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My name is
Mark Horowitz, as a bicyclist with over forty years of bicycling
experience, a bicycle safety professional and a person who
wants others to enjoy the benefits of bicycling, I have
developed the first on-line bicycling course that enables
you to learn to bicycle your own home at your own pace.
I developed this course with five goals in mind.
Goal
Number 1: Give you the bicycle safety information you need
to be safe while you are riding your bike
Goal number 2: Give you what you need to begin to enjoy
bicycling without injury
Goal number 3: Give you the ability get in better physical
shape and reduce stress.
Goal number 4: Teach you how to keep more of your paycheck
by reducing you transportation costs.
Goal number 5: Provide you with what you need to go beyond
the basics.
As a bicycle
safety professional and expert witness I have had the opportunity
to review thousands of pages of testimony from people involved
in bicycle crashes as well as, hundreds of bicycle crash
reports. One thing that stands out is that 60%
of all bicycle crashes are from an error caused by bicyclists.
You will learn what these people wished they knew before
they crashed. You will be able to avoid the injuries, as
well as, the time off from work to recover from your injuries.
My observations
have me convinced that the average person on a bicycle unaware
of the traffic conditions and other hazards that could lead
to personal injury or even death. They casually go along
not even aware of the narrow escapes they have had with
motor vehicles.They casually go along not even aware of
the narrow escapes they have had with motor vehicles. They
continue along their merry way with only luck keeping them
out of the hospital. They are crashes waiting to happen
and based on the statistics it will happen.
After years
of teaching I have also come to realize that there are many
"exprerienced" bicyclists lacking the bicycle
safety skills to keep themselves safe riding in traffic.
Even an proficient
bicyclist such as myself can be involved in a crash. The
difference isI know how to avoid serious injury. After close
to forty years of bicycling I have only had one crash with
a left turning car. At the last minute, I made my emergency
turn. I had no injuries except some minor bruising. I cracked
my helmet and dented the car. You will learn
how to execute life saving emergency maneuvers.
Do
not be just a person a bike
Become a bicyclist!
A
national study validated my observations that people riding
bicycles are lacking knowledge to ride safely in traffic
and that this is the cause of their injuries.
A study conducted
by the Consumer Product Safety Commission that stated.
“The
bicycle study found that many of the bicycle-related injuries
and deaths every year are related to what the rider does
and how the rider interacts with environmental factors.
Riding practices that are risky, that reflect poor riding
judgment, or that fail to account for environmental conditions,
play a major role in injury and fatality scenarios. …”
Training
courses should also include some basic information on how
to maintain bicycles in good working order. “
Do
not become a crash statistic
Learn what mistakes bicyclists and motorists make!
Other studies
conducted by the Consumer Product Safety Commission have
shown bicycle related hospital emergency room visits to
over 580,000 per year.
The National
Highway Transportation Safety Administration’s “Traffic
Safety Facts 2006”
In
2005, 786 people on bicycles were killed in crashes with
motor vehicles and 2006, 773 were killed,
In
2005, 45,000 people on bicycles were injured with injured
in crashes with motor vehicles
In
2006, 45,000 people on bicycles were injured with injured
in crashes with motor vehicles
According to
the Federal Highway Administration, report “Bicycle
Safety Related Research Synthesis”,
“Several
studies have found that “most
crashes were primarily due to human error and very
few were due to environmental factors”
“Nationally,
police reported one or more bicyclist’s errors that
may have contributed to 64.6 percent of the bicycle/motor
vehicle fatalities in 1991”.
“Bicyclist
safety can be significantly compromised by motorist behavior…
factors includes motorist inexperience, fatigue, night vision
impairment, and failure to search for non-motorized traffic.”
Learn
what you need to
prevent head and face injuries!
According to
the Consumer Product Safety Commission study”Bicycle
Use and Hazard Patterns in the United States”
“…
about 69 percent of the head/face injuries were lacerations,
contusions, and abrasions, relatively minor diagnoses. However,
about 27 percent were reported to be potentially serious
injuries such as fractures, internal injuries, and concussions.
…
…Injuries
to the arm/hand area tended to be lacerations, contusions
or abrasions (42 percent), and fractures (40 percent). Injuries
to the leg/foot area were primarily lacerations, contusions,
and abrasions (72 percent). …
Learn
from Someone Else's Experience
As the bicycle
program manager for Broward County, Florida, the fifth largest
metropolitan area in the country it is my responsibility
to develop programs that will reduce injuries and fatalities
to bicyclists.
In
1987, I began developing bicycle safety programs to decrease
the number bicycle/motor vehicle crashes and bicyclist fatalities.
Since 1987, there has been a forty- percent reduction n
bicycle/motor vehicle crashes and a fifty- percent reduction.
As trainer
for the Florida Traffic Safety Education Program was a member
of the team that wrote the Florida Dept. of Transportation's
bicycle safety curriculum, which is used throughout Florida
and has been copied nationwide.
I have been
tested and certified as a bicycling instructor by the League
of American Bicyclist. I have taught thousands of children
and hundreds of adults bicycle safety. Most recently, I
wrote and produced the award winning driver/bicycle education
video "Everyone has a Story: Road Sharing Tips for
Bicyclists and Motorists"
Bicycle
safety tips are helpful but I will reveal to you
how to recognize traffic patterns and
hazardous road conditions so you can safely negotiate traffic
and difficult conditions with ease.
Like you when
I first started venturing further from home I began to encounter
more complex traffic situations and was intimidated. My
lack of skills prevented me from going where I wanted. Overtime
I acquired the skills needed to bicycle safely and confidently
anywhere I wanted. This body of knowledge took years and
thousands of miles to acquire.
By following
the wheel track of someone who has been there, you
will save yourself from the anxiety of not knowing how to
handle complex traffic situations and go where you want
to confidently and safely.
You will be
able to identify the best and safest way for you to negotiate
traffic and truly enjoy your bike ride. You will be able
to recognize hazardous situations that you never realized
existed. You will be a safer bicyclist.
- You will learn how to select the
equipment you need to enjoy bicycling.
- You will get illuminating information
on why riding on the sidewalk increases you chances of
being hit by car.
- You will learn bicycle-handling
skills that will keep you from hitting the pavement.
- You will learn indispensable information
on how to select safest position in the road.
- You will be gain vital information
on how to do emergency maneuvers that could save you life
.
- You will learn what you need to
be comfortable doing simple roadside repairs and keep
your bike in safe working order.
- You will find the information
you are looking for on riding a bicycle safely in one
spot
- You will learn basic maintenance
to keep your bicycle running smoothly
Take
the Mystery Out of Selecting the Equipment
That is Right for You
Riding a bicycle
is not an activity without risks even if you don’t
fall or crash ill fitting equipment and clothing can lead
to injuries.
- Learn how to decide what type
of bicycle is right for you.
- Learn how to determine if the
bicycle is the right size and how to adjust it so you
do not get knee, neck or shoulder pain.
- Learn from an expert how to fit
a bicycle helmet and how to keep it adjusted so that it
stays on when you need it
- Learn what other protective equipment
you will want to have when you ride a bike.
- Learn what tools you need to maintain
your bicycle
Learn
eye-opening information
on where and how crashes happen and most
importantly how to avoid them
Unfortunately,
most adults are riding bicycles using the same skills and
advice they received when they were kids riding around the
neighborhood. Stay away from cars, stay on sidewalk, and
use hand signals. What worked then won’t work now.
Once you leave your neighborhood streets the traffic gets
more complex, road conditions vary and the variety of crashes
you are exposed to increases. The time and road tested information
you will acquire is a prerequisite to safe bicycling. Knowledge
is power and you will have the power to be more in control
on your bicycle than ever before
- You will learn what type crash
with a motor vehicle occurs whether you are riding on
the sidewalk or the street.
- You will learn why it is more
difficult to ride on the sidewalk than in the street.
- You will learn the one tip that
can reduce the chance of getting hit by car by approximately
to thirty percent and what you can do to reduce it by
approximately another fifteen percent.
- You will gain valuable insight
into the most common crashes adult bicyclists are involved
in and how you can avoid them.
- You will learn two ways make a
left turn while on a bike.
- You will be able to ride your
bicycle defensively.
- You will learn how to effectively
handle surface hazards so you don’t hit the pavement.
- You will learn valuable emergency
maneuvers that can save you from serious injury or worse.
Mistakes
happen
know how to minimize or avoid impact
Sometimes no
matter what you do, someone does something stupid and you
have to react. If you do not know how to react, the consequences
can be dire. It can mean the difference between going through
a windshield and completely avoiding the crash
Do
not become a crash statistic
Save yourself hundreds of hours and thousands of
miles of bicycling to become a safe bicyclist.
Obtaining knowledge
can be done by either first hand experience or following
in the footsteps of those who have already been there. As
you know, bicycling is not an activity without risks and
it makes common sense to minimize your risks.
You could spend hours searching the Internet for information
and spend your time in the saddle trying to figure out what
is the safest thing to do at an intersection but you don't
need to. I have taken the time to write compile and produce
videos to create the first self-study bicycle safety course.
You will not only get life saving information, but also
a first person perspective of riding through traffic.
This self-study
course will let you develop your skills at your you own
pace. You will not be forced into traffic situations that
will intimidate you. You will be able to build your skills
at your own pace. As part of the course, you will have access
to the videos specially produced for this course and have
access to me via e-mail to answer your questions.
As a consultant, I am paid $175.00/hour for my knowledge
and opinions. As an instructor, I get $400-$500/class and
class sizes are limited. For this Internet offiering I am
making this course available either online or in a two DVD
set.
The online version for
this course is yours for $24.95. Normally the online version
of this course sells for $29.95 This includes a $5.00 discount
from previous offers plus bonus offers two, three and four
below a total value $80.80
Normally,
I sell this high resolution DVD set alone for $39.95, but
for this Internet offering I am offering this two DVD set
and the four bonuses below for the low price of $39.95:
A $135.70 value.
BONUS
#1
VALUE: $29.95 FREE
Access to the downloadable
version of the course so you can get started right now
BONUS
#2
VALUE: $19.95 FREE
Access to
the downloadable version of "Bicycling is More the
Balance"; the course text that complements to video
course.
BONUS
#3
VALUE: 15.95 FREE
Special
Report: Tips on how to organize a bike rodeo. Find out
what you need to bring bicycle safety to your community.
BONUS
#4
VALUE:
19.95 FREE
Special Report: An interactive
listing of the on-line bike maps in the United States, United
Kingdom, Canada, and Australia
“90
day risk free guarantee!
I am so sure
you will be satisfied with your self-study course that If
for any reason in the next 90 days, you are not satisfied
with your purchase you will get your money back no questions
ask.
These
offers are for a limited time only: You can get either the
online version of the course video,
immediate access to the 48 page
e-book
”Bicycling is More than Balance&rdquo,and
the special reports, and $80.80 value for only $24.95 or
the two high resolution DVD set, immediate access to the
48 page
e-book
”Bicycling is More than Balance&rdquo, online access
to the course video and all the bonuses mentioned above,
A $135.70
value for
only $39.95.
Satisfy your
desire to learn and improve your bicycle safety skills.
To
order the online version of the course and the download
the e-book Bicycling is More than Balance, get immediate
access to the online videos and the special reports, click
on the button below
Bicycling is
activity that has brought me many hours of joy, a great
sense of independence, as well as many personal bests. It
is my hope that after taking this course you too will truly
discover what bicycling can do for you.
Tailwinds
Mark Horowitz
Certified Cycling Instructor
LCI#371
P.S
- Get more then two and half hours
of video teaching you about bicycling
- Learn how to safely ride a bicycle
from an experienced bicycle safety professional
- Take the mystery out of selecting
the equipment that is right for you.
- Learn eye-opening Information
on where and how crashes happen and how to avoid them
- Mistakes happen: know how to minimize
their effect or avoid impact
- Save yourself hundreds of hours
and thousands of miles of bicycling to become a safe bicyclist.
P.P.S.
Remember that this offer is only valid for a limited time
