RoadCraft Introduction
About Motorcycle Roadcraft
How can Motorcycle Roadcraft help you become a better rider?
The aim of Motorcycle Roadcraft is to improve your riding ability. Your safety and that of other road users depends on your awareness of what is happening around you and your ability to control the position and speed of your machine relative to everything else on the road. A collision or even a near miss can be the result of a lapse in riding skill.
Motorcycle Roadcraft aims to help you become a better riding by increasing your awareness of all the factors that affect your riding – your own capabilities, the characteristics of your machine, and the road and traffic conditions, including the actions of other road users that can put you at risk.
The system of motorcycle control explained in Motorcycle Roadcraft is a methodical approach to hazards which increases your safety by giving you more time to react in complex situations.
What Machines does Motorcycle Roadcraft cover?
You can apply the principals of Motorcycle Roadcraft to any machine you ride, weather a modern bike or a larger or older one.
What Motorcycle Roadcraft does not include.
Motorcycle Roadcraft assumes that you are thoroughly familiar with the current edition of the Highway Code.