Guest Posted August 29, 2011 Share Posted August 29, 2011 Hi all, next week I've got my mod 2 in Wakefield... Does anyone have any info on the test routes... I would like a little bit of info to practise on my 125,, not from area,so would like to ride down this weekend and check area out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bogof Posted August 29, 2011 Share Posted August 29, 2011 Hi all, next week I've got my mod 2 in Wakefield... Does anyone have any info on the test routes... I would like a little bit of info to practise on my 125,, not from area,so would like to ride down this weekend and check area out Try... http://www.dropthel.com/testroutes/Wakefield_Motorcycle_Routes_30-34.pdfBut... I wouldn't rely on them too much, since the DSA changed the routes to allow for Independent Riding and no longer publish them which is why the link above is non-DSA. The reason they no longer publish them is simply that in their view candidates at test standard shoud be able to ride confidently and safely on all types of roads and in all types of traffic, even if they have never ridden that particular road before. Also, the routes are subject to change at the whim of the examiner for any or no reason at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 29, 2011 Share Posted August 29, 2011 Cheers, thanks for this info.. Fully understand that the DSA expectation is that you can ride on any road safely..For me it's just a morale boost , just to ride the area and get feel for it,possibly find out some squeaky bum obstacles..Appreciate the help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bogof Posted August 29, 2011 Share Posted August 29, 2011 Cheers, thanks for this info.. Fully understand that the DSA expectation is that you can ride on any road safely..For me it's just a morale boost , just to ride the area and get feel for it,possibly find out some squeaky bum obstacles..Appreciate the help. No problem at all. Best of luck with the test Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toon83 Posted August 30, 2011 Share Posted August 30, 2011 my training school do there tests in wakefield and i was told that they have around 79 different routes so its pretty impossible to find out but my advice is go with a driving school maybe LSM in leeds and he will spend the time to point out where they will try and and catch you out. my instructor showed me a few places and a lot of people fail there just by not seeing what's in front of you and they usually take people there.its a road that looks like the end of a normal road and people stop but what they fail to see is that its part of a slip road.also study the road to and from asda they try and catch people out there when it splits into 3 lanes and don't run a red light like i did Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rollingskies Posted August 30, 2011 Share Posted August 30, 2011 I would advise you just get on your bike and go everywhere. Absolutely everywhere. Make it test conditions, do your hillstarts and pull overs. Then after a while stop and think over what you did. Did you miss any life savers? Or as you are going along be your own examiner. Tell yourself out loud. Deliberately make it difficult. Go down roads you have never been on before. Once you have done that in a ten mile radius of your test centre you should feel much better. I was lucky on my car test in that the examiner did a near identical route my intructor taught me and my bike one was very similar too.Always talk it through outloud. It really works. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
getready Posted August 30, 2011 Share Posted August 30, 2011 Hi all, next week I've got my mod 2 in Wakefield... Does anyone have any info on the test routes... I would like a little bit of info to practise on my 125,, not from area,so would like to ride down this weekend and check area out Try... http://www.dropthel.com/testroutes/Wakefield_Motorcycle_Routes_30-34.pdfBut... I wouldn't rely on them too much, since the DSA changed the routes to allow for Independent Riding and no longer publish them which is why the link above is non-DSA. The reason they no longer publish them is simply that in their view candidates at test standard shoud be able to ride confidently and safely on all types of roads and in all types of traffic, even if they have never ridden that particular road before. Also, the routes are subject to change at the whim of the examiner for any or no reason at all. Unfortunately these routes in the PDF are way out of date - I'm originally from Wakefield and I did my car test at this centre (Carr Gate) and this centre closed a few years ago. The new test centre is on a business park near J40 of the M1 near Ossett I think. As Bogof rightly says, the examiner can deviate from any known route regardless, so the merits of knowing specific routes are not always that beneficial. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 30, 2011 Share Posted August 30, 2011 if you have some free time, park up outside the test centre and latch on to someone takin their test! Follow a fair distance behind though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 16, 2011 Share Posted September 16, 2011 Hello AllThanx for the great encouragement and supportGlad to report I passed my MOD 2 today in WakefieldThe examiner called Peter was brilliant ,,,really put me at ease...Within 2 minutes i was just riding along with a sat nav in my ear. Chuffed to bits Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bogof Posted September 16, 2011 Share Posted September 16, 2011 Hello AllThanx for the great encouragement and supportGlad to report I passed my MOD 2 today in WakefieldThe examiner called Peter was brilliant ,,,really put me at ease...Within 2 minutes i was just riding along with a sat nav in my ear. Chuffed to bits Well done you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susieque Posted September 18, 2011 Share Posted September 18, 2011 Excellent! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lynn Posted September 18, 2011 Share Posted September 18, 2011 Brilliant, well done, welcome to the big grin club!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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