NZTA approved route for Porirua? (CBTA full licence assessment)

[pigman]

Hi
has anyone done the CBTA full licence assessment in Porirua? Can you remember the route?
Because the route needs to be approved by NZTA, I'm hoping there is one route only and I can ride it and prepare for the assessment.

cheers!

[Akzle]

doesn't the "c" in cbta stand for competent?

Which, you either are. Or not.

[pigman]

doesn't the "c" in cbta stand for competent?

Which, you either are. Or not.

uhhg , gawd help us

[WNJ]

Shouldn't matter the route imo, you should be able to ride anywhere comfortably, unless the test route is the only route you ever ride,

[RGVforme]

doesn't the "c" in cbta stand for competent?

Which, you either are. Or not.

Lol...Competent bikers test assessment does have a nice ring to it.

I guess riding the route first would have some advantage....But agree you should focus on riding everywhere to get your skill set up and in case they throw you a curly one on the day.

These courses look like they provide lots of info along the way to help you learn/pass anyway and lets face it there are only so many different types of intersections corners and environments they can throw at you that you will have to face some time anyway and you already know where the course starts from.

[Akzle]

Lol...Competent bikers test assessment does have a nice ring to it.

I guess riding the route first would have some advantage....But agree you should focus on riding everywhere to get your skill set up and in case they throw you a curly one on the day.

These courses look like they provide lots of info along the way to help you learn/pass anyway and lets face it there are only so many different types of intersections corners and environments they can throw at you that you will have to face some time anyway and you already know where the course starts from.

i have been given to understand it stood for "competency based training assessment"

either way. You a) should be on the road or b) not.

Given how many fuckwits are out there, it cant be that hard.

[RGVforme]

i have been given to understand it stood for "competency based training assessment"

either way. You a) should be on the road or b) not.

Given how many fuckwits are out there, it cant be that hard.

Both statements ring true.....

Taking into account the short amount of time the CBTA courses have been about in the scale of things a lot of said fuckwits slipped though the cracks under the old system I imagine.

[Stonecold]

I live in Porirua so I know the area, but I did my licence the normal route, not CBTA. The skills they will test for are the same everywhere. Intersections, lane changes, u-turns, situational awareness, lane positioning, head checks, emergency braking. I am willing to ride the area with you to practice if you want?


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[pigman]

I live in Porirua so I know the area, but I did my licence the normal route, not CBTA. The skills they will test for are the same everywhere. Intersections, lane changes, u-turns, situational awareness, lane positioning, head checks, emergency braking. I am willing to ride the area with you to practice if you want?


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thanks for the offer, I think I'll do the pre-assessment course/ride with the instructor before the test. The test itself is $170 , I do not want to have to pay it twice.

[Stonecold]

That's cool, the offer stands. Anytime :-)


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[pigman]

I failed the assessment for speeding I blame it on the heavy traffic, I went with the flow.
The instructor asked me what course I did to prepare, when I said I did not do any he said there is only a 50% chance of passing.
I commute 40km every day, rain or shine so I thought I had a good chance of passing.

[Drew]

You blame other people, for you not knowing how fast you were going?


Guess that answers Rob's question. B. Not.

[Tazz]

Why didn't you end up doing the training first like you had planned out of interest?

100% chance of failing if you speed, not 50%

[eldog]

Doing the test - follow the road code.

If the rest of the traffic is too fast, then stop and wait till it settles.

Cant fail you for that. There is no time limit within reason.

I got caught in a lot of school traffic on a test and I couldn't proceed, no worries.

On my test, was asked several times what my speed was.

Must have been ok as I passed the test.

See if you 'know' what speed you are doing without looking at the speedo.
Its a handy skill.

Practise, observation, hill starts, 3 point or no point turns, try and find a quiet narrow street or area.

[rastuscat]

Right or wrong, here's the standard.

If you exceed any limit by more than 10 kmh, fail.

If you exceed any limit by more than 5 kmh for longer than 5 seconds, fail.

If you had done a Ride Forever course, you would have known that.