Live and Learn

A Close Call, a Hard Truth, and Why Skill Alone Isn’t Enough Or maybe the title should be Learn and Live, but I digress. From instructors and books alike, one of the habits drilled into me over the years is the shoulder check. In the UK, they call it a lifesaver—and with good reason. I […]

Lessons from the Road

Musings for Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month What we’re taught to do—and what we actually do—don’t always match up. We forget. We get stubborn. (I’ve always done it this way, and nothing has ever happened.) We get lazy. Or we pick up some of the erroneous riding lore that is best ignored, even when it comes […]