Vlogging, Commentary Riding And The Danger

[Lurch]

Kevin Williams of Survival Skills has done an excellent piece about commentary whilst riding.

Have a read and see what you think!

https://www.facebook.com/SurvivalSkills/posts/1764605970238648

(If that link fails to take you there, try this: https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=1764605970238648&id=134885869877341&ref=bookmarks )

Kevin also very kindly gave up some of his time to Motovlog.com for an interview, you can read that here: https://motovlog.com/xfa-blog-entry...of-survival-skills-advanced-rider-training.5/

Be interesting to see your comments. Do comment here, and feel free to comment on Survival Skill’s post. Do give them a follow on Facebook, Kevin has some very insightful thoughts. He’s a British rider, but many skills aren’t country dependent, and others can be applied no matter where you ride.

 

[R-Rated]

Very well put. It is very difficult to maintain a running dialog while operating any vehicle. Anyone that has been an emergency responder, or in a military convoy should notice that the ideal situation is one person operates and the another communicates. We vloggers do not have that luxury.

However, we should practice talking and riding. I have seen myself talking about one thing, operating the bike, and then another subject jumps into my stream of consciousness. I do not fight to exclude the intrusive thought but rather just let process on through. It ends up sounding like the dog in the movie UP anytime they think a squirrel is nearby. Sometimes I leave it in the edit because it is genuine and chopping 200 feet riding distance sometimes looks odd.

Multitasking is not as great as folks think. Here is just one of many articles online and I find it applies because we vloggers are creators:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencet...arns-wrecks-productivity-causes-mistakes.htmlhttp://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencet...arns-wrecks-productivity-causes-mistakes.html

So now that we see the danger, we have to develop coping mechanisms. I work with a few employees that have suffered neurological disorders. One has aphasia. It happens so bad that I have seen tears in their eyes and that is just in regular conversation. They learned to cope by pausing for a time and then when they recover, they continue. How does that apply to us? We should pause and then edit the dead air in post.

Another employee suffered worse traumatiic brain injury where they forget things very easily. They coped by making a list of points they need to cover. We can use that too, just stop to read it.

 

[Hippo-Drones]

Nicely written and also why folks are not allowed to use their phone when driving. It is why I find it funny/annoying when motovloggers get in a rage at car drivers on their phones. Now I'm not saying motovlogging is as distracting in the slightest but being so focused on the thing you are filming that you don't concentrate on where you are riding is.

 

[R-Rated]

Nicely written and also why folks are not allowed to use their phone when driving. It is why I find it funny/annoying when motovloggers get in a rage at car drivers on their phones. Now I'm not saying motovlogging is as distracting in the slightest but being so focused on the thing you are filming that you don't concentrate on where you are riding is.

I snicker when I see cops on their phones, not using bluetooth ear pieces.

 

[Hippo-Drones]

get caught on your phone 4 times in the UK and you get banned from driving/riding for 6 months (3 points per time iirc and only allowed 12 points on a licence)

 

[Cherrie]

Thanks for sharing, wow he really nailed it. I've always thought riding and talking to the camera was super distracting. I much prefer to JUST ride, or JUST talk to the camera if I have something to talk about, and be fully present for both.

 

[Lurch]

He’s right on the money with a great many things!

 

[Arctic Pride]

It always blows me away when I hear people wanting to get a bike specifically to record stuff...At least it keeps the salvage market fresh

 

[R-Rated]

It always blows me away when I hear people wanting to get a bike specifically to record stuff...At least it keeps the salvage market fresh

Salvage and used market! But hey, a sale is a sale for the dealerships right?

Reminds me of the folks buying a Harley just because their friends have one. Funny how many used Harley's have so few miles.

 

[scooterwuf]

I agree with the writer's assessment, but I somehow have good clarity if I'm vlogging or talking. By this I mean I sometimes find myself becoming deep in thought, an act I have to pull out of when I'm riding without my camera(s), as opposed to talking for a vlog. This may be from years of 2-Up riding with my wife where I push myself to be more aware because my wife is with me. During this time we often talk as well. This may have translated into my talking while I'm vlogging alone. At least I hope that's the case.

Trust me, I'm not so arrogant to think that I'm safer if I vlog. It's a risk, one that I generally do only when the conditions are good -- weather, familiar roads, knowledge of my routes, etc. ... .

- Wuf

 

[Phaedrus]

I talk for about 60-80% of the time on maybe 60-80% of my rides.

As an instructor, I invariably have to pay more conscious attention to student's riding than my own, and have to verbalise what I'm seeing in real time. It can be tricky, specially on the occasions when I have two students at the same time.

But you get used to it and talking just becomes another element of your riding.

 

[2WV]

Couldn't argue with anything there. I prefer to just ride nowadays. Especially in the colder months. Riding+vlogging is to much of a distraction and overcomplicates things sometimes