Lowside and Highside Crashes: The Ultimate Guide to Preventing Most Rider-Induced Crashes
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One of the topics I’m most passionate about is explaining lowside and highside crashes.
This is because 1) most motorcycle mega books avoid the topic, and 2) most lowside and highside crashes are avoidable.
Simply put, lowside and highside crashes account for almost half of all motorcycle fatalities—and they’re avoidable! I cover the topic in even more depth in my books Motorcycle Smarts and Motorcycle Hacks.
But in the articles below, I’ll share more on the topic of these [preventable] crashes than any training course or book on motorcycles that I’ve seen.
The lack of information on this topic—and the huge potential payoff in saving riders’ lives—was the biggest catalyst for me writing my first book about motorcycles. If you read nothing else on this site, please read (and share) the information below.
“How many elementary-aged kids were so inspired by something NASA did in the last sixty days that their jaw dropped in awe?”
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In 2008, NASA took a different approach and awarded two contracts to carry supplies to ISS using firm-fixed-price contracts. I’ll explain the ISS launch services contracts (supplies and then crew) in the articles below.
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David Mixson writes about Old Space and New Space. He worked as an engineer at NASA for more than thirty years and is the author of three books.
