New Rider
New motorcyclists are the most vulnerable of all road users and more likely to be involved in an accident. New riders make up only 0.15% of all road users yet tragically make up 5.7% of road deaths.
Although training organisations offer a good service, that service is built purely around students passing a 20 minute test, in an off-road motorcycle manoeuvring area, followed by 35 minutes of riding on the road being followed by an examiner.
New riders then struggle to cope with ever changing traffic and road conditions and regularly lose control when travelling at excessive or misjudged speeds. They can struggle with handling a bike safely, knowing when and when not to brake or panicking when finding themselves in a situation or a location that they are unfamiliar with.
Many younger or newly qualified, inexperienced riders battle to judge the speed and distance of the other traffic when overtaking or become vulnerable travelling on uneven, poorly maintained, slippery or wet road surfaces, dealing with potholes or fuel spillages.
A motorcycle licence is the first step but undertaking further training is the most important next step you will ever make and could be the difference between life and death.