Think the new test is bad? Check this out....

[Guest]

Not satisfied with the latest changes and complications to the Motorcycle test, there is a 3rd directive that has been agreed to by our glorious leaders. Obviously this is all for our safety?!

Read this link and then please contact your MP and MEP's! You can do this through the link below...

http://wiki.motorcycle.co.uk/index.php? ... eDirective

Alex Walker

[Pete]

Sorry to say but after reading it I'm one of the very few people (I expect) that's all in favour of it! For ages I've been wishing someone would come along and make it compulsary to retest car drivers regularly, there're just far too many bad habits that people get into that need ironing out. On the downside, if this thing goes through (which apparently it already has) it'll mean many many people failing their retests, thus not being able to get to work, thus quite bad for the economy....probably.

[chris128]

Seems rather complicated but if it means that moped riders have to do more than a CBT to get onto the road then im all for it. Have to say though that it does kind of sound like one of those things that will just get talked about for years to come and wont ever actually happen...

Also, if it does happen, it says it wont be until 2013 so it wont affect most of us reading this now will it (apart from the 10 year retests which like SuzukiPete I am all in favour of)

[Pete]

Got to agree with you on the tests for scoots, Chris. There are a few scoot riders that seem to use it as a means of getting from A to B, and do it without any fuss. But what really gets me (and I'm sure many other people) are the young lads (usually lads...haven't seen girls doing it. And I say young, I'm only 24!) that ride 3 or 4 abreast without a clue with their helmets balanced on their head, chatting away, etc etc. It can only be a good thing to educate them a bit more (a fair bit more!).