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Crash course in safety
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Northern Navy motorcycle enthusiasts took
to the Hidden Valley racetrack in a tropical rainstorm recently
while learning to ride safely.
It was one of the highlights of an ADF Motorcycle Association (ADFMA)
and Occupational Health, Safety and Compensation (OHSC)-sponsored
riding safety course held in Darwin, according to organiser Sergeant
Keith Davis, from RAAF Base Tindal.
“The skies opened up, giving everyone the opportunity to ride
in monsoonal-type rain, at times you could barely see the edge of
the racetrack, which was very, very interesting!” he said.
SGT Davis said he initiated the course to help ADFMA promote motorcycle
safety to ADF members posted up north.
“The main reason I did so was because a lot of guys move up
here and bring or buy high-powered sports bikes, then go flat out
in the open speed limit zones; hopefully this training will help
keep them shinny-side-up and alive!”
The two one-day “Skills Plus” courses were run by the
NT Motor Vehicle Registry’s Motorcycle Education Training and
Licensing (METAL) program, with excellent tuition covering theory
and practice in basic to advanced road craft techniques, including
high-speed braking and cornering.
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