Module Two

During your Module Two test you’ll be judged on your ability to ride safely on the road, in accordance with the Highway Code – and it’ll take around an hour to complete.

The test is broken down into four separate segments, which are:

● An eyesight check

● ‘Show me, tell me’ vehicle safety questions

● Road riding

● Independent riding. For the eyesight check you’ll be expected to read a number plate from a distance of 20.5 metres – and you’ll fail your test if you fail the eyesight check. For the ‘Show me, tell me’ part of the test, you’ll be asked a couple of questions relating to vehicle safety, which test that you know how to carry out basic safety checks.

Now it’s time to get out on the road. Your examiner will hook you up with a one-way communication system so they can give you directions – and away you go. Throughout the duration of the test you’ll be asked to carry out normal stops, an angle start (pulling out from behind a parked vehicle) and a hill start (where possible). You’ll also have to undertake about 10 minutes of independent riding, which is designed to assess your ability to ride safely while making your own decisions. Don’t worry though, if you forget the instructions, you can ask the instructor to repeat the directions if you forget them – and you won’t fail the test if you go off the route either, providing your react appropriately.

Throughout the test your examiner will make a note of dangerous faults (these involve actual danger to you, the examiner, the public or property), and serious faults (which are potentially dangerous) and riding faults (which aren’t necessarily dangerous, but could become serious if you keep making the same mistake).

You’ll pass module 2 if you make no serious or dangerous faults (or ’majors’) and no more than 10 riding faults

(or ’minors’). Just remember that the test is simply about showing that you have full control over the motorcycle, while constantly assessing your environment for risks, and you should be fine.