| What speed am I going to maintain? Is it time to | | | | assessment skills. Thus, they must exert more effort |
| swerve? To stop? Or just go slow? Riders are | | | | and take advantage of time to increase their skill. |
| oftentimes facing a situation that absolutely needs a | | | | The lack of protective gears while riding is a clear |
| split-second decision in order to escape collision. In | | | | manifestation that the rider has poor risk assessment |
| times like this background on risk management is a | | | | skills. |
| crucial remedy. | | | | 3. Risk Recognition. One cannot manage risks if he |
| Generally, risk management is understanding risks and | | | | does not recognize them. There are two forms of |
| doing something to circumvent or reduce the same. | | | | risks - the subjective and the objective. The |
| Thus, an expert rider knows his all the physical, | | | | subjective risk is that which is inherent in a rider's |
| environmental and vehicular limits. Risk management | | | | attitude. Objective risk, on the other hand, is created |
| comes in the form of having the appropriate safety | | | | by environmental, vehicular and roading conditions. |
| gears, motorcycle apparel, parts and proper training. | | | | Risk management should be a natural effect of riding. |
| This may also result to lesser risk of liability in an | | | | It includes lots of factor like weather, motorcycle |
| accident. The rider who appreciates the worth of risk | | | | condition, road conditions, rider's health and more. |
| management is the rider who experiences fewer | | | | Sometimes riders are unaware that they are already |
| collisions and is enjoying the most. | | | | implementing it. This is subconscious application. It is |
| There are few steps to consider in risk management. | | | | something innate that even if you do not think about |
| These steps are: | | | | it, it just comes out as a constructive defense |
| 1. Acknowledging the existence of risk. The fist step | | | | against probable road dilemma. External factors like |
| is to admit that there is a risk in riding. By this reason, | | | | rider's philosophies and attitude may affect his risk |
| the rider rides accordingly because risk to people and | | | | management skill. Thus, it will be better if he has this |
| property may be at stake. | | | | possitive outlook and the urge to desist trouble and |
| 2. Risk Assessment. This is a learnt skill. Those who | | | | injuries. |
| are newbies are somewhat groping when it comes to | | | | |