Bikers “save half a day a week” commuting to work

[gw555]

I think the next stage is "just" another increase in difficulty - more things to be able to do, plus emergency stops will be at an increased speed... a speed that is illegal on average roads! Speed limit unless signposted is 30mph... and the emergency stop speed will be higher than that!

Result? They're having to spend fortunes building new test centres with special areas to do your emergency stop and u-turn/manouvres sections.

Won't be long before that cost is passed on through increased test fees.

According to the English paper I was reading the other day the increased speed for emergency stopping is going to 50km/h which is just over 31mph. This is to fit in with the EU standards and of course now means that it is over the UK speed limit although they are now looking at reducing speeds to 20mph in built up areas so that should be good........................

[Hanne]

Ah, they're messing about with that as well. At the moment, you can take Direct Access at 21. They're going to raise the age to 24... which I think puts it higher than the various ages you can take your initital CBT, then test, then wait 2 years before being able to ride anything.

Not sure it is coming in at the next stage, but I know the plan was to force you to take tests at each level. So you'd have to do basic training, then spend time at 125cc level, then re-test to be allowed something bigger (250cc?) then another test to be allowed to ride without capacity limits.

I think the next stage is "just" another increase in difficulty - more things to be able to do, plus emergency stops will be at an increased speed... a speed that is illegal on average roads! Speed limit unless signposted is 30mph... and the emergency stop speed will be higher than that!

Result? They're having to spend fortunes building new test centres with special areas to do your emergency stop and u-turn/manouvres sections.

Won't be long before that cost is passed on through increased test fees.

Does that mean that noone under 24 can legally ride a bike in the UK???
Say if Iwent over there with my full, would they convert that temporarily or would I have to wait until 24?