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Advanced Road Safety IAM

25th October 2011

Advancing road safety is at the heart of local IAM Group! Motorcycle legend and winner of 11 Isle of Man TT’s, Phillip McCallen, was on hand to personally congratulate the Adelaide Advanced Motorcyclists at the group’s inaugural AGM at the office of Adelaide Insurance Services in Belfast on 20th October 2011. Road Safety is at […]

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The EU’s Licence Gaffe

11th October 2011

There may be Trouble Ahead with the Third European Driving Licence Directive Right to Ride has just received a press release from the Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme (FIM) reporting on what appears to be a major gaffe by the European Commission and Parliament regarding the Third European Driving Licence Directive. It seems that the European […]

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Learner & Restricted Drivers

22nd July 2011

Right To Ride Response to: Department of the Environment Proposed Changes to the Learner and Restricted Driver Schemes and on Graduated Driver Licensing Right To Ride welcomes the opportunity to respond to the Department’s consultation on the, “Proposed Changes to the Learner and Restricted Driver Schemes and on Graduated Driver Licensing.” Our response to the […]

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Testing Times

16th July 2011

The motorcycle test to gain a motorcycle licence or to ride a motorcycle – scooter – moped on Northern Ireland roads has seen major changes in recent months and will see further changes within the next couple of years. These changes include the introduction of CBT (Compulsory Basic Training) and an Approved Motorcycle Instructor (AMI) […]

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Changes in the Motorcycle Test

26th June 2011

Monday 27th June 2011 sees a change not only to the practical riding test for learner motorcyclists but also for the practical driving test for car, large goods vehicle (LGV), passenger carrying vehicle (PCV) tests and the approved driving instructor (ADI) driving ability (sometimes called ‘part two’). The changes see the introduction of “Independent Driving”, […]

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Views From Abroad

25th March 2011

A press release hit my desk today about the Road Safety Strategy – 2020, which was launched last week by the Department of the Environment (DOE). The press release issued by Jeff Stone with comments by Chris Hodder, the BMF’s (British Motorcyclists Federation) Government Relations Executive based in London, states that “Compulsory Basic Training has […]

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EU Driving Licence – Not That Bad!

14th March 2011

The Department of the Environment (DOE) has silently issued a document on their Road Safety website, which contains the Summary of Consultation Responses, the Department’s Response, and Next Steps regarding the implementation of the 3rd EC Directive On Driving Licences. The directive from the European Union, which must be transposed into national legislation by 19th […]

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CBT Introduced

16th February 2011

Right To Ride’s Trevor Baird attended the official launch of Compulsory Basic Training (CBT) by the Environment Minister Edwin Poots at Parliament Buildings, Stormont on the 16th February 2011. CBT will be officially introduced on Monday 21st February 2011 and will fundamentally change training requirements for those wishing to ride a motorcycle as a learner […]

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Test Review Real Life Conditions

21st December 2010

The Minister for Road Safety Mike Penning from the Department for Transport (DfT) in Great Britain has stated that the DfT intends to review the two part motorcycle test and to trial a new, single, on-road motorcycle test. The announced motorcycle test review and subsequent report is the result of work the Department has undertaken […]

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Changes for Training

2nd December 2010

Changes Ahead For Motorcycle Instructors and Riders. Environment Minister Edwin Poots announced on  Monday, 29 November 2010  the introduction of legislation to regulate motorcycle instructors. An Approved Motorcycle Instructor (AMI) Register will start from today and instructors will have a period of six months to register, after which it will be a mandatory requirement for […]

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