Riding distraction !!

[Grahamm]

[quote author=Grahamm link=topic=12808.msg144807#msg144807 date=1398552157]
The first phase of the IPSGA system is *INFORMATION*, not only taking it (ie checking mirrors and blindspots for vehicles which may have come up behind you) but also *giving* it, ie making sure that the vehicle in front and any others around you are aware that you are planning on overtaking.

Just how on earth can you be sure that the vehicle in front is aware you are planning on overtaking? [/quote]

You can't, of course, be 100% sure, but there are ways you can *try* to make them aware by giving them information, such as headlamp flashes or a quick toot on the horn etc and you can look to see if they're checking their mirrors or moving over to help you pass.

Surely you should ride as if the vehicles around you haven't seen you at all, let alone obligingly aware of what you intend to do next!

You should take the actions and behaviour of other road users into account when you're making your Riding Plan (ie deciding what you're going to do next) or, indeed, whether what you're going to do next is safe. That's Information again.

I don't know who IPSGA is, but it sounds like a bullshit system to me.

IPSGA stands for Information, Position, Speed, Gear, Acceleration.

If you'd ever read Police Motorcycle Roadcraft or done any advanced training you'd have heard of it...