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FRIDAY, MAY 19, 1989

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MANDATORY OFF-STREET TRAINING FOR LEARNER MOTORCYCLISTS

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THE GOVERNOR IN COUNCIL HAS AGREED IN

AND MOTORCYCLISTS

MOTOR TRICYCLISTS HAVE

AND OFF-STREET TRAINING

PASS A COMPETENCE ALLOWED TO PRACTISE ON THE ROAD.

OR

PRINCIPLE

THAT LEARNER

TO UNDERTAKE MANDATORY TEST BEFORE THEY ARE

ABOVE,

A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN SAID THAT IEGISLATION, ANY PERSON AGED 18 YEARS LEARNER'S DRIVING LICENCE, CAN RIDE A MOTORCYCLE ANY TRAINING OR SUPERVISION.

EXISTING

OBTAINING A

THE UNDER

AFTER ON A ROAD WITHOUT

THIS HAS MADE

LEARNER MOTORCYCLISTS

MORE

OF LEARNER ACCIDENTS. IN 1988, THE ACCIDENT RATE 9.3 PER 1,000 LEARNERS AS COMPARED TO 0.5 PER 1.000 LEARNER DRIVERS.

THAT TO IMPROVE ROAD SAFETY, IT IS PROPOSED FOR TRANSPORT WILL ISSUE A LEARNER'S DRIVING LICENCE OR MOTOR TRICYCLES ONLY IF THE APPLICANT HAS PASSED BASIC SKILL TESTS UPON COMPLETION OF A MANDATORY OFF COURSE CONDUCTED IN A DESIGNATED DRIVING SCHOOL.

то PRONE

TRAFFIC MOTORCYCLISTS WAS FOR PRIVATE CAR

THE COMMISSIONER FOR MOTORCYCLES THE WRITTEN AND STREET TRAINING

THE MOTORCYCLE DRIVING TEST WILL BE DIVIDED INTO THREE PARTS.

PART A IS A WRITTEN TEST ON THE ROAD USERS' CODE AND PART BASIC DRIVING SKILL. TEST CONDUCTED BY TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT.

BA

CANDIDATES WHO HAVE PASSED PARTS A AND B WILL BE ISSUED WITH LEARNER'S DRIVING LICENCE TO PRACTISE ON THE ROAD.

A

CANDIDATES WILL

PART C IS THE NORMAL ROAD TEST AND SUCCESSFUL BE ISSUED WITH A FULL MOTORCYCLE DRIVING LICENCE.

THE UNDER

PUBLISHED TRANSPORT

ROAD TRAFFIC { AMENDMENT} IN THE GAZETTE TODAY WILL BE AUTHORISED

OPERATIONS IN REGULATE THEIR

MATTERS

BILL 1989, THE (FRIDAY),

COMMISSIONER DRIVING SCHOOLS TO DESIGNATE RESPECT OF

SUCH AS COURSE

WHICH

WAS

FOR

AND

CONTENTS AND DURATION, FACILITIES AND SAFETY MEASURES AND EQUIPMENT,

OFF-STREET

THE COMMISSIONER TO SPECIFY THE THE BILL WILL ALSO EMPOWER TUITION FEES CHARGED BY THE DESIGNATED DRIVING SCHOOLS FOR MOTORCYCLE AND MOTOR TRICYCLE TRAINING.

THE BILL IS DUE TO BE INTRODUCED IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

ON

MAY 31.

BILL BEING PASSED THE SUBJECT TO

BY

IT IS THE COUNCIL, THE SUBSEQUENT AMENDMENTS TO PROPOSED THAT ITS PROVISIONS AND

THE EFFECT ON ROAD TRAFFIC (DRIVING LICENCES) REGULATIONS WILL COME INTO JANUARY 1 NEXT YEAR.

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