Bye bye 70kph speed limit!

**Street Gerbil** · 20th February 2007, 09:22

Sorry fellas, so far, only for me.
Passed my restricted at Mt. Wellington LTNZ this morning.
I got a bit of a scare when during the
safety inspection the turn signals didn't work (turns out I had a
kill switch on). The test itself was a joke - 20 minutes of riding on deserted
residential streets. Personally I think that the person failing a restricted test
of this complexity is so hopeless s/he must be banned from driving.
So here is my $0.02:
* Don't run red lights
* Don't run stop signs.
* Don't fall off your bike
* Don't ride on the wrong side of the road
and you will pass.

**crashe** · 20th February 2007, 09:58

Congratulations on passing the test...... well done.

**Nasty** · 20th February 2007, 10:11

Congratulations on passing ... now for the big one .. I recommend doing the defensive driving course .. is lots of fun

**Deviant Esq** · 20th February 2007, 11:20

LOL Nasty, you're living up to your username. Total waste of bloody time! And aren't they no good for shortening your time on your restricted motorbike licence now?

Congrats Street Gerbil, just one more step to go.

**mazz1972** · 20th February 2007, 14:48

Congrats on passing

. Hubby and I did ours last Weds and I had great joy in snapping off the L plate

Basically to pass you just have to follow all the road rules, and not fall off, and will pass no problem. But also make sure you don't lose the tester, and if you do, stop and wait, or go to the rendezvous point.

I believe you can still shorten your restricted time by doing a defensive or streetwise course. That's what I got told just the other day. Sounds a bit tedious though, four two-hour sessions and then a driving session? Sounds expensive too since there is two of us. I phoned the local AA to find out who runs them in Kapiti and they didn't know...??!

**disenfranchised** · 20th February 2007, 15:08

Originally Posted by Street Gerbil

So here is my $0.02:
* Don't run red lights
* Don't run stop signs.
* Don't fall off your bike
* Don't ride on the wrong side of the road
and you will pass.

You forgot don't speed....

I've been trying to practise keeping my speed low...really find it tricky.
by the time I've changed to 4th and checked my speed after taking off, I'm always going to fast (and quite frankly I'd be happy going just a smidge faster still)