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DSA Report on Incidents on Bike Training Courses - as bad as it seems?

Kevin Williams / Survival Skills wrote 5 months ago: The first report based on the new incident reporting precedure required by the DSA when there are ac … more →

Tags: Developmental Training, Learning to ride, Accidents, Rider Training, dsa, learners, new riders

Too little, too late?

Kevin Williams / Survival Skills wrote 6 months ago: If you’ve been reading the bike press recently, you have probably noticed a veritable flood of … more →

Tags: What's New, recreational riding, Europe, Rider Training, Rider Politics, L Plates, learners, new riders, legislation

Government Select Committee on Transport latest report

Kevin Williams / Survival Skills wrote 9 months ago: There are a couple of interesting points in the latest report of the Government Select Committee on … more →

Tags: Developmental Training, Learning to ride, Training, Europe, Rider Training, Rider Politics, dsa, L Plates, learners

Is the Enhanced Rider Scheme 'proper' advanced training?

Kevin Williams / Survival Skills wrote 1 year ago: The Enhanced Rider Scheme (ERS) was launched around four years ago as a joint Driving Standards Agen … more →

Tags: Developmental Training, Doctor's Surgery, Training, Defensive Riding, Rider Training, Riding Skills, Training Courses, dsa, new riders

Starts oddly, finishes badly

Kevin Williams / Survival Skills wrote 1 year ago: I was pointed at a copy of ‘i’ yesterday, specifically the ‘Two Wheels’ colu … more →

Tags: Learning to ride, Training, Defensive Riding, Rider Training, L Plates, learners

Are riders in 33hp licences uninsured?

Kevin Williams / Survival Skills wrote 1 year ago: A story hit the MCN website on Tuesday 30 January, entitled “How thousands of motorcyclists co … more →

Tags: What's New, Learning to ride, Training, Europe, Latest News, Rider Training, Rider Politics, L Plates, learners

Latest: Minister's position on proposed EU anti-tampering legislation1 comment

Kevin Williams / Survival Skills wrote 1 year ago: From a press release issued by Jeff Stone and the BMF on Weds 18 January 2012: The Motorcycling Mini … more →

Tags: What's New, Europe, Latest News, Rider Training, Rider Politics, dsa, L Plates, learners, legislation

Training schools face training bike upgrade nightmare4 comments

Kevin Williams / Survival Skills wrote 1 year ago: Whilst on the topic of the Third European Driving Licence Directive, it seems that British Dealer Ne … more →

Tags: What's New, Learning to ride, Training, Latest News, Rider Training, Rider Politics, dsa, L Plates, learners

DSA announce details of the new stepped licence regime

Kevin Williams / Survival Skills wrote 1 year ago: Meanwhile, the DSA have also apparently confirmed the final arrangements for the implementation of t … more →

Tags: What's New, Learning to ride, Training, Latest News, Rider Training, Rider Politics, dsa, L Plates, learners

Shetland Islands gets its own Module One test site2 comments

Kevin Williams / Survival Skills wrote 1 year ago: One of the less-publicised bits of news in the current stream of bad news about driving licences, an … more →

Tags: Learning to ride, Training, What's New, dsa, L Plates, Latest News, learners, legislation, Rider Politics

Will you have to take your test twice?

Kevin Williams / Survival Skills wrote 1 year ago: I meant to get this up on the blog a couple of weeks ago, after the story in MCN suggested that ride … more →

Tags: What's New, Learning to ride, Europe, Latest News, Rider Training, Rider Politics, dsa, L Plates, learners

DSA change the Theory Test format once again!2 comments

Kevin Williams / Survival Skills wrote 1 year ago: The Driving Standards Agency are about to change the format of the UK driving theory test yet again. … more →

Tags: What's New, Learning to ride, Training, Latest News, Rider Training, dsa, L Plates, learners, legislation

Taking the 33hp route to a full licence

Kevin Williams / Survival Skills wrote 1 year ago: Why is DAS a good idea? Whilst taking a test on a 125 is definitely not an option that should be ign … more →

Tags: Developmental Training, What's New, Learning to ride, Training, Rider Training, Training Courses, learners

The End of Biking Part 2 - where are all the 33hp bikes'?

Kevin Williams / Survival Skills wrote 1 year ago: Some weeks ago on the Survival Skills Facebook page (what do you mean, you don’t know where it … more →

Tags: What's New, Latest News, Honda, Rider Politics, legislation, Kawasaki

Is this really the end of biking as we know it?

Kevin Williams / Survival Skills wrote 1 year ago: Bike sales down. DSA bike test numbers halved. Training schools struggling along making ends meet do … more →

Tags: What's New, Latest News, Rider Training, Rider Politics, legislation

New anti-motorcycle legislation sweeps Europe37 comments

Kevin Williams / Survival Skills wrote 1 year ago: Dramatic headline? Maybe, but slipping under the radar of the average rider is a raft of legislation … more →

Tags: What's New, Europe, GPS, Latest News, Conspicuity aids, Hi Vis, retroreflective, Rider Politics, dsa

Bike test numbers collapse in 2009

Kevin Williams / Survival Skills wrote 1 year ago: According to a story in MCN some weeks back (which I missed at the time) the drop in motorcycle test … more →

Tags: What's New, Learning to ride, Training, Latest News, Rider Training, Rider Politics, dsa, L Plates, learners

Changes to Module One - Monday May 16

Kevin Williams / Survival Skills wrote 2 years ago: Just a quick reminder that the latest changes to the Module One part of the motorcycle test come int … more →

Tags: What's New, Learning to ride, Training, Latest News, Rider Training, dsa, L Plates, learners, new riders

Changes to the Module One part of the motorcycle test from 16 May

Kevin Williams / Survival Skills wrote 2 years ago: For more info, see my Facebook page. … more →

Tags: What's New, Learning to ride, Latest News, Rider Training, dsa, L Plates, learners, new riders, legislation


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