Not only a great narrated video, but you take time to answer questions months after the upload. There is real value to this channel. I’ll be watching more of your content as I prepare for my mod 2 retake.

@Lets-rideUk

2 ай бұрын

Best of luck! 👍

Got my Mod 2 test on the 18th of July, your videos are so insightful, thank you

@Lets-rideUk

17 күн бұрын

Best of luck! 🏍️🤞

Thanks for this Richard, my Mod 2 is in a couple of weeks hence searching for additional tutorials. I have to say, your teaching is on a top commercial pilot level with a million air miles under their belt…assured, professional and experienced with a delivery so clearly explained. Probably the best tutor video I’ve come across all year. Well done and massive thanks. I have subscribed!

@Lets-rideUk

10 ай бұрын

Extremely kind words Cary - thank you! All the best with the Mod 2! 👍👍👍

@caryfielder3796

9 ай бұрын

Hi Richard, just wanted to let you know I passed Mod2 today with zero minors! So chuffed. Thanks for the video’s, they definitely helped for sure. I will keep subscription as I still have lots more to learn and I really enjoy the way you explain things. Carry on the great work you do and thanks again 👍

@Lets-rideUk

9 ай бұрын

@@caryfielder3796 Fantastic! Well done Cary! Great result. Ride safe! 😊🏍👍

Great video very informative

This is very useful. From the US and a percentage of channel viewers are doing so from the UK. I would much rather see it done correctly than see angry people kicking and smashing mirrors. Wonderful job.

Thanks Richard. Passed Mod 1 & Mod 2, 1st time mostly thanks to you. Great video’s and fantastic commentary, scenery wasn’t too bad either! Not quite the same riding around Stoke-onTrent but hopefully I’ll make the most of it🌞

@Lets-rideUk

27 күн бұрын

Thanks Phil and many congratulations to you! 🥳

@ronlysons6750

22 күн бұрын

Richard's videos are by far the best on You Tube for rider instruction, there is no doubt about that. Question for you though Richard. If you take your test on say a Honda 750cc Hornet, that is restricted to A2, do you only get an A2 license? If you do that seems a bit odd to me, because if you take it on a 500cc Hornet or 750cc Hornet, on the test you will not be asked to ride at anywhere near the potential of either motorcycle.

@Lets-rideUk

21 күн бұрын

@@ronlysons6750 Thank you for the very kind words. Yes, if the 750cc Hornet is restricted for A2 you'll get an A2 licence. And yes, totally agree! In fact our school CB300R is just as quick as the bigger bikes in real-word riding and has zero problem keeping up on the faster roads. The whole A2 / A restriction limits do seem rather arbitrary but hey-ho, it is what it is. 🤷‍♂

Great video, taking my mod 1 & 2 in a couple of weeks and this is a great guide

@Lets-rideUk

4 ай бұрын

Best of luck Stephen!

Welcome back 👍 It’s great to see your media content

@Lets-rideUk

11 ай бұрын

Thanks! 👍

Excellent,

Great to see you back, Richard!

@Lets-rideUk

11 ай бұрын

Thanks Pete!

Really useful video. I am looking to do Module 1 & 2 training in the next couple of months, so these videos just give me a good heads-up on what I should be looking for.

@Lets-rideUk

11 ай бұрын

Good luck with it all! 👍

I passed my mod 1 and mod 2 with having failed with another school. Richard was a good teacher. He was very patient and unlike the other school didn't put me under pressure like the other school dod

@Lets-rideUk

2 ай бұрын

Thank you!

Beautiful narration. I have subscribed.

@Lets-rideUk

9 ай бұрын

Thank you very much!

Hi Richard. Thank you for all these amazing videos. They really helped me add a little more to my local (London based) training and provided me with enough tips and confidence. Passed Mod 2 today so felt it was only appropriate to thank you even though never met. Best wishes

@Lets-rideUk

7 ай бұрын

You are very welcome and many congratulations!

Excellent videos they have helped me a lot. I failed my first mod 2 test hopefully I will pass next time.

@Lets-rideUk

10 ай бұрын

Good luck Colin!

@colinsoutham8559

10 ай бұрын

Thank you

Thanks for such an informative video, just subscribed 👍🏼. I have one question regarding pedestrians… say I’m waiting to turn right at a set of traffic lights going from a major to minor road. The lights change to green and I set off and suddenly a pedestrian appears on the curb side waiting to cross over the minor road I’m turning into what the heck do I do here ? Do I have to stop which could potentially hold the traffic behind me that are also committed due to green light?

@Lets-rideUk

10 ай бұрын

Stopping there would put you in considerable danger so just continue. 👍

Hi Richard, I'm taking Mod 1 & Mod 2 next month - your videos are brilliant so thank you very much for uploading. A couple questions that my instructor will probably answer for me but I want to start riding with best practice on my 125 in the meantime. Puling out and pulling back in around parked cars, approaching junction and turning left or right (position 2-1 or 2-3) and pulling away from standstill at a junction is it right we don't need to do lifesavers? Lifesavers only really necessary when moving to a position out of field of view of mirror or turning right across oncoming traffic? This is contrary to what I was told at CBT in London so just curious and wanted to double check. Thanks

@Lets-rideUk

8 ай бұрын

Yes, all the above is correct. 👍 Lifesavers taught in the above scenarios date back decades and are passed from instructor generation to instructor generation! Nothing wrong with them per se, but the DVSA examiners aren't looking for them there nor are they shown in any DVSA handbook. Taking your eyes off the road ahead - where the main danger lies - should only be done sparingly. Your instructor may well teach them in which case do them just to make your life easier during the training course. 😆 But I always say, if in doubt - lifesaver! Best of luck. 👍

Great video, virtually each time II had a question you answered it but I do have an easy question.. You mention the point at which it's not safe to stop at a possible amber light. Is it that you might be re-ended and I itiate a multiple shunt or that you might drop the bike doing too savage braking?

@Lets-rideUk

5 ай бұрын

Main concern is the people behind you not paying attention / following too closely and shunting you. But yes, there is also a danger - particularly in the wet and not having ABS - of locking the front and losing control. 👍😊

On approach to a junction if I’m turning left or right and I’m approaching from position 2 to go to either 1 or 3 do I just use mirrors then move over or a life saver before moving from 2-3 or 2-1?

@Lets-rideUk

10 ай бұрын

Mirrors are suffice. A very wide road from 2 -3 may benefit a lifesaver glance - ie. a change of position which takes you beyond what the mirror tells you. If in doubt do a lifesaver. 😊👍

On the dual carriage can the examiner fail you if you stick to a steady 60 or if you stay in the left hand lane and stay behind a slower moving vehicle?

@Lets-rideUk

10 ай бұрын

Might be ok at 60, but less than that will be a problem (we've had people pass at 60 and some advice at the end of the test). Staying in the left lane behind slow traffic and not overtaking when you could can definately result in a fail.

Thank you for a very useful video. Do all pedestrians have priority when wanting to cross the road, regardless of zebra/pelican crossings? I interpret the Highway Code guidance that motorists 'should' (not must) give way to pedestrians wanting to cross the road. It can be hazardous when another motorist is unaware of another doing this., so should be according to road conditions. Some may interpret the guidance as 'must', so for the test does it always apply that if anyone is wanting to cross the road we should let them cross?

@Lets-rideUk

10 ай бұрын

Excellent point. Yes, it is a "should" not "must" if a pedestrian is waiting to cross. For example, major to minor left turn with traffic behind me I would definitely think twice about stopping! In that scenario you are putting yourself at quite some risk. Minor to major not so much. If a pedestrian is already on the road then they have absolute priority.👍

@IngramCars

10 ай бұрын

@@Lets-rideUk thanks for the clarification, much appreciated.

@ab7830

10 ай бұрын

Great video and instruction - and also a great comment. I completely disagree with the new Highway Code amendments re pedestrians. Should?? Must?? There should be absolutely no place in the H/C for crap like this - there should be clear rules rather than "guidance" that can be interpreted by different drivers in different ways. In the video, this is perfectly illustrated at 07:35. The riding instructor gives way and, as a direct result, a pedestrian is pressurised into attempting to push her pram/baby into the path of an oncoming car (forcing it to stop as well)...

Hi Richard great videos. Hope you don’t mind me asking this but are all UK instructors bound by the same “best practice”? Is there a Uk standard that you should all be coaching. Do all instructors have to follow the same assessment/training programme. Just interested as to how this is verified in the UK thanks

@Lets-rideUk

11 ай бұрын

Great question David. There's no clear guidelines for instructors to follow - no handbook per se. Most instructors get their information from the instructors who trained them, who in turn got the information from the instructors who trained them and so on and so forth, which is why there can be a big difference in training techniques between schools and even between instructors of a school. What's taught in the way junctions and roundabouts are handled can be very different depending on who you train with. Curiously though, all the information required is published by the DVSA. There are two books which pretty much cover everything; The official DVSA guide to learning to ride & The official DVSA guide to riding: the essential skills. If you ride as per the guidelines in those books then you'll pass - and that's the standard we operate from as well as information gleaned from our local examiners. That's not to say other schools are wrong but there are things taught which aren't really required, such as lifesaver before turning left on a major to minor junction, or moving to the left as you approach a left turn. Not necessarily wrong but the examiners don't require it. I would say though, if you're with an instructor who's been in the game a long time then absolutely do what they tell you, even if it conflicts with advice you may find on KZread. It makes life easier for you and you'll pass regardless. Training videos on KZread are great but may give you procedures you may not need to do on the test, thus complicating things needlessly. I would definately stick to UK-based KZread videos to pass your test but after that there are some great videos on advanced riding techniques from all over the world. Good luck! 😊👍

@davidfarmer8089

11 ай бұрын

Thanks Richard for your comprehensive answer which aids my understanding well. My instructors did say don’t watch KZread as can be misleading. However, everything you say and do matches them 100% so far (I’m about to take mod1 test). They say they teach current best practice and they also train instructors so I’m pretty happy they know what they are talking about.

Great instruction! My instructor is telling me to do shoulder checks every time I move away and I noticed you’re just doing mirror checks. Are the shoulder checks unnecessary every time? Cheers.

@Lets-rideUk

6 ай бұрын

Nope, no shoulder checks required when pulling away. Just delays things unnecessarily. You won't be marked down if you do them though. 😊👍

So just mirrors before moving off from say traffic lights? No life saver every time you set off?

@Lets-rideUk

2 ай бұрын

Just mirrors is fine. 👍

@25:27 what does position 3 mean?

@Lets-rideUk

Ай бұрын

Biased to the right side of the lane.

I think everyone, apart from the driver, k ew what the red car would do.

@Lets-rideUk

4 ай бұрын

Indeed.