Blogs about: Machine Control
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'Saveable' Accidents - why riders don't save them!
Most bike accidents are avoidable – official Accident investigators around the world find the same thing when they look at bike accidents. In the vast majority of cases, the bike wasn’t at… more →
Survival Skills Rider Training
PDF Conversion in Carlson 2010
Felicia Provencal wrote 5 days ago: With more construction bid sets being issued in Portable Document Format (PDF), more companies find … more →
'Saveable' Accidents - why riders don't save them!
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survivalskills wrote 1 month ago: Most bike accidents are avoidable – official Accident investigators around the world find the … more →
"He/she must have seen me" - except they didn't. Why?
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survivalskills wrote 1 month ago: I’ve covered this before, but it’s worth going over again. Here’s how one rider re … more →
Mud on the tracks
survivalskills wrote 1 month ago: I took a small group of riders over to France last week. As part of the briefing on the train, I men … more →
Back to Biking Courses - another trainee let down by a basic school
survivalskills wrote 2 months ago: I’ve just done another training day with a guy who did his initial “back to biking … more →
Helping out a nervous new rider
survivalskills wrote 2 months ago: One of the frequent calls for help comes from a relatively newly qualified female rider who’s … more →
I'm a fast rider, I need a fast instructor
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survivalskills wrote 2 months ago: One of the discussions that happens at regular intervals, usually as a side argument about whether t … more →
Winter "Better Riding" Workshops
survivalskills wrote 2 months ago: As ever, I’ve been working hard on some new ideas for affordable training, and have put togeth … more →
Carlson, Civil 3D and Shootouts
Jennifer DiBona wrote 3 months ago: Update 9/12/2009: Much appreciation to James Wedding at www.civil3d.com for extending the Carlson VS … more →
Too hot into a corner - what to do?
survivalskills wrote 3 months ago: You’re into a corner too hot – what do you do? Here’s a query I answered some time … more →
Castle Combe "Rider Performance" Day & Survival Skills "Bends" training
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survivalskills wrote 3 months ago: If you live in Somerset, there’s a unique opportunity available coming up next month. On Wedne … more →
Carlson Webinars - BIM, GIS and CAD Standards
Jennifer DiBona wrote 4 months ago: Carlson Software recently asked Felicia and me to present webinars on topics we have particular inte … more →
Another Crash - follow up...
survivalskills wrote 4 months ago: Thanks for the comments on the previous post… my friend is OK but has had a few flashbacks ove … more →
Another Sunday, another rideout... another crash
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survivalskills wrote 4 months ago: I was just finishing up a few hours work on Sunday afternoon when I had a very shaken call from a fr … more →
What's In Your Surface?
Felicia Provencal wrote 5 months ago: With the adoption of machine control for construction, the ability of various GIS systems to accept … more →
Blipping the throttle on down-changes, gear shifting
survivalskills wrote 5 months ago: Another question that comes up regularly is “should I blip the throttle on downchanges?” … more →
Online Training - Friend or Foe?
Jennifer DiBona wrote 5 months ago: With the economy what it is and everyone trying to get as much bang for their buck as possible, I’m … more →
Getting the right training for struggling new riders
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survivalskills wrote 6 months ago: Picture this… You’re a late 30-something female… passed the test on a 125 in 1995. … more →
The Power of LandXML
Jennifer DiBona wrote 6 months ago: The ability to import and export to LandXML has been around for quite awhile, but I still get a lot … more →
