Professional motorcycle drag racer Domonic Anderson imparted Fort Jackson riders with his knowledge at the first meeting of the installation's Motorcycle Mentorship Program June 27 at Hilton Field.
Anderson travels around the country speaking to Service members about how to ride safely.
One of his motivations in speaking to the troops is "without you all we wouldn't be enjoying what we are doing."
Riders at the MMP learned better ways to perform their T-CLOCS, or inspections of their tires and wheels, controls, lights and electronics, oil, chassis and side stand.
It's "better to operate like you guys do in the field," Anderson said. Like your battle buddies say, "'You've got my six,' he is going to be checking your bike to see what the hell is wrong with it."
Riders at the MMP inspected each other's bikes to ensure the inspections are done thoroughly.
Anderson gave hands-on demonstrations on the best ways to get the motorcycle out of harm's way quickly.
According to the U.S. Army Combat Readiness Center the purpose of the MMP is to "establish voluntary installation-level motorcycle clubs where less experienced riders and seasoned riders can create a supportive environment of responsible motorcycle riding and enjoyment. Such an environment can create positive conduct and behavior and serve as a force multiplier" supporting a commander's safety program.
Spc. Alexander Graham, a radiology technician with MEDDAC and a rider himself, said the MMP is a great way to cut down on motorcycle accidents.
"Especially working at a hospital I see people being in motorcycle accidents coming into the ER, and taking X-rays of people who are badly injured -- it's very important to prevent accidents like that," he said during the class.
"I've been riding for about 10 years and the Army Motorcycle Mentorship Program allows bike riders to be constantly involved in the safety measures," Graham said. "It's a good opportunity to get safety information from professional who does it every day on their job. It's like if anyone wanted to get information about medicine they could talk to me about it."
Motorcycle safety courses are given weekly by the Garrison Safety Office. For more information contact your unit safety officer.
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