Proficient Scootering - The Book

Proficient Scootering

The comprehensive guide to safe, efficient and enjoyable scooter riding.

Two years ago, I set out to write what I hoped would become the definitive guide to safe riding written specifically for the scooter rider.

While there are books written for motorcyclists in general, none addressed the particular concerns and challenges faced by scooter riders. None were written solely with the scooter rider in mind.

Drawing on my years of motorcycle training and teaching, and coupled with my thirty-five years of real-world experience applying these techniques when riding scooters and motorcycles in both urban and rural environments in many countries, I set out to address that deficiency.

With over 186 pages of information, and 78 illustrations, “Proficient Scootering” takes the reader through the basics of scooter operation and control, through to advanced techniques. Techniques which will not only help to make you safer, but to help you make better progress on the road and to enhance your riding enjoyment by the sheer pleasure of doing something well.

“Proficient Scootering” introduces “The System for Safe Scooter Riding” - a specific system to apply during all your riding activities, along with many hints and tips that will help you every time that you ride. It expands on some of the topics covered in the ScootSafely blog, and introduces others. Topics include:

Observation Skills

Positioning for maximum view and visibility

Efficient and safe Cornering

Limit Point Analysis - let the road tell you how to corner

The System for Safe Scooter Riding

APE - the system for ride planning and hazard anticipation

Dealing with road hazards, animals and bad weather

Group riding

And much more...

I am pleased to announce that “Proficient Scootering” is now available for the Amazon Kindle , on Apple iBooks, for the Barnes and Noble Nook, on Google Play Books, and on the Kobo by clicking on the links below:

Reviews





Thanks for helping to keep we scooterists safer and more aware.”

James Bullied, Ontario, Canada “I became aware of your new Proficient Scootering book yesterday through a post on the website of a scooter club to which I belong. I immediately purchased the IBooks version and have read through most of it. You have done a masterful job! I come from the motorcycling world and had to learn the subtle nuances of scootering. Your book captures these precisely. My GTS 250 also has a part time home on the back of my motorhome!Thanks for helping to keep we scooterists safer and more aware.”



Andy Duluth (Amazon) “This is a very well written book. It is structured nicely and while being entertaining drives home important safety principles.”



Adrian Dragomir (Amazon) A very useful book that should be read by all scooter owners BEFORE they buy one and get on the public roads. Frankly, I don’t understand why this topics which are presented here are not mandatory during the license exam in all countries… It would only benefit to all the road users.

Also Available:

Motorcycle Mastery - Advanced Techniques for the Smart Rider

Although, of course, much of good riding techniques apply equally to both scooters and motorcycles, there are some aspects which apply specifically to each.

For this reason, and not wishing to leave my motorcycle riding friends out, I undertook to write a book specifically for motorcyclists.

“Motorcycle Mastery” is aimed at the rider who wishes to take his or her riding to a highly-tuned level.

It is divided into two sections: “Control”, which covers basic, but sound aspects of machine control, before moving onto the main section of the book: “Proficiency”. The proficiency section introduces more advanced techniques, introduces the System for Safe Motorcycling, and offers countless techniques for truly honing your skills to an advanced level. It is my hope that in “Motorcycle Mastery”, even the most experienced rider will find much of value.

“Motorcycle Mastery” is available as an e-book for the major e-book readers, and in a print edition. E-book links are shown below: