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Lesson Plan: Advanced Riding: Defensive Riding

Learning outcomes are achieved if the learner can:
1. Describe what it means to be a defensive rider
2. Identify key elements of defensive riding
3. Ride through a simulated track demonstrating defensive riding techniques.
Lesson plan Defensive Riding
Introduction: his module introduces the student to the conce!t of defensive riding while drawing on knowledge and
skills learned from other modules. he student will learn about un!redictability and how sim!le techniques will hel!
them !re!are for riding defensively on the road. he module culminates in an obstacle course that draws on all of
the learning to date.
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&earners check clothing and safety gear
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Demonstrating defensive
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and issues that will teach the learner how
to ride defensively
5ctivity is a culmination of the !revious
modules
his activity can be e+tended to a full double session by:
1. 5dding an intersection and<or give way to the obstacle course to e+tend the activities and a!!lied knowledge
o!!ortunities.
2. 1reating a team com!etition where teams com!ete on a time trial basis with !enalties added when obstacles
are missed or knocked over.