SIDE BY SIDE - TRAINING ARTICLE
By Staff Sergeant Andy Norrie and J.P. McArdle
Why would we join together to write a training article about Tandem Riding? Probably, because together we are greater than the sum of our individual parts. Two minds are better than one! So let's see if it holds true for Tandem Riding. We want to ride for safety in pairs.
So, let's take a look at the Who, What, Where, When, Why and How of Tandem Riding.
What: Known as Side-by-Side Riding, Partner Riding or Tandem Riding, it is the practice of riding directly parallel or abreast with another rider and moving in unison. First, we should ask is it legal? It is our personal belief that as Law Enforcement Officers we should be leading by example, not breaking or flaunting the law just because we can. As best that we can find, Tandem Riding is legal in 48 states, only illegal in Vermont and Virginia. Check the law in your jurisdiction.
Who: The Police. We are professional motorcycle riders. This is what we do for a living and we do not second-guess ourselves. We get paid to ride motorcycles, albeit as law enforcement officials but we are professional motorcycle riders. Do you know of any other rider group that receives more training? Our motorcycle training far exceeds that of the normal citizen rider and we log many more miles and hours that the average rider. Also, through our police training and experience we are trained to maintain an acute awareness of our surroundings and our environment (situational awareness) and are better mentally equipped to participate in this type of riding than average riders. So we believe police motor officers have the technical ability and the mental acuity to do this type of riding. But, do we leave ourselves open to the criticism of the public who may accuse us of saying "Do as we say, not as we do"? We do not want civilian riders attempting this type of riding because the vast majority unfortunately do not have the skill, training, and the ability to do it safely. A good comparison would be to look at the world of aviation. Is it not a similar comparison of civilian pilots to military jet fighter pilots. Everyone expects the military pilots to be the best trained and equipped and understand that their flying techniques are different for operational reasons and recognize that civilian pilots couldn't and shouldn't fly that way.
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