29-11-18, 11:25 PM
Must admit that apart from not having a CBT style test before riders are let out on the road, I really do think that the system from my biking youth (the 1970's) was the best and would still be suitable today.
16 - pass a CBT and then be able to ride a moped (unrestricted).
17 - with a CBT, able to ride up to 250cc until a "Full" test is passed.
The traffic today is so much faster all around - even small car performance (e.g. Micra/Aygo/C2/fiesta) is better than the old 1.6 litre (and most "big" 2 litre) cars of the 70's - that small bikes are so much more of an obstruction to the flow of traffichat they are far more dangerous to both their riders and other road users, than they were in my time.
This wholesale blinkered focus on "power" grading, without due consideration of the developments in every other area of vehicle design/performance has completely eroded the position of motorcyclists on the roads - especially the newer, but still capable and experienced riders.
16 - pass a CBT and then be able to ride a moped (unrestricted).
17 - with a CBT, able to ride up to 250cc until a "Full" test is passed.
The traffic today is so much faster all around - even small car performance (e.g. Micra/Aygo/C2/fiesta) is better than the old 1.6 litre (and most "big" 2 litre) cars of the 70's - that small bikes are so much more of an obstruction to the flow of traffichat they are far more dangerous to both their riders and other road users, than they were in my time.
This wholesale blinkered focus on "power" grading, without due consideration of the developments in every other area of vehicle design/performance has completely eroded the position of motorcyclists on the roads - especially the newer, but still capable and experienced riders.