Mad Man Traffic

I just went through an very interesting and fullfilling experience. I attended a motorcycle riders safety school, The Rider’s Edge, from the Motorcycle Safety Foundation and Harley-Davidson of Atlanta on Thornton Road. We spent two nights and two days in classroom and on motorcycles learning the “rules of the road.” It has given me a fresh perspective not only on what motorcycle riders have to deal with but what we also deal with as automotive riders and drivers. So much of what I learned came down to one thing: simple common sense. Maybe that’s not so simple considering the catastrophic-level of accidents we deal with every day in Atlanta. I found that most motorcycle accidents occur at intersections. People just aren’t paying attention. Many accidents also occur when another vehicle interferes with your direction of travel. In other words, an illegal or improper lane change. Speed doesn’t kill. Contrary to what many believe. On a motorcycle speed is your best friend. What kills and injures is poor decision making. No sense of awareness. Now that I’m aware of that it gives me a sense of the enormity of the problem. That’s why I do what I do.