Women motorcycle riders are becoming a larger part of the motorcycle community and in my opinion it is about time.  According to the  Motorcycle Industry Council female riders are the fastest growing segment of riders.  Utah Fox 13's female anchor Kerri Cronk has produced a two-part expose on female riders that emphasizes the need for motorcycle safety training.

This series by Cronk might alternatively titled "Harley Girls Play It Safe" because the training they take is being rum by the Harley Davidson dealership in Salt Lake City.The instructor for the class is Mike Cowdell who has years of experience on a bike and has also been a Utah Highway Patrol motorcycle officer for years.  Mr. Cowdell says that the number of people taking the Harley Rider Class is about 50 - 50 female and male.  He also stresses that as bikes become more powerful and considering this is the first time many of these riders have rode a motorcycle at all their skill level needs to be dramatically increased quickly to be safe on the road.

Females tend to be more safe than male riders because they tend to driver slower and tend to wear helmets. To pass the Harley course all need to write and pass a fairly difficult written test and then pass a challenging driving test.  Typically the class is on a smaller bike but in advanced classes owners bring their own bikes.

It sounds like black leather may indeed be in Kerri's future because at the end of the second clip she describes her experience as "exhilarating", "loving every minute of it" and describes the feeling of being on a motorcycle as being one of "thrill, fascination and freedom."  Welcome to the club Kerri!

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