Motorbike Calmly Pulls Out

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It's amazing that on a CBT, you can go out on the road with virtually no training at all on how the road "works" (i.e. what to do at junctions, roundabouts, etc). I recall my first few driving lessons were just driving slowly round the local estate! Then we drive a circular route (left turns only) for a few more lessons and I wasn't doing right turns or roundabouts until about lesson 6!

Wasn't *that* long ago that you didn't even need a CBT to ride a 50cc on the road at 16, or 125cc at 17.

Mind you, the same could be said about cycling on the road.

 

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I remember doing my CBT with a 17-year-old nipper who'd never even driven a car before. Seeing as I had a full driving licence, the instructor put me at the back, him in the middle and the nipper at the front.

We hadn't gone even 50 yards down the road when the nipper just sailed out onto a busy roundabout, causing two cars to do an emergency stop.

sounds very similar to what i had, ha ha.

its been 20 years since i was last on a motorbike and you didn't need a CBT back then, you just got on it and went.

actually glad to have done it as i learnt how to ride slowly in the correct way... set revs, slip clutch and use back brake. i was doing it all wrong, front brake, dip dip etc.

also got told not to cover front brake and/or clutch lever with your hand... opposite to cycling, i really had to think constantly about that one