{"id":1634,"date":"2015-10-26T09:00:34","date_gmt":"2015-10-26T09:00:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.booktheorytesttoday.com\/?p=1634"},"modified":"-0001-11-30T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2015-10-21T11:10:22","slug":"motorbike-theory-test","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theorytestcentres.co.uk\/blog\/motorbike-theory-test\/","title":{"rendered":"Bikers beat drivers in theory test survey"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em>It is official, bikers are better than drivers when it comes to driving theory. Thinking of <\/em><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.booktheorytesttoday.com\/book\/skip\"><strong><em>booking a motorbike theory test<\/em><\/strong><\/a><em>? Now\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s the time. You stand a great chance of passing based on these results!<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><!--more--><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">A challenge set by insurance brokers, Carole Nash, showed that bikers are better than drivers when it comes to road safety. Drivers, who had passed a theory test, and bikers, who had passed a motorbike theory test, went head-to-head retaking a theory test to see who would come out on top.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Bikers, you emerged victorious. Based on results from the challenge, using questions from the official DVSA theory test, one in five (16 per cent) drivers would likely fail a driving theory test if they were to retake it compared to just 6 <\/span>per cent<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> of riders likely to fail a motorbike theory test.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Where are drivers going wrong?<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The challenge uncovered that drivers really struggled with road signs. Out of eight categories of the <strong><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.booktheorytesttoday.com\/book\/skip\">driving theory test<\/a><\/strong> challenge, 83 per cent of bikers correctly identified the road signs presented. Only 68 per cent of drivers managed to do the same.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Here\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s a driving theory test question that left drivers baffled:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00e2\u20ac\u0153When are you permitted to cross double solid white lines in the centre of the road?\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Answer to follow later! Keep reading.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Confident you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve got this right? If you did, you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re in the company of 92 <\/span>per cent<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> of bikers who answered correctly, leaving drivers in the rear view mirror with just 71 per cent providing the right answer.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Why do bikers do so well on the motorbike theory test?<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Rebecca Donohue, Head of Marketing for Carole Nash, has a theory: \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Bikers score highly on the <strong><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.booktheorytesttoday.com\/book\/skip\">motorbike theory test<\/a><\/strong> because they\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re clued up with what\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s happening on the road at all times. It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s a thrilling way to travel, but without being fully aware of their surroundings and the rules of the road it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s as equally risky as it is exhilarating.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Bikers beware of drivers<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Most frightening for bikers is that a huge number of drivers participating in the theory test challenge did not know how to safely interpret or react to common road situations involving motorbikes. Amazingly, just 4 out of 10 drivers identified that they should allow more space when overtaking a biker in windy conditions.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Unsurprisingly, 95 per cent of bikers identified that this was correct road etiquette.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Karen Cole, the Motorcycle Industry Association\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s (MCIA) Training Director, said: \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Many bikers are car drivers too and what this theory test challenge has revealed is that experiencing the road using two different vehicles makes you a safer road user.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">This challenge endorses the idea that motorcycling is a long-term solution for improving road safety.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>One theory test for all says MCIA<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">At present, there is a motorbike theory test and a separate test for car drivers, but the MCIA wants to see just one theory test for both.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Almost forgot! The answer to the question is as follows: To pass a road maintenance vehicle travelling at 10 mph or less.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Need to book a motorbike theory test? Book yours with us<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Book today and benefit from out guarantee \u00e2\u20ac\u201c \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcif you fail your first attempt, your second motorbike theory test is on us!\u00e2\u20ac\u2122<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Book Theory Test Today offers an intermediary service assisting clients with booking a UK car or motorbike theory test, or practical test, at <a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.booktheorytesttoday.com\/?page=find\"><strong>test centres<\/strong><\/a> across the nation. The service also supplies resources to help you prepare for your theory test \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Ready to take your theory test? Book your theory <\/span>test<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> online today&#8230;<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It is official, bikers are better than drivers when it comes to driving theory. Thinking of booking a motorbike theory test? Now\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s the time. You stand a great chance of passing based on these results!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1635,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[71,2,74,73],"tags":[572,111,158,117,174,568,567,83,571,569,570,149,86],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v15.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Motorbike theory test | Bikers beat drivers in theory<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"It is official, bikers are better than drivers when it comes to driving theory. Thinking of booking a motorbike theory test? 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