Talk Morgan Forums Community Vehicle Talk (non-Morgan) Howards Dillema...Almost.

In my humble opinion, surrounding oneself with a metal shell on four wheels gives one a false sense of security and invulnerability that is often not deserved. Whilst it may seem Darwinian to put people on low powered 2 wheels may seem counter intuitive, at least with the right tuition, they would have a greater affinity and correlation to the road surface and its condition resulting impact on their progress.


Considering no form of tuition or testing of competence and understanding of eg the Highway Code is required of cyclists, who are far more exposed and capable of quite high speeds on the highway, by comparison the theory and practical part of the motorcyclists licencing teaches a sense of roadcraft as one directly feels and interfaces with the weather and prevailing road conditions , not being cocooned in a warm, heated and dry environment of a car.

Without question I learnt more of my roadcraft from my early motorcycling days, same echoed by my wife who undertook her motorcycle tuition and test ( in her forties) during the winter gave her greater awareness of road conditions than her decades driving a car.

As in all things idiots will be idiots no matter what you do, as many in their youth suffer from a false sense of invincibility.