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new motorcycle licence regime for 2013

Posted: Tue Jan 31, 2012 9:21 pm
by chris
http://www.bikewise.org.uk/news/newspag ... om=&ucat=1&" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Wonder if they introduce something similar for cars

Re: new motorcycle licence regime for 2013

Posted: Tue Jan 31, 2012 9:35 pm
by johnr
chris wrote:http://www.bikewise.org.uk/news/newspag ... om=&ucat=1&

Wonder if they introduce something similar for cars
what do you think? did they make car drivers take a cbt type training course? did they make them do an off road test before their main test? did they restrict their access to faster and more powerful cars?

Re: new motorcycle licence regime for 2013

Posted: Tue Jan 31, 2012 9:50 pm
by nokatanayet
and what would be the total cost of getting a full power licence ?

Re: new motorcycle licence regime for 2013

Posted: Wed Feb 01, 2012 12:22 pm
by bobster
This should apply to car drivers too!

Recently a 17 year old driver killed a 72 year old in Barrow when he lost control of his joy boy car!

one rule for car drivers and just another obstacle put in the way of motorcyclists.........

Re: new motorcycle licence regime for 2013

Posted: Wed Feb 01, 2012 3:11 pm
by Katman
bobster wrote:This should apply to car drivers too!

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It should, we all know that but the b*stards in charge chose to ignore that fact!!!
They run "safer driving" courses down here for young drivers that have had "brushes" with the law regarding their driving & they're ALWAYS FULL

but do they try to tackle the problems properly by restricting the hot headed boy & girl racers????

Do they f*ck!!! Just penalise the bikers again :evil:

Re: new motorcycle licence regime for 2013

Posted: Wed Feb 01, 2012 6:15 pm
by johnr
its not a case of deliberately penalising bikers. simple fact is that the govt is never going to do something to piss off so many millions of registered voters, erm i mean drivers,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

Re: new motorcycle licence regime for 2013

Posted: Wed Feb 01, 2012 6:46 pm
by Katman
Well it kind of is, cos there's a lot less registered voters that ride bikes

Re: new motorcycle licence regime for 2013

Posted: Wed Feb 01, 2012 8:43 pm
by johnr
but biking is seen as a 'leisure persuit' whereas driving is thesedays seen as a 'yewman rite'