I did the practical part of my
Defensive Driving / Street-Talk course, with A1 Driving School in Wellington.
I met up with Andrew from Roadsafe (who does the practical on behalf of A1) and we basically went through a practise of the Full License test.
We went over hazard recognition, which they ask you about at the test, and we went for three small rides around the city, practising the three stages of the Full test.
He gave me some tips about safer riding and some things I could to do polish my riding for the test, and that was that, an easy and interesting hour.
The only thing he really had to say is that I was going too fast for the tester to follow easily in traffic (although not over 50).
And that I looked confident and comfortable.
He said I was above average for someone about to take the test, and I would pass easily! Chuffed, Me!
I have booked my Full Test for 14th of March!! Exciting!
600cc Dual-Purpose bike here I come!!
On Sunday I went for a ride around the bays with Buckbuck and Drum. It was a beautiful day and unfortunately everyone else had the same idea, we were stuck behind cars going 40kph for almost the whole way.
I set out to practise
Delayed Apex cornering, rather than taking the race line, and I did this even though we were going too slow for it to matter.
I got frustrated at one point and overtook dangerously, and for this I apologise to the gods of motorcycling.
Still, it was nice to be out in the sunny sun. Hot!
On the way home I split jammed traffic like a demon, that new bypass in the city was gridlocked from the basin to the tunnel. Not for me it wasn't, the lanes are nice and wide, leaving room for us two-wheelers down the middle.
This coming week I intend to find somewhere to practise emergency braking from 100kph. I have never done that before, should be interesting.
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