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  • Tips for older riders from the Motorcycle Safety Foundation

    01/21/2005 2:55:01 PM PST · by martin_fierro · 30 replies · 1,131+ views
    AP/Yahoo ^ | Fri Jan 21, 2:00 PM ET
    Tips for older riders from the Motorcycle Safety Foundation Fri Jan 21, 2:00 PM ET By The Associated Press Tips for older riders from the Motorcycle Safety Foundation: Get eyes checked. Vision clarity and peripheral vision both diminish with age. Keep a greater following distance. Reacting to a hazard may take twice as long for a rider in middle age (40 to 54), and three or four times longer after 55. Avoid complicated and congested roads and intersections. "Input overload" makes it difficult to process information accurately. Pay special attention to blind spots. Traffic research shows that older drivers do...