Should the motorcycle CBT be a compulsory part of the driving test?

[ajk]

My point being it's more practical than getting people to ride a bike before they drive a car. Maybe it'd be easier of we just had more road traffic police to keep twits in check?

If a biker falls off and he's not wearing proper gear, it's his own choice and his own arse. Whereas, making it compulsory to be at least familiar with the roads from a two wheel POV should hopefully make it safer for all road users. So, not really the same discussion at all.

 

[Termite Man]

2) You could give permanent right to ride motorcycles up to 125cc when the individual passes their car test. This gives them options later, because the licence is already there.

would you extend that to motorbike riders who just take their CBT once then ?

a DL196 certificate validating a provisional moped or provisional motorcycle entitlement lasts for two years - CBT will have to be retaken if both theory and practical tests are not passed within the two year certificate life
for moped entitlement only, if you pass your car driving test whilst your DL196 is still current or complete a CBT course and obtain a DL196 after passing your car test, the certificate is not subject to expiry, you will therefore need to keep your DL196 certificate safely. Please note that this applies to mopeds only, for riding motorcycles as a learner the DL196 remains valid for two years

 

[pogofish]

My point being that I think it's better to impose further safety regulation on the existing users.

Why?

Despite the media's predilection for horror stories involving riders who kill themslves in high-speed crashes or other forms of reckless riding, the reality is that the vast majority of motorcycle accidents are attributable to various forms of innatention and bad driving by some other road user - The right turning car driver in particular.

How about doing something serious about them first?

 

[scifisam]

Christ almighty, are the current tests really not difficult and expensive enough? This'd add a good few hundred quid to even taking the test, let alone passing it, and it's extremely expensive as it is. I wonder if some British people are going to other countries to take their test now?

The vast majority of drivers do have experience of riding pedal cycles. It's not that they have never seen anything from the POV o a two-wheeler, it's just that their forget too quickly, because one brain can only take so much.