·New revised edition switches to a two-column 8.5X11 format and includes a new chapter on Getting Started (the basics you need to know in order to get on a bike asap). All chapters have been revised and there is a new section for Exercises and an Appendix. Overall, much more reader friendly with updated information. ·Includes full color photos: Hough's skill as a photographer and illustrator adds a graphic element to his books that leads to immediate understanding of the concepts he explains. Photos, charts and graphs will be replaced, revised or updated. ·The detail offered in each section of the book can only come from decades on the road, and the author is the consummate instructor, assigning homework to the readers in the form of exercises to practice and improve specific techniques that he outlines and illustrates in the text. ·A critical section of the book offers riders advice on how to deal with automobiles, including aggressive car drivers, oblivious drivers, or "blind" truck drivers.

The book offers first-hand experience that can save riders' lives, as shown in the chapters "Booby Traps" and "Special Situations," which offer evasive tactics and advice to avoid and handle everything from slick surfaces, curbs, and construction plates to ferocious dogs, hazardous wildlife, and difficult weather conditions. ·The book concludes with a resources section of organizations, training schools, educational tools, and websites; a glossary of 80+ terms; and a complete index.