MOTOR CYCLE LICENSING REFORMS - Press Release
On Wednesday 8th June the Minister for Road Safety, The Hon Mark Bailey announced reforms to Motor Cycle Licensing in Queensland. Below is part of the press release:
Main Roads and Road Safety Minister Mark Bailey said changes to the competency based test- ing and licensing requirements would boost safety for one of the most vulnerable groups on our roads.
“Motorcycle riders and passengers continue to be over-represented in the road toll,” Mr Bailey said.
“The figures are unacceptable and highlight the need for us to review and reform the motor- cycle licensing system in Queensland.”
Mr Bailey said the changes were founded on community and industry feedback and included implementing a minimum learner licence period.
“We carried out an extensive the public consultation process last year, which included looking at crash data, reviewing road safety research and looking at practices in other States and jurisdictions,” Mr Bailey said.
“1,740 people and industry groups responded to the Motorcycle Licensing Discussion Paper and online survey - results were published on the TMR website in December 2015.”
The reforms include:
• An off-road practical pre-learner training and assessment course (increasing the required number of courses to obtain an R licence from two to three)
- A minimum learner licence period of three months for all learner riders
- The extension of the minimum RE (restricted) licence period to two years
- Removing the restriction prohibiting R licence holders from carrying a passenger for the first year
• A stronger emphasis on riding behaviour and higher order skills in Q-Ride courses, and greater standardisation in the course curriculum.
For more information on these changes visit: www.tmr.qld.gov.au/Safety/Motorcycle-safety/Motorcycle-safety-initiatives
To adapt to these changes especially the pre learner course, I will need to have about 3-5 participants before running the 2 day course. I will run these on Sat and Sun every second weekend. Can we have the booking system changed so that we can have up to 5 people book into the one booking time slot?