Monday, February 20, 2012

MSF Research - Seeking Particpants

Is Your Bike Eligible?
The Motorcycle Safety Foundation (MSF) and the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute (VTTI) are seeking participants for a ground breaking study involving motorcyclists (see http://www.motorcycle.vtti.vt.edu).  As crash rates for most road users in the United States have been decreasing over the past decade, motorcyclist injuries and fatalities have been increasing.  With your help, the MSF Naturalistic Study of Motorcyclists will advance our understanding of motorcycle riding in the context of surrounding conditions including weather, the roadway, and other roadway users.

Sunday, February 12, 2012

Calibrated Confidence – and How to Get More

Riding confidence. Is it important? Can too much, or too little, be a bad thing? How can I become more confident? Are confident riders always competent riders? Some thoughts about confidence: