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There's a second factor at work beyond memory - it's the human visual perceptive system. Bikes are not always moving across the visual field, and they aren't fi
by imglorp 7y ago
There's a second factor at work beyond memory - it's the human visual perceptive system. Bikes are not always moving across the visual field, and they aren't fitting the pattern of a bigger single-color smooth object so it's effectively camouflage.
This is an outstanding vid on the whole subject illustrating the problem and some avoidance methods. This should be taught in rider training but it's not (US).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eqQBubilSXU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eqQBubilSXU
- alosarv 7y agoAlso an excellent video here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x94PGgYKHQ0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x94PGgYKHQ0 - tongue-in-cheek but highly relevant "invisibility training for motorcyclists" by FortNine
- chrisweekly 7y agoFantastic video, thanks for sharing!
- falcolas 7y agoPerhaps it’s just my training class, but we did get exposure to the SMIDSY and the Anti-SMIDSY maneuver, including watching that video. This was in Montana, US.
- imglorp 7y agoNice. Who was the provider? I've been through the MSF's BRC, ERC and ARC and there's a glaring lack of detailed techniques like this. IMHO it should be taught before figure eights and all that parking lot stuff.
- falcolas 7y agoI don't recall the specifics. It was part of a "pass this course and skip the practicum for getting your license" program. It was 2 days long, with 2 hours of lecture and 6 hours on the bikes. LATER: It's the Montana Motorcycle Safety Foundation that ran the course, and it was the "MSF Basic RiderCourse".