riding risk Archives - Scooter in the Sticks Exploring life on a Vespa, Royal Enfield Himalayan, Honda Trail 125, and a Kawasaki W650 Thu, 23 Apr 2020 00:21:58 +0000 en-US hourly 1 71084491 Reminder: Be Safe on Your Scooter or Motorcycle https://scooterinthesticks.com/2020/04/reminder-be-safe-on-your-scooter-or-motorcycle/ https://scooterinthesticks.com/2020/04/reminder-be-safe-on-your-scooter-or-motorcycle/#comments Thu, 23 Apr 2020 04:09:00 +0000 https://scooterinthesticks.com/?p=9588 Accepting Risk While Riding a Scooter or Motorcycle I’ve posted this video titled “Morning Fall” by Edward McGinty before as a reminder as the spring riding season (pandemic allowing) gets underway. It’s always seemed prudent to me to be honest about the realities of the road and the risk I’m willing to assume. What made […]

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]]> https://scooterinthesticks.com/2020/04/reminder-be-safe-on-your-scooter-or-motorcycle/feed/ 16 9588 Riding Risk: Something Every Rider Should Consider https://scooterinthesticks.com/2017/05/riding-risk-something-every-rider-consider/ https://scooterinthesticks.com/2017/05/riding-risk-something-every-rider-consider/#comments Sun, 21 May 2017 14:32:41 +0000 https://scooterinthesticks.com/?p=7541 Morning Fall from Boss Boyd on Vimeo. Morning Fall by Edward McGinty Reminders on Riding Risk Every so often, I post this video as a reminder, not just that riding brings with it risk, but more importantly, that risk is something every rider should, from time to time, think about. A clear understanding of the […]

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]]> https://scooterinthesticks.com/2017/05/riding-risk-something-every-rider-consider/feed/ 19 7541 Riding Risk for a Scooter or Motorcycle https://scooterinthesticks.com/2016/03/riding-risk/ https://scooterinthesticks.com/2016/03/riding-risk/#comments Thu, 10 Mar 2016 01:54:29 +0000 https://scooterinthesticks.com/?p=6110 Riding Risk A few years ago on my way to New York City a Harley rider raced past me.  I was going about 75 mph.  He was wearing a T-shirt, no gloves, and no helmet.  Caused me to ponder risk a bit. Riding to work today, the first really warm day this year and my […]

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]]> https://scooterinthesticks.com/2016/03/riding-risk/feed/ 16 6110 Morning Fall: a video reminder of the risk of riding https://scooterinthesticks.com/2013/04/morning-fall-video-reminder-of-risk-of/ https://scooterinthesticks.com/2013/04/morning-fall-video-reminder-of-risk-of/#comments Thu, 04 Apr 2013 22:28:00 +0000 http://69.195.124.229/~scootet3/?p=149 Morning Fallby Edward McGinty The riding season approaches and with it a kind of tradition I’ve been building of presenting the Morning Fall video as part of a reminder to myself and other riders, beginners and experienced, of the risks we face and accept when we take to the road.  I don’t believe we can […]

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