Philosophy

ONTARIO MOTORCYCLE SAFETY ASSOCIATION

OMSA PHILOSOPHY

The Ontario Motorcycle Safety Association exists to provide a source of motorcycle riding skills training, to offer both new and existing motorcyclists an opportunity to become competent and survivable enthusiasts. The goals are higher public safety, reduced personal loss and tragedy, and increased respect from the general citizenry. Motorcycling has risks associated with its practices. Competency reduces risk to acceptable levels.

This organization has no partisan beliefs, or associations with, any style, creed, lifestyle, attitude, brand, or political aspect of the sport. There are fundamental physical and intellectual principles inherent to motorcycling in a skilled and survivable manner.

The Ontario Motorcycle Safety Association is formed by a broad coalition of highly experienced riders from every segment of motorcycling. These founders were also the founders and long term instructors from the longest continuously operating training program in North America, and are leaders in the field of rider education.

Whereas the Ontario Motorcycle Safety Association believes that rider safety comes from a combination of physical riding ability and intellectual awareness, we offer programs that rely on high saddle time in highly interactive and learner feedback oriented programs, along with classroom activities related in real time to reinforce an intense riding and learning experience.

The Ontario Motorcycle Safety Association will not train to a test. The Ontario Motorcycle Safety Association will train the rider to be able to assess a situation and use the methods necessary to accomplish a new task. This represents problem solving and adaptability as opposed to task repetition and motion memory.

Risk assessment and operator skill are equally important. Seeing an animal run across the road is not helpful if one is unable to swerve or stop. The best lap times are useless if one pulls out in front of an oncoming vehicle. Therefore, skill and awareness are equal partners. This is the purpose. To provide skills based training, integrating visual and cognitive cues, to provide a motorcyclist with a skill base to grow from and survive with.

The Ontario Motorcycle Safety Association

July 9, 2001