Stay Safe With These City Riding Tips For Beginners

Hi everyone, my name is Greg Widmar. My vision is to inspire riders to wear full gear, take courses and practice in order to reduce crashes on the public roads...and to have more fun!
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[xtuneX]

I'm a new rider, one thing that has really helped stay aware is by literally telling myself what I see. Helps me stay aware and keeps my on guard. Hope this is helpful for someone else as well :) Great video!

[raycollington]

I think you riding with commentary is an excellent development tool, helps us reference what your'e doing against how we might ride.Thank you Sir!

[spencerb]

Did my first highway ride today. Took your advice and rode down to the next exit. Next time I will stay on for two exits. I will continue to build up my confidence. Your videos are a big help. Thank you again for your service and videos.

[thearkuhtekt]

I recently completed and passed the first Inland Valley Motorsports Training class. During the class, Nate and Nubia noted that you were teaching the intermediate and advance classes in the same amphitheater lot to the right of our class. Just from watching from afar, I could see that you are the TRUTH. Both instructors suggested your YouTube channel and I'm so glad that they did. Not only do you have a new subscriber, but I plan to also take future courses with you specifically. This YouTube channel is invaluable. Thank you for the incredibly detailed commentary. I watch some of your body movement and head turning techniques and immediately take my bike for a spin in my community; where there's very little traffic, but enough to keep you on your toes, and I practice exactly what you described and showed in your video(s). Knowledge is power, and again, this kind of knowledge is invaluable. Muchas gracias por todo!

[benwells]

I honest to goodness let out a huge “YESSS” at about 10:30 when you talked about people margining onto the freeway horribly. It seriously grinds my gears how often and how many people do this, like, why?? New rider myself and have been watching some of your videos over the past week. Great instructional tips and advise, massive thanks for sharing bud!

[markgiancola]

I like this video for a number of reasons: 1) it reinforces many skills I already put into play 2) emphasizes escape routes, 3) emphasizes looking ahead while staying in drivers site line.
I was amazed at how little freeway traffic you encountered, not so in Vegas! As for land splitting, I use it as an escape only. Most of our service roads are 3 lanes one way for 6 total. So I don't see the need and have found that the second a driver brakes their attention goes to their phone and they unconsciously drift left; making a narrow opening much smaller and mirrors an issue. But that's just me. Great work on making us more prepared out there!

[torqsy]

Hi Eddie, these road strategies series are really great as well all your other content! Thank you!

[ragetobe]

I’ve been watching your channel for a while now and I find it useful however I notice that quite a lot of the things you do I’ve been doing for years, I wasn’t taught it but riding with a proactive defensive alertness adds to the safety and enjoyment. I see bikers everyday not doing simple things like shoulder checks and wonder who on earth taught this person but then I realise it’s not the teachers fault, the student stopped learning. You never stop learning in life but especially as a biker.

[JohnySeen]

It's videos like this why you're such a brilliant influence in the motorbike community. Car drivers should watch these too too give them insight, especially people learning to drive. Great stuff. Thank you Eddie.

[shirokazama]

Come on man, we need a lot more video's like that! Amazingly well explained. Thanks a lot! Keep it up

[geepers]

7:05 When changing lanes in heavy traffic I turn my head only enough to see if someone's there using peripheral vision. Looking directly behind can give you a heart attack when something happens in front of you during the moment you look away. Excellent video - thank you.

[christopherblade]

Man I'm right with you on slip roads, get upto speed jump on that highway. Here in the UK people actually stop unecessarily rather than jumping on. I hate it

[pmsr]

I' m forty and after thousands of miles driving cars, I' m reaching my first 100 miles on two wheels.
And I' ve binge watching your videos.
Greets from Portugal. Keep up the great work!

[abcf]

This is fantastic! Learning the proper way of defensive riding instead of these young idiots on sports bikes speeding, angry at everyone, flipping off every driver. Really appreciate this man, showing your intelligence and maturity on the bike. Please, please more of this! #1 YouTube motorcycle instructor...Fast Eddie.

[jeremymorgan]

I love your videos I just got my first bike at the age of 45 a have learned a lot watching your videos from shifting at the beginning to just riding around town thank you so much for your time

[cspteja]

Yess! Thanks for this, exactly what I requested from you way back when I first subscribed. Super helpful.

[mistersudo]

over here in the UK we call shoulder checks "life savers" for a good reason, even if you think there's nothing in the lane next to you it's always worth doing one because out on the road it's so easy to miss things or for someone who's maybe driving a bit faster than they should to creep up on you. i really wish that term would catch on across the world and to car drivers as well, you're not only potentially saving your own life but the life of someone else because god knows a quick shoulder check has saved my life many a time where i think the lane next to me is clear because there's nothing in my mirror but turn my head and lo there's a BMW speeding in my blind spot.
ride safe everyone.

[stevenmitchell]

Thanks so much for this and all of your other great videos. I'm a better rider and able to survive the traffic and crazy drivers here in the Washington, DC area thanks to you. Can't thank you enough my friend. Keep up the excellent work!!

[joshdeb]

I don't often comment, but this video I believe will actually save lives, its been 18 years since I had my last bike I'm working on a new one soon . I will defo watch this a few times to refresh my brain

[HOTDOG]

When "reading" lights....I also watch to see if cars are building up on the intersections red light...if so I use that as another indicator that the green I'm coming up to is "stale" or "old" and might be changing on me to yellow/red.