NebachivManifesto

1. I choose position and speed
   that let me see as far ahead as possible.

2. Seeing far isn't just scanning the road.
   It's about anticipating threats.

Seeing far isn't scanning the road. It's anticipating threats.

— Principle 1

1. Trucks, tinted cars, buildings, sun, «dark visor at dusk» —
   anything that blocks your view
   is a threat.

2. I don't ride alongside blockers.
   By default, I assume danger hides behind them.

3. Almost every «SUDDEN» accident —
   starts with a «Visibility Blocker».

Almost every "sudden" accident — linked to a Visibility Blocker.

— Principle 2

1. I pick a position that maximizes visibility,
   keeps escape routes open,
   and claims my lane.

2. Never ride in the middle of the lane.
   Never ride behind a blocker.

Never in the middle of the lane. Never behind a blocker.

— Principle 3

1. Nobody owes me anything.
   I don't expect anyone to follow the rules.

2. It's the opposite —
   by default, I expect people to break the rules.

3. Only I am responsible
   for everything that happens to me on the road.

Only I am responsible for everything that happens to me on the road.

— Principle 4

1. Always focused on riding
   and proactively scanning for potential threats.

2. I scan my own state too — focus, fatigue, mood.

3. No distractions. No wandering thoughts.

No distractions. No wandering thoughts.

— Principle 5

1. A driver can look straight into your eyes —
   and still pull out into your path.
   They saw you with their eyes. They didn't perceive you in their mind.

2. The brain filters information —
   it focuses on large objects (trucks, cars),
   and a motorcycle simply slips through the filter.

3. In one-third of motorcycle incidents,
   the driver actually saw the motorcycle —
   but didn't process it as a threat.

4. It's like the «invisible gorilla» —
   40% of people miss a gorilla walking across their view
   when focused on something else.

5. So I always assume
   I am either invisible or unprocessed.
   I slow down. I am ready to brake.

They saw you. They didn't register you.

— Principle 6

1. The level of danger in the city isn't constant.
   It rises and falls. Like music.

2. Intersections, exits, clusters of cars —
   these are the peaks.

3. I adjust my attention and speed accordingly.

Danger rises and falls. Like music.

— Principle 7

1. The majority of incidents can be avoided
   through just «normal» braking —
   not even «good» braking.

2. Most riders never practice emergency braking.
   They don't know their actual stopping distance at real-world speeds.

3. Most riders make 1 to 8 braking errors —
   like «grabbing the clutch by reflex».

4. Most riders recognize danger
   way too late.

5. Most riders can't lean their motorcycle.
   They don't know the limits of lean angle and grip of tires.

6. They don't practice because
   it will never happen to them.
   But it will.

They don't practice because it will never happen to them. But it will.

— Principle 8