Safe Riding with RideSafe Training
What is the CBT?
The CBT Complusory Basic
Training Course is designed to ensure all new licence holders wishing
to ride a moped or motorcycle achieve basic motorcycling skills in
order to ride unaccompanied on the road. The DSA introduced the course
in 1990 and as part of road safety initiatives it has proved successful
in assisting motorcycling safety on the roads.
What does the course involve?
5 elements must be
completed to a satisfactory standard during the day in order to be
issued with a certificate of completion (DL196), some students may require additional training to meet the required standard *.
The certificate is
valid for 2 years and will enable a provisional licence holder to ride
with L-Plates on the road.
The 5 Elements
A Introduction
The aims of the CBT, Equipment and Clothing, Eye Site Test and Driving Licence Check
B Practical on-site Training
Motorcycles and controls, Basic
safety checks and use of stands, wheel the machine around
and braking to stop., Starting, stopping the engine.
C Practical on-site Riding
Riding in a straight line and
stopping, riding slowly, using brakes, changing gears figure of eight,
Emergency Stop, rear observation, Turning Left / Right, U-Turn
D practical on-road Training
Conspicuity, Legal requirements,
Vulnerability, Speed, Highway code, Anticipation, Rear observation, Rod
Positioning, Separation distance, Weather conditions, road surfaces,
Alcohol and drugs, Attitude, Hazard Perception.
E Practical on-road Riding
2 Hours accompanied by Instructor in Radio Contact.
Traffic Lights, Roundabouts, Junctions, Pedestrian Crossing, Gradients, Bends, Obstructions, U-Turn, Emergency stop.
What Next?
The Practical Test ?
There are several options once you have passed your CBT, your motorcycling training has only just begun........
Remember your CBT is only valid for 2 years.
You must remember to renew the certificate if you do not pass a practical test within this time.
You can of course progress to the
next level and pass a practical test which is a DSA exam to prove you
can ride safely on the road.
Call
01487 832823
For More Details
Driving Standards Approved
Training Body. ATB No: 1711
Registered Post Test Motorcycle Trainer No: 800122
RoSPA (Gold)