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Tuesday, 28 February, 2012 by Alan Hearnshaw
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A 42-year-old Boca Raton woman is charged with aggravated battery with a deadly weapon after being accused of ramming a scooter with her SUV on Monday, according to Lighthouse Point Police.
Tina Marie Brown got into an argument with L.W. Bedinotti III in the parking lot of a Publix supermarket on the 2400 block of N. Federal Highway, Commander Michael Oh said.
“He was driving through the parking lot with his wife on the back of his scooter and at some point [Brown] was crossing the parking lot and she felt that he drove a little too close to her and that started an argument,” Oh said.
Bedinotti’s wife went into Publix and while he waited outside Brown drove up and bumped the front of his scooter with her vehicle. She continued to push his scooter backward with the front of her SUV so he turned and drove past Brown to get out of harm’s way, Oh said.
The whole incident was recorded by a surveillance camera. Police arrested Brown. Bedinotti was treated for back injuries and released from the hospital.
Tuesday, 28 February, 2012 by Alan Hearnshaw
Reading time: 4 minutes.
Today, I’m going to be talking about an invaluable technique for safe scooter riding called Limit Point Analysis.
I say this technique is invaluable because application of it really can give us a “free” window into the future: What is happening with the road ahead.
It is often telling us things such as how fast we can safely take that corner, or what safe speed should we be doing right now.
It is often telling us how sharp that curve is up ahead, and whether the curve we are on is beginning to get tighter, or straighten out.
All this is available to us – if only we know where to look. Doesn’t that sound interesting? It sure was to me when I first came across it!
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Monday, 27 February, 2012 by Alan Hearnshaw
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**LAS VEGAS — **Gas prices are creeping higher and higher. This week alone, AAA reports that prices have jumped up 14 cents. So, some drivers around the valley are trading their vehicles for scooters.
Lou-Ann Humble, who refers to herself as “Moped Mama,” leads the pack of the Nevada Scooter Brigade. The group started in 2009 with 23 members. Now, their group has swelled to 95.
Humble traces the growth back to a one very costly reason — the gas. The scooters her group rides come in all different shapes, sizes and power levels, but they all share a common fuel-sipping trait.
“Usually when I am at a gas station the guy at the pump next to me is putting $60 or $70 in, he looks over at mine and he sees like $6.95,” said fellow rider, Vinnie Scocozzo. “He just kind of smiles at me and walks away.”
Full story at: 8NewsNow.com
Monday, 27 February, 2012 by Alan Hearnshaw
Reading time: 4 minutes.
It has struck me that, in this blog, I often talk about more advanced techniques for safe scooter riding, but haven’t provided much discussion about some of the most basic things – like actually starting your scooter and taking it off its stand. I’m going to devote a little time to that now.
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Thursday, 23 February, 2012 by Alan Hearnshaw
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Riding a motorcycle (or scooter) every day might actually keep your brain functioning at peak condition, or so says a study conducted by the University of Tokyo. The study demonstrated that riders between the age of 40 and 50 were shown to improve their levels of cognitive functioning, compared to a control group, after riding their motorcycles daily to their workplace for a mere two months.
Kawashima’s experiments involved current riders who currently rode motorcycles on a regular basis (the average age of the riders was 45) and ex-riders who once rode regularly but had not taken a ride for 10 years or more. Kawashima asked the participants to ride on courses in different conditions while he recorded their brain activities.
The upshot was that the use of motorcycles in everyday life improved cognitive faculties, particularly those that relate to memory and spatial reasoning capacity. An added benefit? Participants revealed on questionnaires they filled out at the end of the study that their stress levels had been reduced and their mental state changed for the better.
Wednesday, 22 February, 2012 by Alan Hearnshaw
Reading time: 6 minutes.
Today, I’m going to get just a little bit technical, and talk about a formal system which we can use to guide every aspect of our riding. It is a system that is flexible, and can be used continually to cover everything we do while out on the road.
Although this may seem a little complicated at first, please bear with me, and you should see how a little study and application of this system will be extremely worth the effort.
Of course, what system worth its salt doesn’t come along with a mnemonic or two, right? Never wishing to disappoint, here are a couple for you:
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Sunday, 19 February, 2012 by Alan Hearnshaw
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ScootSafely is proud to announce its first E-book!
Buying Your First Scooter
If you are thinking of buying your first scooter, or know anybody who is thinking about which scooter to buy, this book will turn you into an informed buyer, and guide you step-by-step to finding exactly the right scooter for you!
Available as direct download, or for your Kindle.
Sunday, 19 February, 2012 by Alan Hearnshaw
Reading time: 8 minutes.
Today, I’m going to continue on with part two of the series about positioning.
In Positioning – Part 1, I mostly talked about positioning where it affects our view, visibility, and therefore safety, when travelling in a straight line. I purposely avoided talking about cornering because it is deserved a whole post of its own. This is the post!
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Saturday, 18 February, 2012 by Alan Hearnshaw
Reading time: 5 minutes.
Are you being bitten by the scooter bug?
You’re not alone. Motor scooters are generating a lot of interest right now.
The most obvious reason for this, of course, is the ever-riding cost of fuel.
Many scooters can achieve upwards of 100 miles per gallon.
But there are many other great reasons to consider a scooter for your transport needs. Here are just a few:
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Thursday, 16 February, 2012 by Alan Hearnshaw
Reading time: 4 minutes.
Doesn’t that sound like a great title for a kids’ cartoon series?
I’m seeing SMIDSY as a dim-witted, but lovable bunny, while SAM is his solemn and stern friend (a beaver) – ever ready to get SMIDSY out of the endless scrapes he gets himself into.
I know, I know, I need to get out more…
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