Learner LIcence and the fun penalties

[tl_tub]

It is good that they place the restrictions on new bikers because of the increased risks (I think) to yourself if you make a mistake, but shouldn’t they place more emphasis on restricting new car drivers considering you can kill 4+ people in one go?
Most of the motorbike woopsies seem to be ones where you can pick up the bike and check if anyone was watching you make an ass of yourself.
I’ve only come off a few times at low or no speed, but felt like enough of an ass to try not to do it again

[Gremlin]

On a little side note. Could somebody check the prices for the basic handling test on this page...

http://www.ltsa.govt.nz/licensing/mo...html#penalties

Now click on the link just above the costs and check the same handling test cost.

Are they different for anyone else

I'm guessing their right hand doesn't know what the left is doing... typical government dept.

[crazylittleshit]

these laws keep people alive It sucks but there is a difference between cars and bikes any dipshit can drive a car.
Not ever dipshit can ride.
Just imagine some one getting on a R1 as a learners bike.

[gamgee]

It is good that they place the restrictions on new bikers because of the increased risks (I think) to yourself if you make a mistake, but shouldn’t they place more emphasis on restricting new car drivers considering you can kill 4+ people in one go?
Most of the motorbike woopsies seem to be ones where you can pick up the bike and check if anyone was watching you make an ass of yourself.
I’ve only come off a few times at low or no speed, but felt like enough of an ass to try not to do it again

haha that reminds me of the only time i've fallen off a motorbike, and i didn't even really fall off because i never got on, i was taking the sr250 out of the garage and left the stand down cause i had to park it while i shut the door again, now i neglected to calculate that the slight angle of the road our driveway opens onto+the angle i took my bike out on+the angle the kickstand would put it on+ plus the momentum created by me pushing the bike out would be enough to tip the damn thing over with such force that when i tried to stop it tipping, hanging on as best i could, fighting a losing battle, very quickly it tipped and i got thrown from one side of the bike to about 3 or 4 meters (after rolling) onto the other side of the bike, i got up pissing myself laughing but still, broke a brake lever!! now i sit on my bike with the stand up as i wheel it out of the garage