Mod 1 test changing again.

[Mark_Able]

Yep, the DSA are changing it again middle of next month. The order of the manouevres is the main change, although there will be a little leeway on the speed of the faster exercises. It's rumoured to change again by the end of the year. Then it all changes again end 2012/beginning 2013...
I can't keep up... >

[Uber Dave]

Thought it was all been scrapped and going back to the old method?

[Mark_Able]

No, so far it's just a revamp of the Mod 1. The minister in charge of the review wants it all to go back on the road as part of a single test. Examiners are objecting.

[BB]

Ye Gods! I can't keep up!

Must be a nightmare trying to work out how to train people! :-/

BB

[Roxy]

thank god I don't have to do all that again!!! old stylee was easy peasy lemon squeezy!!

Roxy

[Hazel-nut]

No, so far it's just a revamp of the Mod 1. The minister in charge of the review wants it all to go back on the road as part of a single test. Examiners are objecting.

surely its safer to do the slow manouvers off the road? otherwise where are you gonna do it?

[Dabz]

I did mine in a quiet road in Trowbridge...no different to the 3 point turn and emergency stop in the car test etc!

[Jon_W]

[quote author=Mark_Able link=1301946443/2#2 date=1301947871]No, so far it's just a revamp of the Mod 1. The minister in charge of the review wants it all to go back on the road as part of a single test. Examiners are objecting.

surely its safer to do the slow manouvers off the road? otherwise where are you gonna do it?[/quote]

And more consistant. A U turn on a narrower, less well surfaced road is harder that a U turn on a wider better surfaced road. I know examiners will have their favorite locations, but even so, doing it under more controlled conditions can't be all bad.

[Snowy]

[quote author=Hazel-nut link=1301946443/5#5 date=1302008272][quote author=Mark_Able link=1301946443/2#2 date=1301947871]No, so far it's just a revamp of the Mod 1. The minister in charge of the review wants it all to go back on the road as part of a single test. Examiners are objecting.

surely its safer to do the slow manouvers off the road? otherwise where are you gonna do it?[/quote]

And more consistant. A U turn on a narrower, less well surfaced road is harder that a U turn on a wider better surfaced road. I know examiners will have their favorite locations, but even so, doing it under more controlled conditions can't be all bad.[/quote]

I'm not so sure. I agree there should be a minimum width that you require to do the U-turn, but surely doing it under real road conditions is better? On a road you have two opposing cambers to take into account, pot holes, manholes etc which are the real conditions we have to deal with- it's rarely a flat perfect surface.

[Jon_W]

[quote author=Jon_W link=1301946443/7#7 date=1302009574][quote author=Hazel-nut link=1301946443/5#5 date=1302008272][quote author=Mark_Able link=1301946443/2#2 date=1301947871]No, so far it's just a revamp of the Mod 1. The minister in charge of the review wants it all to go back on the road as part of a single test. Examiners are objecting.

surely its safer to do the slow manouvers off the road? otherwise where are you gonna do it?[/quote]

And more consistant. A U turn on a narrower, less well surfaced road is harder that a U turn on a wider better surfaced road. I know examiners will have their favorite locations, but even so, doing it under more controlled conditions can't be all bad.[/quote]

I'm not so sure. I agree there should be a minimum width that you require to do the U-turn, but surely doing it under real road conditions is better? On a road you have two opposing cambers to take into account, pot holes, manholes etc which are the real conditions we have to deal with- it's rarely a flat perfect surface.
[/quote]

and how many times do you do a perfect feet up U turn in reality?? :-?

The test should be as near as the same for everybody who takes it, or you get the situation where a better rider fails on a harder test whilst a less able rider passes on a easier test.... is that fair?? :P