The Full Licence test for motorcyclists
Part 1: A test of basic riding
Part 1 confirms that you have developed the basic safe riding skills needed to deal with the four most common crash situations for motorcyclists in their first five years of riding:
* Riding in a straight line.
* Riding through intersections.
* Turning left at 90^ intersections.
* Turning right at 90^ intersections.
You'll be asked to perform these riding skills on roads with and without painted centrelines, some intersections with Give Way and Stop signs and some without, in speed zones of up to 60 km/h and in all types of traffic.
In Part 1 the testing officer will check the following aspects of your riding:
* Search: That you search forward, to both sides and behind to identify potential hazards.
* Signal use: That you use signals applied in the appropriate direction for a minimum of three seconds before turning, changing lanes and merging.
* Head checks: That you check over your shoulder in the appropriate direction before turning or changing lanes.
* Braking: That you brake smoothly and effectively.
* Speed control: That you adopt a safe and legal speed throughout the test.
* Position: That you position the motorcycle in a safe and legal position before, during and after hazards (including un-laned and laned carriageways, at Stop sign lines and at Give Way sign lines).
* Gap selection: That you select an appropriate gap in traffic before moving into traffic flows, including from intersections and when merging.
Part 2: Detecting and responding to riding hazards in built-up areas
In Part 2 of the test you will be required to show that you can detect and respond to riding hazards in built-up areas in and around town and suburban areas, where speed zones range up to 60 km/h. You can expect to be riding on streets and roads where there are a lot of intersections, traffic and pedestrians.
The testing officer will be looking at the same things as in Part 1 of the test, and will also be checking the way you detect hazards and respond to them by adjusting the motorcycle's speed or position.
A hazard is anything that may be a crash danger to you as a rider or to other road users (e.g. cross-traffic at an intersection, a railway crossing or the crest of a hill you can't see over).
The testing officer will ask you to observe and remember the major hazards that you detected as you performed a particular riding manoeuvre.
As soon as possible after each one of these situations the testing officer will ask you to pull in to the kerb (or a safe area on the side of the road) and then ask you to describe the hazards you saw, to find out where you were looking and what you saw when dealing with that particular traffic situation. This will indicate your awareness of riding hazards.
Example - if you had been asked to make a right-hand turn at a busy intersection, the testing officer would expect to hear you describe what vehicles or other road users you were looking at and what things presented the greatest hazards to you as a rider during the manoeuvre. The things that you saw must match those the testing officer noted. You must also have performed the riding manoeuvre (e.g. the right-hand turn) correctly and safely.
During Part 2 of the test you will be required to perform each of the following riding manoeuvres at least once when looking for hazards:
* U-turns.
* Turning left at intersections when facing Give Way signs.
* Turning right at intersections when facing Give Way signs.
* Turning right at intersections when not facing Give Way or Stop signs.
Part 3: Detecting and responding to riding hazards in higher speed zones
Part 3 of the test requires you to show that you can ride in higher speed zones, where the speed limits range from 70 km/h to 100 km/h. You can expect to be riding on sections of highways, major roads and motorways.
Your ability to demonstrate the following safe riding skills will be assessed across a variety of traffic situations, including:
* Riding straight on highways.
* Riding around curves on highways.
* Merging and changing lanes on highways.
You must be able to perform the riding manoeuvres correctly and safely. Examples of the things the testing officer will be looking for when you make a curve to the left include:
* Searching ahead, detecting left curve, searching behind for traffic.
* Slowing on approach and positioning the motorcycle to the right of the lane (towards road centreline) not to the left of the lane.
* Searching around curve, holding position to right at entry, moving slightly left if there is an on-coming vehicle, and holding steady speed.
* Searching for centre of curve, positioning to left around centre of curve, beginning slight speed increase.
* Searching ahead to exit, holding left or centre position for exit (not to right toward centreline), progressively increasing speed on exiting curve.
* Searching behind for following traffic and resuming normal road position and speed.
Remember!
* Don't forget your Restricted Licence. You won't be allowed to sit the Full Licence test if you can't produce your Restricted Licence: you'll need to re-book the test and pay the test fee again.
* Don't be late. If you're more than five minutes late your test will be cancelled and you'll have to book and pay again to sit the test at a later date.
* Make sure your motorcycle is roadworthy and has enough fuel in it to last the 45-minute ride.
Sitting my full next Tuesday!
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