Hazard perception compulsory for car theory tests petition

[GrumpyGuts]

Yo,

You may have seen this before, but a petition has been set up to support a campaign to make it mandatory for car theory test learners to answer questions on hazard perception relating to motorcyclists. It has 27k scribbles already, but needs to have 100k for parliament to discuss it!

https://epetitions.direct.gov.uk/petitions/26272

[pendulum]

Would it make a difference really?
Those studying for the test should have revised all of the different types of possible questions, including motorcycle ones, as they have no idea what ones are coming up.

If you make a motorcyclist question mandatory, then you'd have to do the same for horse riders, cyclists, pedestrians, children, elderly people, animals...?

Even if there is a mandatory motorcyclist question, and they answer it wrong... the passmark is low and they'll probably pass anyway...

Upping the passmark from 43 (that's pretty low) to 45 would be a better step, I feel... at the moment you can walk in there and wing it with little to no preparation. Most of the questions are just common sense.

I agree with the sentiment, car drivers should look out for cyclists and motorcyclists a lot more than they do, but doubt this would make any difference to casualty rates at all... just my opinion!

[Rogerborg]

[wasted_ace]

Anything that raises biker safety awareness to car drivers must be positive
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[Alpha-9]

There's been plenty of campaigns, like think bike and all the adverts about driving safely around motorcyclists that I remember seeing on the TV

Doesn't matter, people will still be derps

But it cant hurt i guess
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[daemonoid]

Nothing's gonna make people look out for bikes except real world experience with them!

I came from Scunthorpe and I don't remember seeing a single bike on the road during any of my car lessons. Cities are different, but in the towns and countryside there are virtually no bikes around so no way people get used to reacting correctly to them.

There should be a petition for more bikes on the road, although insurance companies seem to be doing a pretty good job of forcing young uns onto bikes with extortionate prices for car insurance.
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[Andy_Pagin]

Making all new drivers ride a bike for six months before they can apply for a car provisional would make more sense.
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[Sako]

[McFlufferson]

Yeah. I don't see the point.

Personal experience with bikes is what makes a person take note - that doesn't necessarily have to mean they've ridden a bike, or nearly hit one. It could just be that they know someone who also rides a bike.
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[i.p.phrealy]

I've said for years that they should make everyone who passes a car test go out on a moped (with an instructor) for an hour before they get signed off as a full license holder. the experience of being scared shitless for most will make them look for bikes for the rest of their lives.
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[TheBikerStig]

[TheSmiler]

Personally they should have a question on their test asking if filtering is lawful, no its not mandatory for people on bikes to filter. However when you do filter you get idiots thinking its against the law/jealous moving out to stop you.
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