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SAFETY RIDING
Regular care and maintenance are essential for preserving your scooter
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s value and
operating condition. Moreover, what is true for the scooter is also true for the rider:
good performance depends on being in good shape. Riding under the influence of
medication, drugs and alcohol is, of course, out of the question. Scooter riders more
than car drivers must always be at their mental and physical best. Under and
influence of even small amounts of alcohol, there is a tendency to take dangerous
risks.
Protective clothing is as essential for the scooter rider as seat belts are for car drivers
and passengers. Always wear a complete motorcycle suit (whether made of leather or
tear-resistant synthetic materials with protectors ), sturdy boots, motorcycle gloves
and a properly fitting helmet. Optimum protective wear, however, should not
encourage carelessness. Though full-coverage helmets and suits, in particular, create
an illusion of total safety and protection, motorcyclists will always be vulnerable.
Riders who lack critical self-control run the risk of going too fast and are apt to take
chances. This is even more dangerous in wet weather. The good motorcyclist rides
safely, predictably and defensively-avoiding all dangers, including those caused by
others.
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