Returning to a single on-road test. Verdict is...

[Rogerborg]

You may remember Mike "the bike" Penning kicking off a review of returning to a single on-road motorcycle test, rolling the required manoeuvres into the rest of the test.

Bear in mind that the actual required manoeuvres are less than the gold plated bollocks that we've currently chosen to implement. And that the rest of Europe just gets on and does them on road, or for that matter doesn't bother with them, reportedly resulting in fines in the region of Euro 100,000, a pittance compared to the cost of maintaining our mod 1 test centres.

Well, the Sir Humphreys have had their way with it and...

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The spiel is here, but the crib notes are that it would be too dangerous and somewhat bizarrely, too expensive.

For once I can't even be bothered reading the 'research' itself since it's a done deal and it seems pretty clear that with Penning ousted that they decided the result and then chose the conditions to justify it.

Poor bloody show, DfT. Looks like reducing biker casualties by reducing the number of bikers on the road,
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[Zombeh]

Why are we against 2 tests again? I am for the mod 1 as I like the ability it gives you to get the stuff that makes you sweat out of the way. Then again I did fail my driving test 2 times because of the maneuvers section of it...

That said, now that everyone needs to use a school because of the new rules, I suppose it's just more areseache and money having to go to mod 1 on your school bike with your instructor. FUCK

[N cee thirty]

[ficedula]

Mm, there are some good points about the mod1/2 split - stuff up a manoeuvre on mod1, and you're out <£20, that's not too bad considering how much an on-road test costs. The swerve isn't a bad thing to be teaching either, and that wouldn't be too fun to test on-road. But depending on where you live, mod 1 test grounds aren't necessarily accessible - I had to travel nearly 40 miles each way for mine, I'd originally been booked in at Lincoln ('only' 25 miles each way), but then DSA cancelled and moved us all to Peterborough instead. Since I was on a DAS course, that was pretty much 2 hours of time that I was paying for and just spending cruising up/down the A1.
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[Rogerborg]

OK, I've now read the "research" any my blood is at approximately the temperature point of molten lead.

They essentially decided to set up and replicate the current mod 1 test areas on public roads. Presumably because to do otherwise would be to admit that what we do is ridiculously pedantic and burdensome and goes beyond the common sense requirements of the 3DLD.

The Clipboard Stasi are well and truly running the asylum.
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Biking is 1/20th as dangerous as horse riding.
GONE: HN125-8, LF-250B, GPz 305, GPZ 500S, Burgman 400 // RIDING: F650GS (800 twin), Royal Enfield Bullet Electra 500 AVL, Ninja 250R because racebike

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[Kris]

LOL

I just read this report by a consultant to the EU on road safety.

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