Some Facts

• Most accidents occur in fine weather and "good" road conditions.
• A high proportion of crashes involve two vehicles and are caused by the actions of the other driver.
• In single-vehicle crashes, rider error was the main factor in about two-thirds of cases*.
• 30% of all collisions occur at t-intersections**.

This tells us:

• Drivers don't always pay full-attention to motorcyclists on the road.
• Inexperience and lack of skills can lead to accidents for riders.

Accidents in Traffic

If you think about it, crashes occur suddenly. But the suddenness is usually a matter of not observing what's happening until too late. It wouldn't be sudden if you had been prepared for that same car's actions 2 seconds before it started to pull out.

As a good Learner, if you knew where to look and what to keep an eye out for, you could have slowed down, set up your brakes and buffered. Then things would be in your favour.

In city traffic, there is so much going on all at once: multiple lanes, intersections, pedestrians, cars, bikes, trucks, buses, potholes, gravel corners, oil, rain, weaving vehicles. We have to be aware of the hazards around us all at the same time. Starting out as a Learner motorcycle rider can be quite intimidating! Read on to find techniques that will help you.