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Young and Invincible
4 Feb 2024

Young and Invincible

Looking back, I realize how lucky I was I didn’t kill myself. The truth is I was safer jumping out of a perfectly good aircraft than I was riding on that motorcycle. I’d been trained to jump out of airplanes, but I hadn’t been trained to ride a motorcycle.

Look Out Behind You

Look Out Behind You

The rider stopped his motorcycle to render honors to the flag in front of the 1st Armored Division Headquarters. The military police had halted all traffic, as the flag would be lowered in just a few seconds. Then, the unthinkable happened — an inattentive driver plowed into the rider at 40 mph.

  • 28 January 2024
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Curbing Motorcycle Fatalities in 2024

Curbing Motorcycle Fatalities in 2024

Despite increased messaging warning Soldiers of the dangers of riding a motorcycle, FY23 was the worst year in a decade for fatal PMV-2 (motorcycle) mishaps. The Army saw 38 Soldiers die in motorcycle mishaps in FY23 — well above the five-year average from FY18-22 of 24 fatalities a year. This is truly significant when it is estimated that only 12-15% of the Army population are motorcycle riders.

  • 14 January 2024
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Set Them Straight

Set Them Straight

The adrenaline rushes through your body, making you feel invincible. The wind is in your face and the world at your feet. The seemingly unlimited power at your fingertips is intoxicating. These are the things I felt when I rode my first motorcycle at age 11. It never occurred to me how inherently dangerous it was as I tore up the hills behind my childhood home.

  • 1 December 2023
  • Author: USACRC Editor
  • Number of views: 152
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Surviving Motorcycle vs. Wildlife Encounters

Surviving Motorcycle vs. Wildlife Encounters

Living in northeastern Pennsylvania, where the deer population is abundant, I’ve had more than my fair share of run-ins with our four-legged friends while riding my motorcycle. Despite my previous encounters, it took a more serious accident before I truly learned to expect the unexpected.

  • 22 October 2023
  • Author: USACRC Editor
  • Number of views: 321
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All the Gear All the Time

All the Gear All the Time

Ever have a day where everything starts great and then goes all to hell? This was one of those days.

  • 15 October 2023
  • Author: USACRC Editor
  • Number of views: 437
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