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Join us Wednesday, August 26th, for Fun and Laughs at the Wild Berry Theater at our live taping of the Big Alaska Show!  It’s Free!  There’s good food, beer, wine and soft drinks you can into the theater.

Our featured guest is Barb Smart- owner and president of Alaska Leather and Motor Cycle Apparel.  Barb will join us as we honor ABATE.

Also, joining us is Mike Ferris- a true life Deadliest Catch kind of dude!  He doesn’t watch it – Mike lives it!

We’ll show a local biker short movie and the BIG SCREEN at the Wild Berry and plenty of chances for prizes … But remember, we’re eligible to win our own prizes!

Doors open at 7p with the show taping from 7:30p-8:30p at the Wild Berry Theater located on Juneau Street just off International right across from the Sourdough Mining Company. http://www.alaskawildberry.com

The show will air Saturday, August 29th, 9a-10a, KFQD 750 AM and streamed on http://www.kfqd.com

See it. Believe it. New MSF Street Smart – Rider Perception Program Kit Available Now: 90-minute, interactive program is the newest release in the MSF Host-an-Event series
 
IRVINE, Calif., August 20, 2009 – The Motorcycle Safety Foundation (MSF) is opening the doors to rider perception with the fifth program in its community-based Host-an-Event series. The goal of the new Street Smart – Rider Perception program is to improve a rider’s perceptive abilities when riding in traffic.

Why? Poor perception puts a rider at a disadvantage. Motorcycle riding requires a lot more than coordination and balance, so the Street Smart – Rider Perception program is designed to acquaint participants with their perceptive processes, help them understand how the brain and eyes work together to manage risk, and to develop useful perception techniques.

The highly interactive Street Smart – Rider Perception program utilizes images of traffic situations to illustrate what participants might encounter out in the real world, as well as factors that affect perception, such as rider speed, lane position or path of travel.

For example, during a small group activity, colorful “vision challenge” floor mats and oversized playing cards are used to demonstrate the extreme narrowness of central vision, among other visual characteristics, and to underscore the value of keeping the eyes moving while riding.

“Safe riding is as much a skill of the eyes and mind as it is of the hands and feet, perhaps more so,” said MSF Director of Training Systems Dr. Ray Ochs. “Riding safely requires keen perception to search for clues, evaluate situations, and make smooth and accurate control decisions; therefore, encouraging riders to improve their traffic perception skills is important.”

Available for purchase through the MSF online store for $105, the Street Smart – Rider Perception program kit includes the Leader’s Guide, data CD, 12 participant workbooks, four floor mats, and a deck of large playing cards. The 90-minute classroom-only event is suitable for year-round use and for up to a suggested maximum of 25 participants.

An online, interactive sample of the program – called Rider Perception Challenge! – is available for free at http://www.msf-usa.org/riderperception.

The Street Smart – Rider Perception program is part of the larger MSF Rider Education and Training System (RETS). It may be used to conduct a stand-alone event or as a complement to other MSF programs. The four other MSF Host-an-Event kits are:

• Intersection – Motor Awareness kit
• Share the Adventure – Group Riding kit
• SeasonedRider – Aging Awareness kit
• Riding Straight – Alcohol Awareness kit

MSF Host-an-Event kits are designed to give motorcyclists opportunities for safety renewal to maximize safe and responsible riding practices.

The Motorcycle Safety Foundation promotes rider safety through rider training systems, operator licensing tests and public information programs. The MSF works with the federal government, state agencies, the military, and others to offer training for all skill levels so riders can enjoy a lifetime of safe, responsible motorcycling. Standards established by the MSF have been internationally recognized since 1973.

The MSF is a not-for-profit organization sponsored by BMW, BRP, Ducati, Harley-Davidson, Honda, Kawasaki, KTM, Piaggio, Suzuki, Triumph, Victory and Yamaha. For RiderCourseSM locations, call (800) 446-9227 or visit www.msf-usa.org.