It helps greatly to take a motorcycle safety course. My brother-in-law decided about 8 years ago to get back into motorcycles after a 25 year hiatus. His first bike was a Harley and a few years later a BMW ... he tells me the motorcycle safety course was very helpful as a review ... and taught him new preventative measures, some counter intuitive, that can be very beneficial if an emergency situation arises. My brother-in-law is a senior captain with a major airline and feels strongly about mitigating the risk factor.
I agree 100 per cent. Did you know the Air Force implemented a mandatory Motorcycle Safety Foundation "basic course" for USAF motorcyclists in the 80's, and the result was a 50 per cent drop in fatalities within one year? It's true, and you're brother-in-law knows a few things about safety. Just curious, does he wear a helmet? (Yes it's a rhetorical question but please answer anyway for the benefit of others).