If they were serious about cutting the road toll, and accidents they would make car drivers do similar training before getting their licence.

and yet CTP green slips are more than a car, whats with that???

If only I could cop Wendy Harmer I'd listen to it .. Maybe I'll read the transcript instead .

Would like to listen to that...

I certainly believe in motorcycle training i did mine through the post office down in Melbourne many years ago which was well worth it . Iam still riding 38 years later

I dont agree with that statement. I've seen so many people leave these courses and still be a danger to themselves and others because they were able to be show the minimum requirements, yet still have no clue how to ride in the real world.

Absolutely great course and definitely one of the steps forward in safety

In victoria you get a learners permit for only 15 months. If you do not go for a P licence, you have to stop riding for three months, and re-sit the whole L plate part again. If you have a full car licence and get your P bike licence you are not allowed to wear P plates. When I did my P licence I went there with L plates on and returned home looking like I had a full licence. This happend to a few of us, and none of us felt we were truly ready to go for our P licence, but since we had a limited time frame we had to. I honestly beleive that this short learners timeframe endangers riders. We don't get to have enough 'lerning time.' The rules were changed and added extra new training that has to be done, but they still have a tiny timeframe for us to get a licence. This forces a lot of people to go for a licence they don't feel they are ready for. Yes most of us passed, but a few of us wern't comfortable going home with drivers assuming we were filly licensed riders, and having the expectations that we were completely competent. Riding a bike isn't as simple as some may think, and takes a fair bit of practice, but unlike a car we don't get that long at all on the L plates. In fact we are forced to either stop or hope we have practiced enough. This should be fixed, why it hasn't or why it is even this sort is beyond me. But if your asking why there are bike acedents its becaue we never realy got the time we needed to actually learn.

And insurance premiums are rising all the time??

Probably related to drivers not touching mobile phones whilst driving

Tayne Forrest your training is have results 🏍🏍🏍

Such a sad thing to happen to such an awesome young rider...but hang on, it says in the article..."At the core of the judge’s decision is the finding that the car that struck Hayden was travelling close to 70 km/h in a 50 km/h zone, and that had it been travelling slower, the driver would have been able to avoid the accident, despite Hayden having rolled through his stop sign..." I'm all for justice, but...if NH ignored the stop sign, that's the end of the argument right there...if this was 2 cars, who would be blamed?... Maybe it should read...the pushbike rider could have avoided the accident, if he had stopped at the stop sign...

Justice May be served but Nicky’s still gone 💔😥

So sad, no amount of money can bring back a genuinely nice guy! Always greeted people with a smile when at Phillip Island 😔

Margaret

Leah Jay

Adrian Taylor damn

Jo Lake

Agree. Each time he appears it still takes a moment to accept.

Lahrra 😭

Ty Lake