Can you filter through traffic on a test,,,?

@deanroberts187

3 ай бұрын

I was told by my instructor that it’s not advisable - if you were to make an error in filtering where you would have been safer to hold back, you’re likely to be marked down - possibly fail.

@paullee6663

3 ай бұрын

@@deanroberts187 Absolutely... This Why would you want to risk it?

@motorcyclelessonsuk

3 ай бұрын

I wouldn't recommend it. However I have known of examiners in exceptionally bad traffic when it's safe to suggest students could "make their way past the traffic if they feel confident to do so", butt hat doesn't mean they should do it without being give the go ahead first. It is rife with risk and much easier to miss something and cause faults etc. Good question though, I should've included this! Thanks 😊

@jasonbrown4911

3 ай бұрын

Thanks for the advice,I filter on my wee 125 at the moment, but way up the risk with the reward, got my mod1 on 08th April in Notts, with Two Wheels 👍👍

@paullee6663

3 ай бұрын

@@motorcyclelessonsukIsn't that kind of like saying 'If you feel like risking everything for the sake of waiting a minute or two, go ahead? I think that's a fair comment on an Advanced test, I'm not sure that's 'fair' on your first test. Kind of damned if you do, damned if you don't. You're already under enough stress as it is without making it harder on yourself. I hope I'd have had the sense and strengh to wait. (Just my opinion)

I always remember my driving instructor telling me to get up to speed quickly as you dont want to be holding people up, great advice that a lot of drivers still dont do. 🚗

Finally passed mine last year! Got myself a CBR650F, bit of a change from a 125 haha. Always watch over your vids again as a bit of learning/comfort

@motorcyclelessonsuk

3 ай бұрын

Brilliant, well done and thank you 😊

You must've read my mind....I have my Mod 2 tomororw at 12:40pm...thank you so much for the last video input i very much needed.

@motorcyclelessonsuk

3 ай бұрын

Excellent. I hope it went well 😊

I took the test in Sweden last year. I remember the warm-up ride and practice with slow- and high speed maneuvers I had before the actual test, it felt terrible. I felt so off and disconnected. But I decided to not dwell on it. A while later during the test, I did put my foot down towards the end of the first half of the slow speed maneuvers part. That's not automatically a fail but when we practice obviously you shouldn't put your foot down unless the test calls for it. Either way, I briefly bobbed my head and shook it in disappointment but quickly decided to finish the rest of the maneuver strong. It went well, I went really slow and without putting any feet down. The examiner didn't even ask me to redo it (you get one redo in total, for both tests combined). When I performed the high speed maneuvers test it went swimmingly, no issue at all. In traffic, there were a couple of situations where I thought I had messed up. But as Leanne says, put it behind you and live in the present. In the end it wasn't an issue and I got my A-license, first try!

@motorcyclelessonsuk

3 ай бұрын

I love this. It's such a good reminder of holding your nerve even when things go slightly wrong. Thanks for sharing 😊

Leanna's videos are free tuition, i watched all the mod 2 vids before my test. Like she even mentions here, i thought i had failed but ended up with 3 minors. Examiner was great but he still grilled me about the 3 minors and went over them with me. Like most people say Mod 2 is easier than Mod 1and i agree..

@motorcyclelessonsuk

3 ай бұрын

Thanks, and well done 😊

Great advice, I passed my mod 2 in oct last year. I remember being nervous right at the start, and then it felt like I was just out for a ride, and then it was done and I passed. Can't wait for the weather to improve. I watched a lot of your stuff before the test, super helpful!

@motorcyclelessonsuk

3 ай бұрын

Thank you, I'm glad you found it helpful. Well done on your test 😊.

passed my test late last year but i still watch your videos as i find them informative. is it odd to miss doing my lessons? got to ride a lovely SV650 and i enjoyed learning.

@motorcyclelessonsuk

3 ай бұрын

Thanks Dave, much appreciated. A lot of our students say their weekends won't be the same without the lessons 😂

"drumming on the tank" and that's exactly what I tend to do waiting on the lights or while engine breaking, surely the examiner would be impressed.

@motorcyclelessonsuk

3 ай бұрын

😂

Finding your content extremely informative and hopefully useful. I'm a returning rider planning on taking the full DSA test soon. I rode years ago when you could use a 250cc on L plates without taking a test!!!! so wish I'd taken the ride around the block test back then. Only wish that I could have you as my tutor, thanks again.

@motorcyclelessonsuk

3 ай бұрын

Thank you, that's very kind 😊. Well the good news is you should be a better rider once trained now, rather than back then as there is more focus on skills and road safety 👍

Great numbering system at the end. 😆 🤣 😂

@motorcyclelessonsuk

3 ай бұрын

😂 tooooo many to remember

@kgba17580

3 ай бұрын

🤣🤣🤣

@paullee6663

3 ай бұрын

@RoadcraftNottingham Not that you're biased 🤣🤣

I spent a few evenings watching these great videos a few times over …between you and my instructor you Helped so much today and passed my mod 2 ..

@motorcyclelessonsuk

2 ай бұрын

Excellent news, well done. All the hard work and homework was worth it! Thanks for letting me know 😊

Thanks for all your amazing videos. They have definitely helped me pass both my Mod 1 and today I passed my Mod 2. Keep up the excellent work. Thanks again. Phill

@motorcyclelessonsuk

3 ай бұрын

You're welcome, and well done 👍🏻😊

This is exactly what my instructor said to me. He was just like you, confidence inspiring. Also said forget about the guy behind you ride my ride only you've got a sat nav in your ear, so happy days👍👍great vid leanna keep up the rockin🔥🔥

@motorcyclelessonsuk

3 ай бұрын

Haha yes we say the same. The examiner is just your sat nav 😊😂

Great advice, love the videos keep up the great work, the videos are like having a free lesson

@motorcyclelessonsuk

3 ай бұрын

You're welcome. Thanks for the kind comment 😊

Amazing video, thank you!!

@motorcyclelessonsuk

3 ай бұрын

You're welcome 😊

Passed my MOD 1 yesterday. Over the moon. Now its time to enjoy 😉

@motorcyclelessonsuk

Ай бұрын

Congrats, well done. Make the most and enjoy 😊

@jamdebs9412

29 күн бұрын

Sorry. Meant to say MOD 2 was passed 😂. Roll on the summer ☀️

@motorcyclelessonsuk

29 күн бұрын

@@jamdebs9412 haha yes, I guessed 😂👍🏻

I just love your videos thank you.

@motorcyclelessonsuk

3 ай бұрын

That's very kind, thank you. I'm glad you're enjoying them 😊

Hi thanks for your videos, got my Mod2 on Thursday, day of training tomorrow but your videos have really helped!

@motorcyclelessonsuk

2 ай бұрын

You're welcome, thanks for letting me know. How did it go? 😊

I absolutely love the way you talk, you sound like a pilot, I'm taking my mod 2 this Wednesday so I'm prepping hard to be calm cool and collective. Thanks you for this informative video your awesome 👌

@motorcyclelessonsuk

3 ай бұрын

Haha thanks, maybe I should retrain... Best of luck for your test 😊

I have my MOD2 in 2 days, excited and not really worried about it, yet... Im sure itll be fine though

@motorcyclelessonsuk

21 күн бұрын

Best of luck 😊

Love your videos, watched so many on the run up to my test at Nottingham and passed first time. 1 minor for stalling at a junction 🤦‍♂️ Heavy traffic, people flashing me out from one way but not the other, I was shaking my head telling myself off for a good 5 minutes, examiner was laughing about it when we got back 🤣

@motorcyclelessonsuk

3 ай бұрын

Well done! Haha these things happen, but a good result none the less 👍😊

I've just watched this again Leanna thanks. Always good to see your stuff on here. I try to narrate like 'your eyes' video sometimes. Man that's hard work when you're not accustomed to speaking and riding! 😆 I don't have an intercom set, have no friends i regularly ride with, no action camera, just my thoughts. Hopefully that will all change over the nicer months.

@motorcyclelessonsuk

2 ай бұрын

Haha yes it's a bit tricky even when you're used to talking and riding. Mouth doesn't work as fast as brain 😂. It's worth having a helmet camera for insurance purposes.

got mine next week....yeh Im nervous (of course want to do well and pass, and start to enjoy the weather getting better)

@motorcyclelessonsuk

3 ай бұрын

Best of luck 😊

@sobek

3 ай бұрын

@@motorcyclelessonsuk thanks. Passed both Mod 1 and Mod 2 first time, no minors in either.

@motorcyclelessonsuk

3 ай бұрын

@@sobek great news, well done 👍🏻

Thank you 👍

@motorcyclelessonsuk

3 ай бұрын

You're welcome 😁

Couldn't have put it better myself. But what do I know.....😂

@motorcyclelessonsuk

3 ай бұрын

😂😂 Hopefully quite a lot 😬

I still since driving on bike 1.5 years worried to much make mistakes on road and this is what makes me drive less on the road and get experoence :(

Hey, I just want to share this. I was so nervous I took 4 dumps between the ride out with instructor and test. I couldn't pee straight, mouth was dry ,struggled to read number plate even though I couldn't it fine. Then just as I pulled away the examiner asked me if I'd like to clip my helmet up. I shouted have I failed. He replied another four feet and you'd be past the gate. I turned 2nd exit from the wrong lane but still did it..and whoever is reading this you can too. I have a very deeply held belief that I'm not a real person or that I am not proper in someway.. I have no mirrors in my house because I hate myself. But I have done my test. You can too.

@motorcyclelessonsuk

3 ай бұрын

Well done on passing. Nerves can be very difficult to deal with. Not that I'm an expert, but so long as you can find some happiness in yourself and your own life, focus on that, rather than measuring yourself against any external expectations or societal norms. There endeth my non-motorcycling advice (I'm better sticking to that 😂)

hi Leanne, great video once again 🤣 Really great advice coming from you there, 🙂 I remember in my test just over a year ago! we were going around a big roundabout and my brain just froze on which exit i needed to take and then examiner just said ok Kevin lets take the second exit on the left if you think its safe to do so.. I then realised I missed it and thought it could a fail but just carried telling myself all was good as he Just didn't want to go around the roundabout again 🤣😊 i got a minor for planning. Hope your keeping well? safe ride and stay healthy Kev

@motorcyclelessonsuk

3 ай бұрын

Great story! It's funny how small mistakes feel so big at the time. I'm well thank Kev, getting busier by the minute. I hope you're keeping well too 😊

@kgba17580

3 ай бұрын

yep all good here Leanna thank you i celebrated my 63rd birthday on Saturday, so still chugging along nicely 😂@@motorcyclelessonsuk

@motorcyclelessonsuk

3 ай бұрын

@@kgba17580 Happy birthday 🎂🎈 and I'm glad to hear it 😂

@kgba17580

3 ай бұрын

Thank you @@motorcyclelessonsuk

The wrong turn or couple of wrong turns whether on normal instructions or in the independent ride explanation part is gonna make a lot of people calm and positive on their mod2s from now on if till this moment were the opposite for sure

@motorcyclelessonsuk

3 ай бұрын

Thanks, and yes it's an important thing to remember so it doesn't put students off when they realise they've gone a different way to that intended.

I was very lucky.... I passed in 1976....😲 I hadn't had any training......so I had no choice but to ride how I always did. I'd been riding for about 16 months. (Honda SS50 (before your time probably...ask the other half...then a Yamaha RS100) Luckily, my examiner stood on a street corner and observed from afar...🙂 I got 'lost'...😲 His fault ...IMO...even now 🙂 He sent me around again on a 'condensed' circuit... I knew what he was looking for...shoulder checks (probably more important back then on a test than they are now?? You couldn't do anything without a shoulder check back then...and I probably still 'overdo' it now ) and a left turn that doubled back on itself...say 120'.... then just as I started to accelerate, he did an 'emergency stop'....Anyway...I passed. I'm not sure if it's still the same now, but I made 'errors' on my bike and car test in my eyes, never 'give up' because you've made a mistake, put it behind you and carry on and ride your best ride.

@motorcyclelessonsuk

3 ай бұрын

Great story 😂 Sounds like quite an experience 😁 It's very different these days.

Hi Leanna, how’s you? 🙂 A great advisory video, thank you 🙂 I’ve not come up with anymore ideas for video content for you 🤣

@motorcyclelessonsuk

3 ай бұрын

Haha, no problem 😊

@iansheff

3 ай бұрын

@@motorcyclelessonsuk I’m working on ideas for you 🙂 How you doing? 🙂

out of curiosity was this filmed at a weekend? i'm brushing up on the highway code and noticed at the end of the video you use a bus lane which is only for buses and cyclists, although i can't see if it's just 2hrs in the morning or all day on the sign

@motorcyclelessonsuk

Ай бұрын

I've no idea when I filmed it sorry. I should think however that if I'm using the bus lane it's outside of the times on the sign 😉. Thanks for the comment 😊

Do you think new riders (driving car for 8 years) should ride a 125 for a year or just go straight in for the big bike licence? Thanks

@motorcyclelessonsuk

3 ай бұрын

I think having a 125 helps during the learning process as you can practise what you are being taught between lessons. Just having a bike and not having lessons can be worse because you can develop bad habits without even knowing it. Thanks 😊

nice to see pot holes are a nation wide problem

@motorcyclelessonsuk

27 күн бұрын

Haha, apparently so!😂

@Studiggler

27 күн бұрын

@@motorcyclelessonsuk I passed my mod 2 yesterday, just wanted to thank you for the advice given, got 9 minor faults but who cares!

@motorcyclelessonsuk

26 күн бұрын

@@Studiggler well done on passing, fabulous news 👍🏻. Might be worth revisiting the videos in the most common mod 2 mistakes playlist, as a refresher from time to time. I say to my students each fault is a safety issue where you could have done something to keep yourself safer, so it's worth staying on top of small mistakes. Enjoy your new licence 😊

Toward the end of the vid you rode in a bus lane. Can you explain why please as it only refers to cycle sharing

@motorcyclelessonsuk

Ай бұрын

Hello, this is because on the sign are the times that the bus lane is active. Outside of these times it should be treated as a normal lane. Many thanks, 😊

That’s it. I struggle at roundabouts so I will always take the first exit and they can’t mark me down (as long as it’s not a motorway)

@RoadcraftNottingham

3 ай бұрын

How many tests have you taken? 😉 😜 😂

@motorcyclelessonsuk

3 ай бұрын

Perhaps time to refresh your roundabout approach... kzread.info/dash/bejne/nYuat6uEn6-xd5M.html kzread.info/dash/bejne/aaqNj7uOm6XfdZc.html kzread.info/dash/bejne/kWdpptuqc5ebc5c.html 😉😊

Hi leanne I have my mod 2 tomorrow I want to know the rule for a 125 automatic on national speed limit as my bike cannot go that fast Loving the videos really helpful thanks

@motorcyclelessonsuk

Ай бұрын

The examiner will understand, don't worry. Go at a speed that is safe for the conditions and your bike is capable of. If you're very worried, ask them before the test starts. They should put your mind at ease. Thanks for the question and good luck.

@jasonearl5093

Ай бұрын

Thanks leanne... I passed with 3 minor faults ...Thanks for your support and videos they have been priceless in my preparations ❤

@motorcyclelessonsuk

Ай бұрын

@@jasonearl5093 well done 👍🏻 You're welcome. Enjoy your freedom from L plates 😊👍🏻

I would love to lessons how can i do that please help me

@motorcyclelessonsuk

3 ай бұрын

Look up good motorcycle training schools near to where you live. Most offer a taster or introductory lesson as a starting point if you haven't ridden before.

i cannot believe you said about stopping on double yellow lines.

@motorcyclelessonsuk

8 күн бұрын

In what sense? During lessons students sometimes have to stop on double yellows if split up from the instructor as there is nowhere else to stop, so it's important that they are aware they shouldn't do this on test, unless given permission to do so.

@robincarter5571

6 күн бұрын

@@motorcyclelessonsuk sorry totally disagree, please read. Waiting and parking (238 to 252) - THE HIGHWAY CODE. PS a part from that i do like your videos

Did you accidently go through a red at 4:03 :)

@jacobcashin55

3 ай бұрын

Can see what you mean, she is turning at a crossroad junction, that red light is for the traffic coming from the left so no :)

@paullee6663

3 ай бұрын

No

@TheAviation101

3 ай бұрын

No white stop line = those lights aren’t for you

@motorcyclelessonsuk

3 ай бұрын

Thanks, you all had me worried for a minute there 😂, but you're right, I was turning towards lights that were red for the cross-way traffic. Phew! 😅😂

our examiner is in a car lol..he hates motorbikes lol..lucky me

@deanroberts187

3 ай бұрын

I had a car driver for an examiner too. Was a chilled ride as he couldn’t keep up in the normal flow of traffic 😂

@motorcyclelessonsuk

3 ай бұрын

Our examiner sometimes uses a car too, but not because they hate motorbikes 😂.

I think its worth emphasising how quickly its over, you'll be back in the test centre before you know it, just try not to do anything dumba$$ for 35 minutes and you will pass.

@motorcyclelessonsuk

3 ай бұрын

This is very true 😊

ride it like you stole it the test is all wrong it should be about your skill in riding ,it would be far better on a track where you can show that you have the skill by circuiting the track in under a time . riding slowly on the road requires little skill and you will be caught out on the road when some one pulls out on you and you dont have the riding skill Learn to ride off road first

@motorcyclelessonsuk

3 ай бұрын

This channel is about road riding, motorcycle safety, and the skills of forward planning and anticipation as well as machine control. It is not about track racing, so unfortunately your advice and opinions here are not especially helpful.