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THE BATTALION
WEDNESDAY, MAY 22, 1974
Motorcycles focus on safety
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By MIKE KOLAR
1 lie advertisement says that
Kawasaki makes the good times roll.
And now, they’re making the good
times a little safer.
Motorcycles have long had a bad
image with the general public.
Now, motorcycle companies have
joined together with the Motorcycle
Safety Foundation to produce a new
image for the motorcyclist and his
pastime.
The motorcycle rider has long
been looked down upon,’ said Jim
Smith. Smith, a native of New York,
is currently setting up a motorcycle
instruction course at the Texas A&M
Annex for Kawasaki motorcycles,
the Motorcycle Safety Institute and
the Safety Education Program of
A&M.
The program has three main ob
jectives. “The things we want to do
here are train teachers, conduct
.workshops and projects and develop
a curriculum for learning,” Smith
said.
“Kawasaki is interested in impro
ving the image of motorcycles and
making motorcycles safer to ride,”
Smith said. “According to a survey
made by the University of North
Carolina, sixty per cent of all motor
cycle traffic accidents occur during
the first six months of a rider’s oper
ational life. A surprising amount of
accidents occur on the way home
from the dealer or on the first trip
out. This comes from a rider’s inabil
ity to ride the cycle properly or from
his trying tricks.
Through a joint effort by the three
institutions, a course has been set
up on an abandoned runway at the
AStM Annex. The course consists of
straights, turns, circles, tight turns,
hazards and road tracks. The course
is designed to turn almost anyone
into a complete motorcycle rider.
On the track, the motorcyclist will
be faced with almost any hazard that
can be expected on the road, from a
gravel pit, to a slippery road surface
to pot holes.
Dr. Jack K. Weaver, director of
the Safety Education Program,
worked with Smith in the creation of
the motorcycle course and range.
Kawasaki funded the range in order
to help with motorcycle safety.
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