subject: Motorcycle Training – An Easy Rider Should be A Safe Rider [print this page] Motorcycle Training An Easy Rider Should be A Safe Rider
There aren't many people who think motorbikes or motorcycles are really cool but it is fair to say that there has always been an element of danger that surrounds them as well. As with many things that are perhaps associated with danger, there is often a simple solution to the problem and that can summed up in one word, safety.
With the correct amount of safety procedures in place and the relevant motorcycle training, then many of the so called dangerous aspects of motorbikes and scooters are removed.
The law is far stricter and far more sensible than it ever used to be regarding road safety for motorcycles and their riders, and this in turn makes the roads a safer place for those that share the roads with bikers too.
Just like their four wheeled counterparts, in order to take a practical motorcycle test, one now has to also take and pass a theory test or as they are properly called, "Motorcycle Theory and Hazard Perception test"
There are motorcycle training centres up and down the country that provide all the training and all the tests for the many people eager to get their two wheels on the open road.
Between the governments designated safety standards and the training centres that make sure that anyone acquiring a motorcycle license adheres to these standards, it shows just how important these centres are.
Safety is the key word at every turn and through every portion of training and every test. In fact, never have safety standards and levels of training been so high and so thorough.
Most training centres have decent, large chunks of concrete away from public roads so that all riders have that initial pressure removed as they get used to the handling of their motorbike and learn to control it sensibly and responsibly.
Compulsory Basic Training (often referred to simply as "CBT"), is the most essential beginning for anyone wanting to ride on public roads on anything up to 125cc.
For anyone aged between 17 and 21, there is the 125cc practical test and if this is successfully undertaken will restrict the rider to machines in this power bracket for a period of 2 years. For those over the age of 21 there is something called the Direct Access Scheme (DAS) which allows those of that age group to train on more powerful motorcycles.
