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MARINE CORPS AIR STATION MIRAMAR, Calif. – Service members of all ranks and ages take part in the Basic Riders Course, a three-day course that teaches riders motorcycle safety and basic handling procedures.
The course is designed to teach service members the basics of riding a motorcycle, from basic starting and stopping to cornering. Basic Riders Course instructors Steve Gillet and Jerry Howell encourage service members to attend the course before purchasing a bike.
“This way, [riders] get a feel for riding before they go out and spend $13,000 on a bike,” said Howell, a course instructor.
The course is sponsored by Cape Fox Training, and is a requirement for service members who ride motorcycles aboard the air station.
“The purpose of the course is not just to teach riders how to ride but how to ride safely,” said Steve Gillet, an instructor for the course.
The three-day course requires more than 10 hours of training and is given twice a month by the Base Safety Office. The first day is spent in the classroom. The second and third days are spent on motorcycles at the motorcycle track. With more than 70 years of riding experience between Basic Riders Course Instructors Steve Gillet and Jerry Howell, riders experience a large range of motorcycle safety skills.
“Our goal is to get them trained, and get them trained properly,” said Howell.
The Basic Riders Course has helped train thousands of service members in motorcycle handling skills and safety. For more information contact unit safety representatives or base safety at 858-577-1358.
| Date Taken: | 04.10.2012 |
| Date Posted: | 04.12.2012 14:28 |
| Story ID: | 86660 |
| Location: | MARINE CORPS AIR STATION MIRAMAR, CALIFORNIA, US |
| Hometown: | SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA, US |
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