TLIM308A Develop

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behaviours in others
Learner Guide
Contents
What this Learner’s Guide is about ........................................ 3  
Planning your learning ........................................................... 4  

Section 1............................................................................................. 5  
Safe motorcycle riding principles and training........................ 5  
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What this Learner’s Guide is about

This  learning  guide  is  about  the  skills  and  knowledge  required  to  apply  high-­‐
level  safe  driving  skills  to  enable  drivers  to  apply  safe  driving  behaviours.  This  
includes  higher  order  skills,  such  as  hazard  perception,  risk  control  and  safe  
driving  judgment,  decision  making  and  multi-­‐tasking.  

The  Elements  of  Competency  from  the  unit  TLIM308A  Develop  safe  
motorcycle  riding  behaviours  in  others  covered  in  this  Learner’s  Guide  are  
listed  below.  
Deliver  training  on  safe  motorcycle  riding  principles  
Demonstrate  low-­‐risk  riding  strategies  to  clients  
Demonstrate  applicable  safe  motorcycle  riding  rules  and  regulations  
to  clients  
Monitor  and  maintain  safe  motorcycle  riding  behaviours  of  clients  
Evaluate  clients  on  their  safe  motorcycle  riding  competence  
Review  evaluation  of  client’s  safe  motorcycle  riding  competence  

This  unit  of  competency  is  from  the  Transport  and  Logistics  Training  Package  
(TLI07).  

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Planning your learning

It  is  important  to  plan  your  learning  before  you  start  because  you  may  already  
have  some  of  the  knowledge  and  skills  that  are  covered  in  this  Learner’s  
Guide.  This  might  be  because:  
1. you  have  been  working  in  the  industry  for  some  time,  and/or  
2. you  have  already  completed  training  in  this  area.  

Together  with  your  supervisor  or  trainer  use  the  checklists  on  the  following  
pages  to  help  you  plan  your  study  program.  Your  answers  to  the  questions  in  
the  checklist  will  help  you  work  out  which  sections  of  this  Learner’s  Guide  you  
need  to  complete.  

This  Learner’s  Guide  is  written  with  the  idea  that  learning  is  made  more  
relevant  when  you,  the  learner,  are  actually  working  in  the  industry.  This  
means  that  you  will  have  people  within  the  enterprise  who  can  show  you  
things,  discuss  how  things  are  done  and  answer  any  questions  you  have.  Also  
you  can  practise  what  you  learn  and  see  how  what  you  learn  is  applied  in  the  
enterprise.  

If  you  are  working  through  this  Learner’s  Guide  and  have  not  yet  found  a  job  
in  the  industry,  you  will  need  to  talk  to  your  trainer  about  doing  work  
experience  or  working  and  learning  in  some  sort  of  simulated  workplace.    

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Section 1

Safe motorcycle riding principles and

training

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Rider skills

Research  on  current  motorcycle  training  programs  has  clearly  indicated  that  
there  are  general  two  major  components  to  rider  training  that  are  equally  as  
important.  The  first  component  is  the  practical  skills  or  riding  techniques  
required  such  as  the  controls,  balance  etc.  

Rider  skill  in  handling  the  motorcycle  is  a  vital  part  of  safe  operation.  In  
Victoria  skills  training  is  primarily  focussed  on  the  control  skills  of  braking,  
swerving  and  riding  curves.  These  are  seen  as  the  critical  rider  skills  required  in  
controlling  a  motorcycle  and  avoiding  collision.  

Road craft

The  second  component  is  often  referred  to  as  ‘road  craft’.  This  includes  the  
attitudinal  concepts  of  cognition,  perception  and  reaction.  Research  has  
found  that  attitudes,  personality  and  awareness  of  others  is  essential  for  safe  
riding.  

Many  crashes  are  now  known  to  be  a  result  of  a  lack  of  cognitive  
underpinnings  such  us:  

• scanning  

• attention  

• decision  making  

• judgement  

• risk  taking  

• anticipation  

Together  these  are  often  referred  to  as  ‘hazard  perception’.  Crick  and  
McKenna  (1991,  cited  in  Haworth,  Smith  &  Kowadlo,  2000:  15)  give  the  
following  definition  of  hazard  perception:  

Hazard  perception  refers  to  the  ability  to  identify  potentially  dangerous  
traffic  situations.  The  failure  of  drivers  to  perceive  road  hazards  in  good  time  
has  been  implicated  as  one  of  the  most  important  contributory  factors  
among  behavioural  causes  of  road  accidents.  Empirically,  hazard  perception  is  
one  of  the  few  component  skills  of  the  driving  task  to  have  shown  significant  
correlation  with  accident  involvement,  and  one  of  the  few  that  have  shown  
to  be  validly  measurable  not  only  on  the  road  but  also  using  laboratory  
simulations.  

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Section 2

Adult learning principles and

trainer characteristics

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Characteristics of a good motorcycle trainer

A  good  motorcycle  trainer  needs  to  have  particular  personal  characteristics,  

rider  characteristics,  coach  characteristics  and  professional  characteristics.  
Research  by  Ochs  (2005)  shows  that  rider  trainers  in  America  believe  that  the  
following  characteristics  in  each  of  these  categories  are  what  are  required  for  
an  effective  motorcycle  instructor.  

Personal  
• Possess  character,  competence  and  leadership  skills  
• Maintain  good  human  relationships  

Rider  
• Wear  an  appropriate  helmet  when  riding  
• Make  and  apply  safe  riding  decisions  
• Wear  full  protective  attire  when  riding  
• Know  motorcycle  dynamics  
• Possess  motorcycle  maintenance  skills  
• Affiliate  with  motorcycle  organisations  
• Have  completed  a  track  course  or  school  

Rider  Coach  
• Evaluate  and  coach  effectively  
• Diagnose  problems  and  determine  remedial  activities  
• Facilitate  group  activities  
• Conduct  simulated  practice  activities  properly  
• Conduct  skill  test  proficiently  
• Use  instructional  aides  well  
• Keep  records  accurately  

Professional  
• Understand  safety  and  risk  management  principles  
• Understand  teaching/learning  dynamics  
• Understand  motor  skills  principles  
• Maintain  professional  development  
• Determine  instructional  objectives  for  the  range  
• Determine  instructional  objectives  for  the  classroom  
• Know  motorcycle  research  
• Be  adept  at  public  relations  
• Possess  CPR/First  Aid  skills    

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Additional Resources

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Documents  

Haworth,  N.,  Smith,  R.  &  Kowadlo,  N.,  (2000),  Evaluation  of  Rider  Training  
Curriculum  in  Victoria,  Report  no.  165,  Monash  University:  Melbourne.  

Ochs,  R.  J.,  (2005),  Competencies  and  Abilities  of  Motorcycle  Safety  Foundation  
Certified  RiderCoach  Trainers,  Motorcycle  Safety  Foundation:  California.  

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