Appendix B. Moderator's Guide
 for Motorcycle Leadership Groups

Distribute the Participant Information form for completion before the session. 

Please fill out both sides.” 

INTRODUCTION 

• Moderator welcomes participants and introduces self and colleague. 
  
  
• Explain what the Pacific Institute is and that the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is funding for the study. 
  
  
• Explanation of project; purpose of group discussion. 
  
  
• Preview what will happen during the next 90 minutes, when they will be paid, etc. 
  
  
• We are interested in participants’ views and experiences regarding drinking alcohol and riding motorcycles. There are no right or wrong answers. 
  
  
• We are interested in your personal point of view, not professional point of view. 
  
  
• Views will be kept confidential; no names will be used; we expect participants to keep what they hear during the focus group confidential as well. 
  
  
• We value the information you will share with us today and want to make sure we capture all of it. So we will be taping the session and taking notes. Is everyone okay with that? TURN ON RECORDER 
  
  
• GROUND RULES: informal; 90 minutes; 5-minute break, but feel free at any time to get up (go to the bathroom, grab a snack, etc.); we’d appreciate if you set your cell phones or pagers to ‘vibrate’; would like only one person to talk at a time, but hope everyone will speak up; appreciate input. 
  
  
• Any questions? 
  
  
• ICEBREAKER: Ask each participant to introduce her/himself with her/his first name only and briefly describe her/his present organizational or professional interest in motorcycle riding?

Impairment and BAC

1. What does the term “BAC” mean to you? 
   PROBES: 
• What is the legal limit here? For car drivers? For riders? 
• A legal definition? 
• A safety level? 
  
  
2. At what BAC do motorcyclists become impaired and riding skills begin to deteriorate?
   PROBES: 
• Based on studies?
• Based on policy? 
  
  
3. Should the illegal BAC for motorcyclists be reduced 
   (to reflect the level at which rider skills are impaired)? 
   PROBES: 
• Why?
• Why not? 
  
  
4. A. What is the role of law enforcement in addressing impaired riding?
   B. What is the role of the courts in addressing impaired riding?
   PROBES:
• What could they be doing that they are not doing now?
• What are they doing now that you would like to change?
• Do you believe law enforcement officers and other officers of the court know the detection cues for impaired motorcycle riders? (e.g., swerving, speeding, riding slowly, running red lights or stop signs)

Discuss Drinking and Riding Strategies.

5. Do you believe that special programs are needed targeting riders rather than drivers?
   PROBES: Why? Why not? 
   
   Go through the list of strategies and have them respond to each one. 
   PROBES: 
• Special media campaigns? Yes / No?
• Special enforcement efforts? Yes / No?
• Different laws for motorcycle riders than drivers? Yes / No?
• Have these strategies worked?
• Does the public support them?
• Do your peer support them? 
  
  
6. What are the barriers to implementing these strategies?
   PROBES:
   • Resources?
   • Interest Groups?
   • Competing Priorities?
   • Lack of knowledge of the problem?
   • What else?

Roles of Various Players

7. What are the roles of rider groups in addressing impaired riding? 
   PROBES: 
• What is your experience with these strategies?
• What could they be doing that they are not doing now?
• What are they doing now that you would like to change?
• Legislative advocacy in addressing impaired riding?
• Educating members about policy for group rides?
• Sanctions against breaking policy?
• Taking step to preventing drinking and riding? 
  
  
8. What are the roles of rider training programs in addressing impaired riding? 
   PROBES: 
• What could they be doing that they are not doing now?
• What are they doing now that you would like to change? 
  
  
9. What are the roles of State motorcycle safety programs/State highway safety offices in addressing impaired riding? 
   PROBES: 
• What are they doing now that you would like to change?
• What could they be doing that they are not doing now?
• Education?
• Advocacy?
• Policy/regulation?
  
  
10. What are the roles of highway safety organizations in addressing impaired riding?
    PROBES: 
• What are they doing now that you would like to change?
• What could they be doing that they are not doing now?

Summary of Strategies and Overcoming Barriers

11. Based on all we’ve discussed and all that you know, what are effective strategies for reducing impaired motorcycle riding?
     
    
12. What are the barriers to implementing these strategies and reducing impaired riding?
    PROBES:

Closing

• Summary 
• Are there any final comments? 
• Thank you for participating 
• Distribute expense forms as appropriate.

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