Plans to improve motorcycle training have been released for consultation by the DVSA.
The proposals look at improving compulsory basic training (CBT) by improving riding for younger learners, which has been mostly unchanged for 25 years.
The plans being considered include the structure and content of CBT courses, the qualification process for instructors and standards checks for instructors, which assess their ability to teach pupils.
Transport Minister, Claire Perry said: “Motorcyclists account for one in every five deaths on our roads, despite representing just one per cent of all traffic. This is a shocking statistic – even more so when you consider that 19 per cent of all reported motorcycle casualties involve riders aged 19 and under.
“We must do all we can to improve road safety and I hope our proposals to change the training will do that.”
Last year the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency and the Department for Transport commissioned research into the views of trainers and learner riders on the current CBT, and how any changes would affect new riders.
“The research helped shape a number of proposals,” says the DVSA. “These have been developed with a range of motorcycle organisations and the training industry.”
A consultation asking for views on the plans will run until 21 April.
An abridge version of the proposals appears on the adjoining story on this website.
The full consultation is available on GOV.UK.