The correct road positions for test

[Muscle Bike Rider]

Guys & Gals what is the correct position to be in in the following situations, I'm a bit confused so thought i'd ask the experience here.

Stopped at lights or junction turning left, car in front or not, is it centre of lane or over to the left?

Same as above but turning right, roundabouts always centre of lane yes?

Reason I ask is where I did my cbt taught to always be in centre of lane, yet today I was behind an instructor and pupils and they were keeping more to left and right? I'm practising for my test so would like to do it right constantly to drum it in to myself.

Thanks.
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Previously Known As A5tra_G
Old Bikes :2010 Kawasaki ER6 F & 2000 Honda VTR Firestorm
Current Bike : XJR1300

[Paxovasa]

I usually sit about a third across my side of the road from the curb when turning left.

When turning right I sit about a foot from the centre line.

HTH
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Suzuki GSF600 K3 (in the fastest colour, black).

[Bloke]

If turning left, get right over to the left. Exception when a few cars back stay in the middle of your lane.

If turning right, get right over to the right same exception as above

If at a roundabout do the same.

Only difference is when there are marked lanes then you stay in the centre of your marked lane.

For demonstration purposes my instructor would ride up my right hand side if I cocked it up and flick the killswitch, he'd also ride up my left side and give me a shove if I left a gap big enough for him. Scared the shit out of me and I called him a twat but it got the point across.

when not on test, protect your lane space and use your head. I leave a slightly bigger gap when turning left as i dislike being side swiped by lorries
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2008 VFR800 VTEC

[Willson]

Also depends upon the speed limit and type of the road.

My instructor always told me to stay in the centre of my lane in a 20 or 30 limit, on a dual carriageway slightly left of centre in the left lane and slightly right of centre in the right hand lane.

In above 30 sit so that the whole bike is in your lane (nothing hanging over the centre line) and where you have the best view.

When going around corners in twisties, move slightly to the right for a left hander, and slightly left for a right hander. But make sure your bike stays within your lane.

+1 on the info Bloke gave you hope the above helps as well!

Willson
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[pinkyfloyd]

I was taught that if you are stopped at a junction and the instructor / examiner can get a bike between you and the kerb on a left turn and you and the white lines on a right turn then he will and you fail.

When on normal twisties then position yourself so you can see as far around the corner as possible
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[pits]

Correct riding position
https://www.amadirectlink.com/roadride/NewRider/NRimages/ride.jpg


Incorrect riding position
https://www.selectspecs.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/motorcycle.jpg


HTH

[timboellis]

Well i failled my part 2 1st time round for being in a central position, the tester then told me afterwards that if turning right you should leave no space for another car to squeeze past on your right same for turning left make sure no one can get in beside you on the left.

Next time i was all right across to the left and right and passed

[SweenyT]

[timboellis]

No took it up here in Caithness

But the tester took me round the same bit twice just incase the first time it was a once off however he told me i done it both times so a dangerous fault and i failled.

However the next time round made sure i was a the right or left for every turning and the same tester then passed me.

But i had no training before hand i just went for the test so was winging it to see how i got on.

[blurredman]

I have a couple of questions aswel



What if, there are two dedicated lanes to turn right, you are in the left lane, what position should you be in that lane?



Also, thought of this one when It happened to me today. What if, you are turning right at the lights, you are positioned on the right of the lane, when the lights turn green and you start moving, a car comes and squeezes past on the left, what do you do, just keep riding like normal?


Also, I made some position mistakes while on a dreaded roundabout in my town, It's a single lane, and I wish to go straight on, I presume you be in the left position whereas I was in the middle. What if, The examiner went into that space which was left to the left of me, even if i looked and double checked before starting and knew he was there- you would fail right?
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CBT: 12/06/10, Theory: 22/09/10, Module 1: 09/11/10, Module 2: 19/01/11
Past: 1991 Honda CG125BR-J, 1992 (1980) Honda XL125S, 1996 Kawasaki GPZ500S, 1979 MZ TS150.
Current: 1973 MZ ES250/2 - 18k, 1979 Suzuki TS185ER - 10k, 1981 Honda CX500B - 91k, 1987 MZ ETZ250 - 40k, 1989 MZ ETZ251 - 52k.

[SweenyT]

[ollieholt]

i was under instruction to always maintain centre of lane until you are making a turn against the flow of your lane i.e. turning off into a left get over to the left but not too far. break the road into halves and get in the middle of the left half. for turning right same applies but on the right.

when just following a trafic light flow for one or more lanes in a certain direction where no actual 'turn' is made then just maintain central position.

it sounds a bit harsh that he failed you on positioning like that aslong as you were in your lines and not waggling about. a dangerous fault for me would be straying over the white lines or allowing traffic to move past you in lane.

dont worry too much fella just use your noggin and relax you will be fine. the examiner is nothing more then a glorified satnav just relax and ride your own ride. if he gets stuck at lights sod him he will have to catch up, he may ask you to pull over though but dont slow down or worry about him before he gives an instruction. keep an eyes on those speed limit changes and you will be fine
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[Bloke]

[blurredman]

I like to watch the clips and tips I get from this bloke:

https://www.youtube.com/user/learn2rideVIDEOS
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CBT: 12/06/10, Theory: 22/09/10, Module 1: 09/11/10, Module 2: 19/01/11
Past: 1991 Honda CG125BR-J, 1992 (1980) Honda XL125S, 1996 Kawasaki GPZ500S, 1979 MZ TS150.
Current: 1973 MZ ES250/2 - 18k, 1979 Suzuki TS185ER - 10k, 1981 Honda CX500B - 91k, 1987 MZ ETZ250 - 40k, 1989 MZ ETZ251 - 52k.

[Bloke]

[timboellis]

If it helps this is the bit where i failled once

this is a 1 way street and i was told to turn right and possitioned myself int he middle.

However next time round i passed when i went right up to the wall on the right

https://maps.google.co.uk/?ie=UTF8&ll=58.439521,-3.086911&spn=0.002154,0.004785&z=18&layer=c&cbll=58.439818,-3.087385&panoid=nMITrbSUAdjtcmnRMBJ0WA&cbp=12,81.79,,0,5.1

[Bloke]

[blurredman]

I've had a car licence for 2 years now. And I haven't come into any bad habbits. I always do what I was taught to do when driving. As my grandfather said- people often want to pass the test, and not to learn to drive.
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CBT: 12/06/10, Theory: 22/09/10, Module 1: 09/11/10, Module 2: 19/01/11
Past: 1991 Honda CG125BR-J, 1992 (1980) Honda XL125S, 1996 Kawasaki GPZ500S, 1979 MZ TS150.
Current: 1973 MZ ES250/2 - 18k, 1979 Suzuki TS185ER - 10k, 1981 Honda CX500B - 91k, 1987 MZ ETZ250 - 40k, 1989 MZ ETZ251 - 52k.

[Clanger]

If you are not learning anything from your instructor, it's time you started asking some questions!!! This is what he/she is there for - for you to learn. If you're not learning, ask for help.

There is little point paying the money and getting no help whatsoever. Heck, my instructor showed me how to do endo's...he was a pretty cool bloke.
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[calyx]

The rule is easy.
The gap you leave between you and the kerb/opposite lane shouldn't be wider than a pushbike.
Mirror, lifesaver, position/signal, lifesaver, turn, check speed limit, cancel signal, position.

Real life situation: signal, position to the opposite side, start feeding the throttle, tilt the bike as much as you can (your balls let you), turn, slow down to 10 while checking the tits on the right, cancel signal, check her bum from the right mirror, sigh, open the throttle.
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