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Initial Rider Training Programme
 In 1997 research into initial rider training standards throughout Europe reached six main conclusions:
That pre-licence rider training in Europe;
- Was widely variable and not always available
- Often prohibitively expensive
- Often unstructured and with poor instruction
- Over emphasised machine control skills
- Had little hazard awareness and avoidance focus
- Rarely addressed rider attitude and behaviour
(source: The Initial Rider Training Project – the needs and views of the rider, 1997).
As a result, the representative organisations of the motorcycling community agreed that training in Europe does not generally meet riders’ needs and a project was formed to develop a European approach to address the main problems. The Initial Rider Training Project (IRT) has now delivered an Initial Rider Training Programme covering four categories:
Theoretical
- Road regulations
- Sings and markings
- Machine dynamics
- Hazard awareness
- Helmets and appropriate clothing
- Social responsibilities
- Impairment
- Attitude and behaviour
Machine control
- Machine familiarity
- First movements
- Gears, brakes and direction
- Steering and counter-steering
- Low speed manoeuvring
- Hazard management
Traffic interface
- Positioning in traffic
- Distance and speed
- Curves and bends
- Junctions
- Overtaking
- Motorways
- Anticipation
- Riding together
- Journey Planning
e-coaching
- providing virtual no-risk exposure to hazards and consequences of attitude and behaviour.
For an overview of the IRT Programme, click here
For the IRT Programme manual, click here
For more information visit http://www.initialridertraining.eu
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