Moto Broad

Test your quick recognition of road signs, and — even better — your quick assessment of traffic situations with these great Motorcycle Safety Foundation online exercises. In the signs test, signs are flashed on screen for less than a second, and you must identify them by picking from a list of possibilities.

In the Collision Traps Test, you’re presented with images of real traffic conditions (merging vehicles, pedestrians sneaking up in your peripheral vision, debris in the road), and you must choose the key issue from a list of options. It’s educational, and I do think it could help refine your responses.

Whee! I just signed up for the “ladies only” dirtbike class to be held in Alpharetta, GA September 27th at the Motorcycle Safety Foundation campus. I have no intention of wearing a skirt, mind you. But I’m really looking forward to spending a day playing in the dirt. I think it will help me work on balance and bike handling.