Sportbike Rider Training Required for Military Riders

This is a good program and undoubtedly saves lives and reduces injuries. I read a couple of years ago that most of the Navy’s Blue Angels pilots ride sportbikes and that they viewed it as a measured risk like many other things in life. But they were quick to point out that training reduces risk in any activity and so this is the right move for the military. If we could just get training like this at least offered by the states it would go a long way toward reducing accidents and injuries. MSF release here–

IRVINE, Calif., Oct. 31, 2008 – The Motorcycle Safety Foundation’s Military SportBike RiderCourse^SM, developed in close collaboration with the U.S. Navy and U.S. Army safety centers, is now available to all branches of the Department of Defense.

Developed to address the increasing number of military personnel who are involved in sport bike crashes, the MSF Military SportBike RiderCourse is a “next-level” training course for military riders who have completed the MSF Basic RiderCourse. The one-day course consists of approximately three hours of classroom interactive lessons and four hours of on-cycle range time, and is taught by instructors (RiderCoaches) who receive additional training and special MSF certification to teach the course.

“The goal is to provide riders with a way to further develop personal riding strategies and decision-making abilities to help them minimize their risk,” said Dr. Ray Ochs, MSF director of training systems.