| You may or may not know that in October 2008 the government is bring
in to force the new motorcycle test to comply with European legislation.
This comprises of a two part practical test. Part A is a manoeuvres test
Part B is the on road test. Both parts are taken together, first you
will take the manoeuvres test which will take about 8 minutes to complete then on to
the road section. If you fail the manoeuvres section you can not do the
road section and you fail the test. |
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| Part of the manoeuvres test will include the U'Turn and Emergency
(controlled) stop which will no longer be carried out on the road. One
of the interesting manoeuvres is the "brake swerve" or "avoidance"
manoeuvre. This is carried out at 30mph and you have to brake and swerve
between two cones. |
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| The manoeuvres section is carried out off road at a Multi purpose
test centre yet to be built. There has been no indication of where this
centre will be built for the West Midlands area. |
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| Below is the article about the test including a diagram of the test
which appeared in the latest DSA Despatch magazine. |
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For reference 30KPH = 19 MPH
and 50 KPH = 31 MPH |
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Click on image to enlarge. For more information visit
www.dsa.gov.uk |
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