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This is a glossary of motorcycling terms. advanced rider In the UK, an advanced rider is either a police pursuit/surveillance rider or a civilian who has passed an advanced driving test via the British Motorcyclists Federation Blue Riband award, Institute of Advanced Motorists or RoSPA Advanced Drivers and Riders.
A broom wagon (also known as a SAG wagon: "Supplies and Gear" wagon [1]) is a vehicle that follows a cycling road race "sweeping" up stragglers who are unable to make it to the finish within the time permitted.
Motor-paced racing and motor-paced cycling refer to cycling behind a pacer in a car or more usually on a motorcycle. The cyclist (or stayer in this case) follows as close as they can to benefit from the slipstream of their pacer. The first paced races were behind other cyclists, sometimes as many as five riders on the same tandem.
Sweep (fish), a number of fish in the suborder Scorpidinae; Sweep (horse) (1907–1936), champion Thoroughbred race horse; Sweep (motorcycle), in group motorcycle riding, the last rider in line; Sweep (software), a digital audio editor; Sweep, a gradual bend or elbow, in conduit, ductwork, piping, or other tubing; Well sweep, an irrigation tool
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Motorcyclists and riders of other two-wheeled conveyances filter through stopped traffic at an intersection in Bangkok, Thailand. Lane splitting is riding a bicycle or motorcycle between lanes or rows of slow moving or stopped traffic moving in the same direction.