Safety & Training
Ohio Basic Riding Skills (BRS1)
Do you already have basic riding skills and a motorcycle temporary permit or endorsement? Are you confident with your motorcycle abilities? Then visit our Basic Riding Skills for Returning Riders.
The Basic Riding Skills (BRS) course is designed as a learn-to-ride course for novice riders who have never been on a motorcycle. During this 16-hour course, students will participate in four hours of classroom, and 12 hours of on-cycle training covering topics such as cornering, braking, swerving, and traffic interaction. No experience is required, and Motorcycle Ohio provides the motorcycles and helmets. The goal of the BRS is to help riders acquire the basic knowledge and skills required for safe and responsible motorcycling.
Ohio Basic Riding Skills 2 (BRS2)
The Basic Riding Skills-2 (BRS-2) course is an intermediate-level, one-day (six-hour) license-waiver course for experienced riders who wish to refresh and/or polish basic riding skills on their own two-wheeled motorcycle or scooter (100cc and over). The BRS-2 is not for novices learning to ride.
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A 6-hour, one day, range-only course (no formal classroom session)
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Use your own 2-wheeled street legal motorcycle & safety equipment
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Bring your completed Personal Vehicle Inspection Checklist to your course
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Passengers permitted only for riders with a motorcycle license or endorsement
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Requires a valid Temporary Instruction Permit Identification Card (TIPIC) or motorcycle license or endorsement
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Successful completion earns the BMV skill test waiver for a motorcycle endorsement
BRS-2 Highlights
Stay Safe on the Roads
We all know that motorcycling can be dangerous. Learning safety skills and training is always a good idea. This page is dedicated to providing both members and visitors opportunities to become safer better motorcyclists. We hope you enjoy the videos. If you have any that you think might be a good addition here, please feel free to contact us with the videos (URL) address.
Riding Safety
Motorcycle Safety Foundation Guide To Group Riding
6 Tips for Newbies to Motorcycle Group Riding
Ienatsch Tuesday Stretch
Shul Boys Breadcrumb Group Riding Method
The purpose of the breadcrumb group riding method is to ensure the complete ride group meets back up together during the ride when separated by traffic lights or any other traffic delays. While it is always good to have shared and download the group route to your navigation system this is not always possible or practical. Understanding that all riders do not have radio communication or a navigation system, the breadcrumb rule was adopted by the Shul Boys.
Procedure for Breadcrumb Rule:
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When part of the group becomes separated by a traffic light or any other traffic delay, the rider who has now become the last rider (breadcrumb) in the moving group will stop at the next turn in the route. Only stop at a safe location. The last rider (breadcrumb) will stay at the turn until the delayed group reaches the turn. When the delayed group is approaching, the breadcrumb rider will pull out ahead of the delayed group assume the lead through the turn, and continue as lead along the route.
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The delayed group will continue along the route (stay straight) until they observe the moving group ahead, or another rider (breadcrumb) stopped at the next turn in the route. The separated group shall not make any premature turns without observing a breadcrumb at the turn.
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The breadcrumb rule may require application at several turns until the entire group is whole again.
* Courtesy of Cyclefish.com