Tips NEEDED for Learner's Scratchy test!

[DJ DOOWOP]

WOW,.....allot of helpful people here Bikers are nicer then caged monkeys...haha...
1. I've been driving for 15 years so not a stranger to the road code, but can anyone give me some pointers when I sit the scratch and win learners test??
Like any TRICKY questions that's specific to Bikers....

2. Can I wear contacts?

A helpful memeber recommended Lee Rusty to do my Basic handelling test...thanks...I'll give him a buzz

chao:banana:

[MisterD]

Best thing to do is get the Motorcycle road code book ($30ish), every question you might encounter on the test is in the back with page references for the answers....

[emaN]

Contacts are fine.
As you're a "paid up" & registered user, try the search tool - plenty of good info on the KB server!
As far as 'tricky' Q's go; the only one that got me was 'carrying a load, max dimensions' and all that... forgot to say that "it shouldn't scrape on the road"... The mind boggles...
As MisterD said, get the book and go hard!

[Big Dave]

Learn the road code and relax.
Read it, do the trial questions and it's a doddle.

[where2now]

Here is a doc with the answers for all the bike questions, (i reckon its easier not to read the wrong answers!).

Good Luck, its not hard.

[Warren]

There are a few hard questions and you will probably get one or two wrong but the majority of questions are straight forward and quite easy even without looking at the road code. Just read the questions thoroughly and don't scratch the wrong answer accidentally.

[cowpoos]

yeah...read and studie the road code....you'll be fine

[sanchez]

I spent an hour or 2 with the bike road code and passed the next day with no questions wrong. It really is easy.

[phoenixgtr]

Yeah, most of its easy. Theres one dodgy question about sunstrike. Its worded poorly. Pull over and stop. Roadcodes very helpful tho

[texmo]

I spent an hour or 2 with the bike road code and passed the next day with no questions wrong. It really is easy.
If you read the road code and fail you shouldnt be allowed to be on the road are you are mentaly unfit to be in control of a microwave let alone a motorvehicle...

[Sniper]

Good luck for the test matey. MissSniper hardley touched the RC and passed with flying colours

[tracyprier]

and remember, it's not a scratch-and-sniff thing ;)

Good luck matey

[wildpudding]

If you get a question which asks what you do if a dog runs out in front of you, its not:

a) kick at it to scare it away, or
c) swerve away from it.

The right answer is to slow down, then accelerate quickly once you get past it. The logical answer it to swerve away from it, but its wrong (trust me...)

Stefan

[froggyfrenchman]

as they all said. best of luck to you with the licence and all the motorcycling moments you will enjoy.

[MisterD]

If you get a question which asks what you do if a dog runs out in front of you, its not:

a) kick at it to scare it away, or
c) swerve away from it.

The right answer is to slow down, then accelerate quickly once you get past it. The logical answer it to swerve away from it, but its wrong (trust me...)

Stefan

That's cos swerving is the wrong thing to do, there's no predicting what an animal is going to do so you're as likely to swerve into it than around it....

[iwilde]

Dont worry about it, I sat my car licience 20yrs ago and did the scratch test about 4months ago and got it 100% correct without studing at all. Just use common sence

[texmo]

Just use common sence
first smart thing I have heard all day :rockon:

[outlawtorn]

Learn the road code and relax.
Read it, do the trial questions and it's a doddle.
what he said, study properly, unlike me, it took me 3 times to get my learners, all in one afternoon, cost me a fortune and dented my pride a lot. But I've never been good with tests and shit like that.

Good luck anyhow

[snuffles]

WOW,.....allot of helpful people here Bikers are nicer then caged monkeys...haha...
1. I've been driving for 15 years so not a stranger to the road code, but can anyone give me some pointers when I sit the scratch and win learners test??
Like any TRICKY questions that's specific to Bikers....

2. Can I wear contacts?

A helpful memeber recommended Lee Rusty to do my Basic handelling test...thanks...I'll give him a buzz

chao:banana:

you need to be a complete twat not to pass this test, answer sample question below to get the feel for it.

Q. you should wear a helmet when riding a bike because?

1. your mates cant see your face
2. it protects you head
3. it looks cool

if you answer 2 then your a shoo in for a license.

any other answer and I would stick to a cage

[pzkpfw]

Hi,

Try this: http://www.drivinginstructor.co.nz/main_frame.php?goto_page=courses/test.php&q_category=Motor%20Cycle&page_title=Courses&sub_menu=common/sub_courses.php

I think the scratchy I did was well covered by this.

Cheers,

[Nitzer]

you need to be a complete twat not to pass this test, answer sample question below to get the feel for it.

Q. you should wear a helmet when riding a bike because?

1. your mates cant see your face
2. it protects you head
3. it looks cool

if you answer 2 then your a shoo in for a license.

any other answer and I would stick to a cage


Damn, I thought it was 3 :bash:

You'll be fine, I did the test a while ago to convert my UK licence, pretty much common sense. Worth getting and reading the road code book though for the odd tricky question.

[texmo]

you need to be a complete twat not to pass this test, answer sample question below to get the feel for it.

Q. you should wear a helmet when riding a bike because?

1. your mates cant see your face
2. it protects you head
3. it looks cool

if you answer 2 then your a shoo in for a license.

any other answer and I would stick to a cage
LOL foot and mouth? read the post above your dam I wish I had some bling let to give but I give too much apparently???

[Cookie]

I did not fancy paying to sit the test more than once (70 odd dollars is more than enough for the pleasure).

Yes mostly it is common sense but some of it isn’t - such as who cuts extra slack for who on a narrow steep road - the driver going up the hill, or the driver going down?

The answer to this question probably dates back to some code of chivalry applying when we were all on horse and carts and called each other “sir” and “madam”

I made sure I could confidently answer all the sample test questions in the motorcycle road code, and if I wasn’t sure (like the above stupid question) I looked them up using the handy page numbers provided.

Best wishes!

[ducatilover]

i went to a course through winz and they dribbled for three days and i studied for three days and i got all the questions right....couldnt know though:bash:

[Posh Tourer :P]

Yes mostly it is common sense but some of it isn’t - such as who cuts extra slack for who on a narrow steep road - the driver going up the hill, or the driver going down?

The answer to this question probably dates back to some code of chivalry applying when we were all on horse and carts and called each other “sir” and “madam”

Err, no it is just common sense... The driver going uphill will have a much harder time of getting going again if he/she has to stop.....

[Cookie]

Driving what?

[edit] I understand your line of reasoning but any modern passenger vehicle with a WOF is capable of a hill start. Tell me I am wrong...

Now with a horse and cart, that is a different story. That rule has the smell of horses about it, and in 2005 no longer meets the criteria of "common" sense in my opinion. :-)

Giddy up.

[texmo]

I though the drive going downhill had to give way???

[flash]

gees dude, dont even study!!, yould have to be pretty bad to fail.
i got one wrong but that wasnt about bikes. it was about how long something can got over your bonnet, i said 2m and it was 3m!!!!, thats just gonna impaile someone that will

[Cookie]

I though the drive going downhill had to give way???

Jeeze. I think you're right. Maybe it's bed time for me anyway. Thanks for clarifying that.

[texmo]

Well im pretty sure it is take cleveland road for example or seaview not 100% sure but im 90% sure :S

[Posh Tourer :P]

Driving what?

[edit] I understand your line of reasoning but any modern passenger vehicle with a WOF is capable of a hill start. Tell me I am wrong...

Capable, yes, but it is all about which is easier to do. Try thinking of it in terms of something like HGVs, as it is a bit more obvious in distinction. An HGV driver going uphill really wants to conserve as much momentum as possible because it is so damned hard to build it up in the first place. It is an awful lot easier on them for the 'downhilling' driver to give way
Also, remember learning to drive/ride? Not so bad on a bike, but in a car hillstarts are always nerve wracking when you are learning...

Oh and texmo? sarcasm dude....

[The_Dover]

Don't stress, it's a piece of piss.