{"id":2750,"date":"2018-05-11T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-05-11T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.booktheorytesttoday.com\/?p=2750"},"modified":"-0001-11-30T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"-0001-11-29T23:00:00","slug":"uk-driving-theory-test-should-include-motorcycle-awareness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theorytestcentres.co.uk\/blog\/uk-driving-theory-test-should-include-motorcycle-awareness\/","title":{"rendered":"UK Driving Theory Test Should Include Motorcycle Awareness"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n\tA mum, who tragically lost her son in a motorcycle accident, is urging the Transport Secretary to update the UK driving theory test to include motorcycle awareness. Ria Brisland wants a compulsory section added to the two-part theory exam to better educate car drivers and protect bike riders on Britain&rsquo;s roads&hellip;<\/p>\n<p>\n\tMs Brisland&rsquo;s son, Nick was 19 when he was killed in an accident while riding to a local bike meet. Nick died instantly in the collision when he veered into oncoming traffic as he tried to avoid a car pulling out of a driveway. Despite Nick&rsquo;s death, the Crown Prosecution Service concluded that there was insufficient evidence to prosecute the driver of the car.<\/p>\n<p>\n\tNick&rsquo;s mum, Ria, said: &ldquo;Events leading up to Nick&rsquo;s death were easily avoidable. That&rsquo;s what spurred me on to help other bike riders. How many times have you heard someone say: &lsquo;Sorry mate I didn&rsquo;t see you?&rsquo; I want to reach the masses with this campaign and I will not stop until we&rsquo;ve achieved something.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>\n\tMs Brisland was inspired to launch a campaign following an annual bike ride from Southampton to Loomies Moto caf&eacute;, in memory of her son. She is fighting to get the<a href=\"https:\/\/www.booktheorytesttoday.com\/book\/skip\"><strong> UK driving theory test <\/strong><\/a>updated to include a compulsory section on motorcycle awareness.<\/p>\n<p>\n\t<strong>UK Driving Theory Test Petition to be Sent to Transport Secretary<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\n\tThe campaigning mum has set up a petition, which has gathered more than 120,000 signatures, to present to UK Transport Secretary, Chris Grayling MP. Recently, Ms Brisland was back at Loomies collecting more signatures for the petition.<\/p>\n<p>\n\tShe said: &ldquo;The support has really surprised me. As well as this campaign, we&rsquo;ve also set up the Nick Brisland Trust, which is raising money to install roadside defibrillators and I&rsquo;m going<\/p>\n<p>\n\tinto schools so that children learn to look out for bikes from an early age. That&rsquo;s going well, too.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>\n\tOnce the petition hits 150,000 signatures, Ria intends to hand it to Grayling in person.<\/p>\n<p>\n\tMeanwhile, Chris Grayling has agreed to meet Ria in person in the coming weeks with a view to update the UK driving theory test to include motorcycle awareness.<\/p>\n<p>\n\t<strong>Should the UK driving theory test include a motorcycle awareness section?<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.booktheorytesttoday.com\/?page=contact_us\"><strong>Contact us<\/strong><\/a> with your comments.<\/p>\n<p>\n\t<strong>Book Your Theory Test Today<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\n\tBook Theory Test Today offers an intermediary service assisting clients with booking a UK theory test, or practical test, at test centres across the nation.<\/p>\n<p>\n\tThe service also supplies resources to help you prepare for your practical and theory tests &ndash; Ready to take your theory test? Book your theory test online, today.<\/p>\n<p>\n\tNo. We&rsquo;re not affiliated with the DVSA or the gov.uk website, but that does not make us a scam. You&rsquo;re charged an admin fee to cover our staff costs and the process of booking a theory test or practical exam on your behalf.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A mum, who tragically lost her son in a motorcycle accident, is urging the Transport Secretary to update the UK driving theory test to include motorcycle awareness. Ria Brisland wants a compulsory section added to the two-part theory exam to better educate car drivers and protect bike riders on Britain&rsquo;s roads&hellip; Ms Brisland&rsquo;s son, Nick [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[],"tags":[290],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v15.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>UK Driving Theory Test Should Include Motorcycle Awareness | Book Theory Test Today Blog<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"A mum, who tragically lost her son in a motorcycle accident, is urging the Transport Secretary to update the UK driving theory test to include motorcycle\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"noindex, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta 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