Best of luck! 👍

Best of luck! 🏍️🤞

Extremely kind words Cary - thank you! All the best with the Mod 2! 👍👍👍

Hi Richard, just wanted to let you know I passed Mod2 today with zero minors! So chuffed. Thanks for the video’s, they definitely helped for sure. I will keep subscription as I still have lots more to learn and I really enjoy the way you explain things. Carry on the great work you do and thanks again 👍

@@caryfielder3796 Fantastic! Well done Cary! Great result. Ride safe! 😊🏍👍

Thanks Phil and many congratulations to you! 🥳

Richard's videos are by far the best on You Tube for rider instruction, there is no doubt about that. Question for you though Richard. If you take your test on say a Honda 750cc Hornet, that is restricted to A2, do you only get an A2 license? If you do that seems a bit odd to me, because if you take it on a 500cc Hornet or 750cc Hornet, on the test you will not be asked to ride at anywhere near the potential of either motorcycle.

@@ronlysons6750 Thank you for the very kind words. Yes, if the 750cc Hornet is restricted for A2 you'll get an A2 licence. And yes, totally agree! In fact our school CB300R is just as quick as the bigger bikes in real-word riding and has zero problem keeping up on the faster roads. The whole A2 / A restriction limits do seem rather arbitrary but hey-ho, it is what it is. 🤷‍♂

Best of luck Stephen!

Thanks! 👍

Thanks Pete!

Good luck with it all! 👍

Thank you!

Thank you very much!

You are very welcome and many congratulations!

Good luck Colin!

Thank you

Stopping there would put you in considerable danger so just continue. 👍

Yes, all the above is correct. 👍 Lifesavers taught in the above scenarios date back decades and are passed from instructor generation to instructor generation! Nothing wrong with them per se, but the DVSA examiners aren't looking for them there nor are they shown in any DVSA handbook. Taking your eyes off the road ahead - where the main danger lies - should only be done sparingly. Your instructor may well teach them in which case do them just to make your life easier during the training course. 😆 But I always say, if in doubt - lifesaver! Best of luck. 👍

Main concern is the people behind you not paying attention / following too closely and shunting you. But yes, there is also a danger - particularly in the wet and not having ABS - of locking the front and losing control. 👍😊

Mirrors are suffice. A very wide road from 2 -3 may benefit a lifesaver glance - ie. a change of position which takes you beyond what the mirror tells you. If in doubt do a lifesaver. 😊👍

Might be ok at 60, but less than that will be a problem (we've had people pass at 60 and some advice at the end of the test). Staying in the left lane behind slow traffic and not overtaking when you could can definately result in a fail.

Excellent point. Yes, it is a "should" not "must" if a pedestrian is waiting to cross. For example, major to minor left turn with traffic behind me I would definitely think twice about stopping! In that scenario you are putting yourself at quite some risk. Minor to major not so much. If a pedestrian is already on the road then they have absolute priority.👍

@@Lets-rideUk thanks for the clarification, much appreciated.

Great video and instruction - and also a great comment. I completely disagree with the new Highway Code amendments re pedestrians. Should?? Must?? There should be absolutely no place in the H/C for crap like this - there should be clear rules rather than "guidance" that can be interpreted by different drivers in different ways. In the video, this is perfectly illustrated at 07:35. The riding instructor gives way and, as a direct result, a pedestrian is pressurised into attempting to push her pram/baby into the path of an oncoming car (forcing it to stop as well)...

Great question David. There's no clear guidelines for instructors to follow - no handbook per se. Most instructors get their information from the instructors who trained them, who in turn got the information from the instructors who trained them and so on and so forth, which is why there can be a big difference in training techniques between schools and even between instructors of a school. What's taught in the way junctions and roundabouts are handled can be very different depending on who you train with. Curiously though, all the information required is published by the DVSA. There are two books which pretty much cover everything; The official DVSA guide to learning to ride & The official DVSA guide to riding: the essential skills. If you ride as per the guidelines in those books then you'll pass - and that's the standard we operate from as well as information gleaned from our local examiners. That's not to say other schools are wrong but there are things taught which aren't really required, such as lifesaver before turning left on a major to minor junction, or moving to the left as you approach a left turn. Not necessarily wrong but the examiners don't require it. I would say though, if you're with an instructor who's been in the game a long time then absolutely do what they tell you, even if it conflicts with advice you may find on KZfaq. It makes life easier for you and you'll pass regardless. Training videos on KZfaq are great but may give you procedures you may not need to do on the test, thus complicating things needlessly. I would definately stick to UK-based KZfaq videos to pass your test but after that there are some great videos on advanced riding techniques from all over the world. Good luck! 😊👍

Thanks Richard for your comprehensive answer which aids my understanding well. My instructors did say don’t watch KZfaq as can be misleading. However, everything you say and do matches them 100% so far (I’m about to take mod1 test). They say they teach current best practice and they also train instructors so I’m pretty happy they know what they are talking about.

Nope, no shoulder checks required when pulling away. Just delays things unnecessarily. You won't be marked down if you do them though. 😊👍

Just mirrors is fine. 👍

Biased to the right side of the lane.

Indeed.