Driven to Ride shares the stories of motorcyclists from all walks of life: prominent journalists, racers, celebrities who you didn’t know rode motorcycles, first-time adventurers, and ordinary folks who have taken extraordinary adventures. Driven to Ride also documents the adventures of its host, Mark Long, further exploring his life-changing experiences on two wheels. You’ll meet riders just like you who share moving stories about why they love to ride and how the sport has changed their lives. Our hope is that Driven to Ride will help you enjoy every ride that much more.
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Driven to Ride shares the stories of motorcyclists from all walks of life: prominent journalists, racers, celebrities who you didn’t know rode motorcycles, first-time adventurers, and ordinary folks who have taken extraordinary adventures. Driven to Ride also documents the adventures of its host, Mark Long, further exploring his life-changing experiences on two wheels. You’ll meet riders just like you who share moving stories about why they love to ride and how the sport has changed their lives. Our hope is that Driven to Ride will help you enjoy every ride that much more.
Andrew Richardson has been the face of REALRIDER for more than a decade, but when he created the government-certified automatic crash-detection app, he didn’t even own a motorcycle. Richardson has since obtained his license and become an avid commuter and a weekend rider. He has even tested the app for exactly what it was designed to do: keep motorcyclists protected on the road.
“Thinking that everyone’s trying to kill you is always a good mindset when you’re on a motorcycle,” admits Richardson. Riding one chilly afternoon with his son and son-in-law in his native England, he was run off the road and found himself sprawled in a ditch. The tip over triggered the app on his phone. Being uninjured, he was able to deactivate the alert before an ambulance was summoned.
“Our technology is really designed for, you’re by yourself, you leave the road, nobody knows that you’ve had a crash,” he says. “We have this period of time where we wait for the crash to stop happening. Then, the system starts analyzing what’s going on.” Clearly, this potentially life-saving tech works. Take it from Richardson, who, as the expression goes, has been there and done that.
Driven to Ride
Driven to Ride shares the stories of motorcyclists from all walks of life: prominent journalists, racers, celebrities who you didn’t know rode motorcycles, first-time adventurers, and ordinary folks who have taken extraordinary adventures. Driven to Ride also documents the adventures of its host, Mark Long, further exploring his life-changing experiences on two wheels. You’ll meet riders just like you who share moving stories about why they love to ride and how the sport has changed their lives. Our hope is that Driven to Ride will help you enjoy every ride that much more.
