FY09

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Motorcycle Safety
Military Sportbike Rider Course MSRC
FY09 Professional Development Conference
(PDC) 16-20 March 2009
donald.borkoski_at_navy.mil757-444-3520 ext 7135
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Agenda

• Target Sport Bikes
• MSRC/Training
• Sport Bike Characteristics
• Bikes Performance Comparison
• Collisions by Model/Age
• Partners
• Take Aways
• Discussion

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Why Sport Bikes are targeted

• 8.2 of licensed DON drivers ride a motorcycle
• They are responsible for 50 of the Fatalities
  each year
• Sport bikes are in 88 of those Fatalities !

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MSRC Timeline

• November 07
• NSC studied Sport bike fatalities and determined
  specific training was necessary
• MSF agreed to work with the NSC to develop a
  Sport Bike Rider Course (SBRC)
• December 07
• Industry was reluctant to support the training,
  afraid it would villainies the sport bike
• NHTSA did not support the theory that sport
  bikes were the problem
• January 08
• MSF renamed the SBRC, the Military Sportbike
  Rider Course to fend off concerns from Industry
  and NHTSA
• May 08
• MSRC is rolled out to the Navy and Marine Corps
• June 08
• OPNAVINST 5100.12H CH-1 rolled out to mandate the
  MSRC
• October 08
• CFPS is contracted to provide Traffic training
  including the MSRC
• November 08
• US Army begins using the MSRC
• March 08
• US Air force begins using the MSRC
• April 09

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Welcome
Military Sportbike Rider Course (MSRC)
1 - Day course for Sport bikes of all sizes 3 -
Hours of classroom training focused on Risk
Management and understanding personal skill
levels compared to the performance of the
machine. 5 Hours of Range exercises with higher
speeds, more control required and additional
bike bonding skills
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Sport Bike Training Kick off
Sport Bike Training Progress _at_ Camp
Pendleton Projected By the End of May 45 Students
246 Students 02 Rider Coaches 58 Rider
Coaches 47 Total on the SBRC 304 Total on the
SBRC
Regional IOC
Students Trained
Pensacola
Ft Worth
Cherry Pt
Norfolk
PHASE 3
Jacksonville
Camp Pendleton
PHASE 2
PHASE 1
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SportBike Training
Number of Injuries
Total Number Trained
NSC/CNIC 03/04/09
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Sport Bike Characteristics

• Speed can easily exceed 140 MPH and HP over 180
• 1/3 the weight of a standard bike
• High CG makes them very nimble (and unstable)
• Torque and high RPM gives them unmatched
  acceleration
• Aerodynamic design, including rider position
• Tire traction and ground clearance allows for
  leaning in turns at over 60 degrees

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Standard Bike Performance

• Designed to cruise at speed for long distances
• HP generally produces pulling power not
  acceleration or speed
• Very heavy for a smooth ride
• Low CG makes them very stable
• Powerful engines for effortless cruising and
  acceleration
• Laidback, comfortable riding position
• Tire Traction designed for smooth stable ride.
• Minimal ground clearance, low ride improves
  stability

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600cc Sport Bike Performance

• Vehicle is performance light at under 400 lb
• At 90 HP, the acceleration and speed are TEMPTING
  to test, even for riders with good judgment
• With PROPERLY adjusted suspension, the bikes are
  agile and fast
• Originally designed for the track, most
  Sport-bikes are ridden by UNDER-SKILLED riders
  with youthful abandon and too often, fatal
  consequences
• These are considered entry level bikes even
  though they provide HP equivalent to the 1800cc
  motorcycles!

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Standard vs 600cc Sport
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FY08 DoN Motorcycle Models of concern
NSC 42G
600 cc Sport Bikes are prevelant in Fatalities

• Bikes are affordable
• Insurance is affordable
• Vehicles are mistakenly considered entry level
  bikes
• Power and handling characteristics are
  significant.

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1000cc Sport Bike Performance

• Vehicle is performance light at under 400 lb
• At 90 HP, the acceleration and speed are TEMPTING
  to test, even for riders with good judgment
• With PROPERLY adjusted suspension, the bikes are
  agile and fast
• Originally designed for the track, most
  Sport-bikes are ridden by UNDER-SKILLED riders
  with youthful abandon and too often, fatal
  consequences
• These are considered entry level bikes even
  though they provide HP equivalent to the 1800cc
  motorcycles!

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Motorcycle Safety
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Standard vs 1000cc Sport
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CY04-08 Collision claims by MC Type
IIHS
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FY08 DoN Fatalities by Rank and Age
NSC 42G
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Motorcycle Safety
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ESAMS

• Internet Logon to access training
  schedule/sign-up
• www.navymotoryclerider.com
• Motorcycle census (temporarily) on
• www.safetycenter.navy.mil

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Industry is helping through the Motorcycle
Industry Council
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Navy and Marine FY09 PMV Fatalities
03/13/09 NSC
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Take Aways

• Training works if it is
• Provided at the appropriate Time
• Of Adequate Quality
• Beneficial to the Participants
• Leadership must stay engaged.
• Peer Pressure and rider buy-in is necessary
• Mentorship is one way to do that
• Poor rider judgment in any vehicle need
  continued attention

Only a Team effort will help reduce Fatalities
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FUTURE CHALLENGES
Discussion