Module 2

The Module 2 test is the final part to gaining your full licence, depending on your age will determine which category of Licence you can take and what size machine you can train or test on.

IN THIS SESSION WE COVER:

Your Instructor will cover everything with you on your road based training sessions so you will be ready to take your test.

For example, the theory, do’s and dont’s, correct riding procedures, angled and hill starts, overtaking, correct junction procedures and roundabouts.

Your instructor will discuss with you what would be classed as rider faults and examples of serious or dangerous faults. If you fail you will have to wait at least 10 working days before you can retake it.

PRE-TEST:

Just like the Module 1, your instructor will show you where to park up. You must remember all your documentation which will now include your Module 1 pass certificate. The test lasts roughly 40 minutes.

You will then meet your examiner who will:

Check your documentation and do an eye sight check. (20m for old style number plates and 20.5 for new style)
Ask you 3 questions (“show me/tell me”) 2 relating to the machine and 1 relating to carrying a passenger.
They will give you a radio briefing before the road ride test element.

FOR THE TEST

The examiner will follow closely behind and give clear directions of where they would like you to go. (You wont fail if you go the wrong way)
You will perform both a hill start and an angled start
At some point in the test you will be asked to “follow the signs for….” This is what is called the independent ride it will last roughly 10 minutes and tests your ability to ride safely whilst making your own decisions.

During the test you can make up to 10 rider faults, however if you make the same rider fault multiple times this can then be deemed as a consistent problem and you will be given a serious fault for this. Any serious or dangerous fault is a fail.

Awareness and planning

You will need to demonstrate safe riding with regards to emerging hazards and anticipating the actions of others.

This means planning ahead rather than just reacting. Added consideration needs to be given to vulnerable road users such as:

Other motorcyclists
Cyclists
Horse riders
Pedestrians

Clearance and obstructions

Keeping a safe distance from things like parked vehicles, and busses. The closer you are the slower you need to travel.

Watch out for emerging situations, such as pedestrians walking out from between parked cars, doors opening and vehicles trying to move off.

Control

Being able to show you are in control of the machine, this will be more apparent at junctions and mini roundabouts for example.

Control areas include:

Throttle
Clutch
Gears
Front brake
Rear brake
Steering
Balance/slow control
Ancillary controls

Following distance

Keeping a safe distance between yourself and other road users. Minimum of 2 seconds in the dry and 4 in the wet and adjust depending on other factors such as road surface and potential changing traffic conditions.

Judgement

Your timing, judgment and decisions on when to proceed, wait, overtake or filter. You are also marked on meeting and crossing other vehicles, making your intentions clear and not confusing to other road users.

Filtering is a choice and not required as part of your test.

Junctions including Roundabouts

Any rider faults or serious faults would be based on the following:

Your approach speed
Correct timing of observations
Positioning on approach and whilst on the roundabout
Positioning also applies to bends
Turning left or right and correct positioning.
Making your intentions clear and not causing anyone to change speed or direction.

Move away

Pulling away safely to include, control of the machine, your timing and judgment and potential indication to other road users.

This will include pulling away at junctions, the side of the road and on your hill start.

Pedestrian crossings

Obey the rules of pedestrian crossings and negotiate them correctly, anticipating the actions of pedestrians and other road users.

Position / normal stops

If asked “pull up and stop at the side of the road” you must do this at the first available safe place. Not causing an obstruction of putting yourself or other road users at risk. This will also include paying attention to any road markings and not blocking anyone’s driveway.

Positioning

Normal riding – not riding in position 1 or 3 unnecessarily, causing potential danger to yourself or anyone else.
Lane discipline – taking a safe position within your own lane when negotiating roundabouts, corners and correctly following road markings.

Precautions

Before you set off check:

Your helmet is correctly fastened
Your mirrors are correctly positioned
The side stand is up
The bike is in neutral

Progress

Appropriate speed – riding at the appropriate speed accounting for the road, weather and traffic conditions
Undue hesitation – waiting unnecessarily, or slowing down when you didn’t have to.

Driving too slowly for the road you are on.

Rear observations

Signalling – clear observations when signalling
Change direction – a safe manoeuvre to include correct timing of observations

Use of observations when anticipating or needing to change speed.

Response to signals

Responding correctly to the following:

Road signs
Road markings
Traffic lights
Traffic controllers
Other road users

Signals

Showing your intentions clearly to others and not misleading other road users.

Necessary – Was a signal required
Correctly – The correct signal was used
Timed – The timing of the signal was correct.

Use of speed

Riding at the correct speed to account for potential hazards, road signs, and traffic conditions

Getting up to speed in good time according to the speed limits when safe to do so.

Breaking the speed limit will all result in a serious fault.

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