motorcycle journey, this time on a modified BMW R80GS, [5] that roughly followed the same route as his 1973 trip. He was around 70 years old at that time and completed the journey in three years. His new book, Dreaming of Jupiter, detailing this journey, was released in March 2007. [6]
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