Honda to Market Riding Trainer through Authorized Honda Motorcycle Dealers and to Corporations.Tokyo, Japan, Jan 30, 2006 - (JCN JCN Japan Corporate News JCN Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience JCN Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing JCN Journal of Christian Nursing JCN Job Control Number JCN Journal of Child Neurology JCN joint communications network (US DoD) Newswire) - Honda Motor Co., Ltd. announced its decision to market the Riding Trainer to authorized Honda motorcycle dealers1 and other corporations1 in Japan. Designed to teach motorcycle safety Accident rates Motorcycles have a far higher fatality rate per unit of distance travelled when compared with automobiles. According to the US Highway Safety Authority, in 2002 20.9 cars out of 100,000 ended up in fatal crashes. The rate for motorcycles is 66.7 per 100,000. effectively, the Riding Trainer will be available by early February 2006. Developed with a view to wider use of motorcycle safety training devices, the Riding Trainer teaches riders to foresee and predict the dangers encountered in motorcycle riding. Based on technologies created for the Riding Simulator, which is used at a variety of rider training centers, the Riding Trainer is both lighter and less expensive than the Riding Simulator. The Riding Trainer features a Riding Evaluation function For the string evaluation function, see . An evaluation function, also known as a heuristic evaluation function or static evaluation function, is a function used by game-playing programs to estimate the value or goodness of a position in the minimax and related to advise the user and is ideal for convenient and easy training in motorcycle dealerships and similar locations. The total weight of the Riding Trainer is just 29 kg, and the device is compact: overall length is 1,575 mm, overall width is 568 mm, and overall height is 923 mm. The product includes motorcycle handlebar Motorcycle handlebar or often motorcycle handlebars refer to the steering mechanism for motorcycles; the equivalent of a steering wheel. Besides steering, handlebars also often support part of the rider's weight, depending on his riding position, and provide a convenient controls, pedal controls for clutch operation and braking, a seat, a frame, and a board to hold a video monitor. The Riding Trainer comes with proprietary software and is connected via a USB USB in full Universal Serial Bus Type of serial bus that allows peripheral devices (disks, modems, printers, digitizers, data gloves, etc.) to be easily connected to a computer. cable to the user's own PC. The software produces images on a video monitor with which a Riding Trainer user interacts to create a realistic riding simulation. The proprietary software includes 2 beginner training courses (Clutch Operation practice mode, City Riding practice mode) and 15 hazard prediction courses (City Riding mode, Touring mode), for a total of 17 courses. Appropriate for both beginners and experienced riders, the Riding Trainer offers manual and automatic transmission simulation and a wide choice of other settings for a training experience that matches any skill level. In addition, the Riding Trainer offers on-screen on·screen or on-screen adj. & adv. 1. As shown on a movie, television, or display screen. 2. Within public view; in public. visuals and audio guidance in English and eight other languages.2 Sales of the Riding Trainer commenced in November 2005 in motorcycle dealers across Europe, where annual sales of 1,000 units are planned. Going forward, sales will be expanded first to Asia and then throughout the world as a means to further strengthen Honda's commitment to safety - akey element of the company's activities. 1. The Riding Trainer is to be sold to dealers and corporations that employ graduates of the Riding Advisor program and Riding Trainer Training. 2. Available languages are English, Japanese, German, French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Dutch, and Turkish (nine total). About Honda Motor Co., Ltd. Honda Motor Co., Ltd. (TSE See Tokyo Stock Exchange. TSE 1. See Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE). 2. See Toronto Stock Exchange (TSE). : 7267)(NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : HMC HMC Harvey Mudd College (Claremont, CA) HMC Harborview Medical Center (Seattle, Washington) HMC Hosted Messaging and Collaboration HMC Hoffman Modulation Contrast )(LSE LSE - Language Sensitive Editor : HNDA.L) is one of the leading manufacturers of automobiles and power products and the largest manufacture of motorcycles in the world. Honda has always sought to provide genuine satisfaction to people worldwide. The result is more than 120 manufacturing facilities in 30 countries worldwide, producing a wide range of products, including motorcycles, ATVs, generators, marine engines, lawn and garden equipment and automobiles that bring the company into contact with over 19 million customers annually. For more information, please visit http://world.honda.com. Source: Honda Motor Co., Ltd. Contact: Honda Motor Co., Ltd. Media Inquiries corporate_pr@hm.honda.co.jp +81-3-5412-1512 Copyright [c] 2006 JCN Newswire. All rights reserved. A division of Japan Corporate News Network K.K. |
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