Video transcript for Reading the Corner - Commuter Bike Reading the Corner - Commuter Bike

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(Black and white image of motorcyclists point of view coming up to a corner. Text on screen reads “Reading the corner. Information/clues/“. Words disappear. Motorcyclist rides away from camera. Cuts to motorcyclist riding into lens around a corner.)

Person one: We all love cornering, it’s one of the great things about riding, but it’s also where the most serious crashes happen.

(Cuts to back view of motorcycle riding around corners, bicyclist comes the other way.  Cuts to front view of motorcyclist coming around corner. Goes to motorcyclists perspective coming up to a corner)

A big part of getting the corner right, is being prepared.

Eyes up, looking ahead. Actively planning how you’re going to take it.

Let’s look at some of the cues to help you read a corner.

(Cuts to video of road sign with recommended speed limit, then to one with a recommended speed of 25. Cuts to clip of a car driving around a corner with recommended cornering side with 4 chevrons, the clip of individual chevron signs around the corner. )

Road signs provide important clues on the type of corner you’re approaching.

The more chevrons there are, the tighter the corner.

(Video of barrier around a corner with blue ute driving. Cuts to different perspective of barrier, then to cars driving past each other around a corner with barriers.)

The barriers are there for a reason. It often means others have had close calls, showing the corner might be challenging.

(Cuts to clip of motorcyclists perspective approaching a corner. Road has diagonally painted lines outside of the lanes, leading up to the corner.)

The more road paint leading into the corner, the more challenging it will be.

(Footage of motorcyclist riding. Cuts to view of gravel on road with motorcyclist approaching.)

Scan for poor or slippery surfaces that can affect your cornering. Avoid riding through it if possible.

(Motorcyclist rides past gravel.)

Don’t spend too long looking at it, look where you want to go. Stay calm and trust your bike to handle the conditions.

(Cuts to motorcyclists perspective  as they come to a corner, and then leaving the corner.)

Watch the vanishing point, if it’s getting nearer to you, the corner is tightening so slow down. If it’s moving away, the corner is opening up and you can accelerate.