House of Commons - The new European motorcycle test - Transport Committee

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Transport Committee - Sixth Report
The new European motorcycle test

Here you can browse the report together with the Proceedings of the Committee. The published report was ordered by the House of Commons to be printed 10 March 2010.

Contents

Terms of Reference

1  Introduction
2  Motorcycle training and testing in context

Learning to ride a motorcycle—Compulsory Basic Training (CBT)
Motorcycle tests
The two European Directives

The Second EU Driving Licence Directive
The Third EU Driving Licence Directive

3  The new motorcycle test

Module 1—the off-road practical test

The swerve and brake manoeuvre
The 50 km/h test requirement
The relevance of the Module 1 off-road test

Safety of the Module 1 test

The impact of poor weather conditions

4  Multi Purpose Test Centres (MPTCs)

Are Multi Purpose Test Centres necessary?
The motive for introducing MPTCs—another agenda?
The number of MPTCs required and the delay in delivery

The use of casual VOSA sites

5  Wider impact of the new test

The impact of the new test on motorcyclists and on business

Costs
Demand
The impact on businesses

Impact on motorcycle road safety

The quality of motorcycling training
Unlicensed riding

Gold plating the European Directive?

6  Handling by the Driving Standards Agency and the Department for Transport

Consultation and collaboration with industry and interest groups
The availability of statistics

7  Conclusion
Conclusions and recommendations
Appendix: Module 1 test circuit layout
Formal Minutes
Witnesses
List of written evidence
List of unprinted evidence
List of Reports from the Committee during the current Parliament

Oral and Written Evidence
Wednesday 14 October 2009
Written Evidence

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