Books
Keeping experiences from being lost
Writing is more than a profession to me. It is a way of keeping experiences from being lost.
What I have written
I have authored, translated and published close to ten books, and printed dozens of scientific and sporting articles in journals. Six of them are catalogued here; the rest are not yet.
The shelf
The Motorcycle First Responder
A scientific and practical guide to rapid response by motorcycle at incident scenes
In the moments when seconds decide an outcome, there are people who open the road — not for themselves, but for the lives of others.
A motorcycle first responder is not merely a fast vehicle; he is a link between the human being, knowledge, and responsibility.
This book is an account of the skills, the decisions and the pressures running through every mission: from the first look at the scene to the quiet ride back once it is over.
An account of relief work that gives speed its meaning through safety, power through ethics, and duty through humanity.
Which book, which teaching
These three books and what I teach come from the same place — experience that has to be handed on if it is not to be lost. Each was written for one stage of the same route.
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The one who gets there first
The Motorcycle First Responder was written for the moments when seconds decide an outcome — from the first look at the scene to the quiet ride back once it is over. I spent several years as a volunteer relief worker with the Red Crescent Society — an experience that changes how a person sees responsibility, helping, and the value of human life.
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The one who teaches
Become a Coach is dedicated to coaches who see teaching not as the transfer of a skill but as the building of a culture, an attitude and a responsibility. It is the same thing I am after when I train instructors.
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The rider who wants to know
The Technical Guide to the Urban Motorcycle was written for students, instructors, mechanics and any rider who wants to know their machine more deeply. I wrote it to close the distance between theoretical knowledge and the reality of the workshop — and for me that is where teaching a rider starts.
Why they were written
In my years of professional work I ran again and again into a shortage of reliable sources and information — especially in certain sporting fields such as motorcycling and motor racing, and on the subject of social responsibility in sport. … For me writing is not only a personal interest; it is part of a responsibility I feel towards the knowledge I have acquired.
Which book would be of use to you?
Write and say what you are after — a skill, a situation, or a technical question. I can say which one to read, and which one not to.