European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 30, 1978, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 8 the stars and stripes saturday september 30, 1978 airman . Denise Weaver gets the word from student instructor sgt. Wayne Miller left Phot while s. Sgt. Frank Cole right photo puts theory he s Learned into practice. Motorcycle course teaches teachers Story and photos by Jim Coles ii staff writer Pitburg Germany is Riding a motorcycle can be dangerous but for 16 Safe airmen who spent a week Here learning to be better riders those dangers will be lessened. . Gregory Kutch of Spokane wash., said he and the others were the first in Europe to take the motorcycle safety foundation s mss motorcycle instructor s course which Aims to improve Riding skills and qualifies graduates to teach motorcycle safety on government installations. Or. Allen Robinson an mss staffer said selected experienced riders attend the course on duty status. He said the instructor s course is the distillation of results from numerous studies done by the department of transportation and the Industry sponsored foundation. Our studies have found that during a typical ride a rider performs about 2,500 things related to controlling the machine. Some of those Are very important such As braking avoiding obstacles Man Euvera ability and control and numerous basics that even experienced riders can forget. We re working on the assumptions gained from numerous Case studies that education reduces accidents and these Verity of accidents which do occur. The most dangerous time for a new rider is the first few months he has the  the foundation s courses Are taken by about 50,000 riders each year. Our reason for promoting this course is simple capt. Paal Ryall Safe safety Engineer said. Injuries and fatalities Are needless tragedies which Good skills can reduce. Also the air Force spends a lot of Money training a person and he s not making any Money for us if he s Laid up or dead. We especially like this course be cause it improves riders existing skills and prepares them to go out and teach Novice riders the right Way to  about 25 percent of service people ride motorcycles Robinson said. Last year there were some 800,000 bikes registered on military installations in the . Many bases ran very strict inspections and tests on the bikes probably hoping to keep them out he continued. We Don t feel that s fair. Cars get on base Are registered and licensed without difficulty and so motorcycles should be too. But people should not just be turned Loose to maybe get themselves killed. They should be taught the Safe Correct Way  course attendance is mandatory before motorcycles May be registered. Robinson said the army is beginning to make safety course attendance compulsory. Providing these courses Means having trained instructors. All instructors for whether you Are at the controls of an f-15 or a moped you need instruction in theory and the practice that makes it perfect our courses must be certified motorcycle safety instructors. There s a lot of work involved in getting that certification Rob Inson said. First they must be experienced riders and pass Riding performance and written tests show they have teaching ability by going through a student teaching course and passing a test on that. They must also demonstrate a thorough knowledge of Good safety procedures in our discussion during the  . Frank Cole a 26-year-old rider from Norfolk va., said there Are a lot of things about bikes that people should know but Don t. I la be a better rider now and will be Able to help new  Kutch added i generally Don t like mandatory things but getting the right in formation when you re just beginning to ride May save a life. This course has taught me a lot. I m a Little scared about the student teaching part. It s a big  sgt. Wayne Miller 22, of Buffalo n.y., a Cycle rider with six years experience said one thing this course has taught All of us is no one is As Good As he thinks he is. Knowing what to do How to do it and Why it works will help keep you  Lone cyclist sets endurance record Verona Italy a Graziano bal Din known As Italy s Lone cyclist completed a new cycling endurance test by pedalling 447 Miles non Stop. Baldin 39, a former professional cyclist sat on his Bike s Saddle for a total of 24hours and 26 minutes. Paris mailman to strike Paris a Paris mail deliverers among Europe s most reliable have announced they will strike for 24 hours in Honor of a Comrade who was fatally stabbed when he refused to surrender his mailbag to a robber. Georges Albert 48, died 24 hours after being knifed by an assailant while he was carrying 18,000 francs $4,185 in his mail bag. The robber got away with part of the Cash