Consultation launched on CBT for motorcyclists

Riders and instructors questioned

• Legislation
• MCI

On March the 10th the government launched a consultation process to improve motorcycle training and the riding skills of young motorcyclists.
The idea is that the CBT (Compulsory Basic Training), which has remained largely unchanged since its introduction in 1990, will be upgraded. The proposed changes will be to the structure and content of the course and the qualification process and standard checks for new and existing instructors. The checks to instructors are aimed at ensuring that the instructors ability to teach pupils effectively is monitored.

All new learner motorcyclists must take the CBT and once they have passed it they must take their full motorcycle test within the next 2 years or they will have to re-sit it.
Transport minister Claire Perry said:
"We must do all we can to improve road safety and I hope our proposals to change the training will do that."
To keep up with how effective the CBT is the DVLA  and the DFT commissioned research last year into how trainers and learner riders found the current process and how changes might affect new riders. The results of the research were used, in collaboration with the motorcycle and the training industries to formulate the new plans and proposals which are now up for discussion.
Checkout the link to see the report: CBT-learners-trainers-report.pdf
The consultation launched on the 10th runs until 21 April 2015 and we will let you know the outcome when we get to April.
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