Test in bad weather - taken into consideration?
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Ok, so I'm thinking of booking my test up for early December. Now, it'll probably be pissing it down, or atleast wet and greasy on the roads. When it comes to emergency stops etc, is this taken into consideration? I.E, do they give you more time to stop in? Or am I making it harder for myself by taking it poor conditions? Cheers chaps.
My girlfriend skidded on the controlled stop, she was angry but much to her dismay I sided with the examiners view!
Remember the old saying that says when it's raining, twice the distance. You ARE allowed to take more space to stop in the rain. Just be cotrollled, careful but assertive with your stop and you'll be fine.
Remember the old saying that says when it's raining, twice the distance. You ARE allowed to take more space to stop in the rain. Just be cotrollled, careful but assertive with your stop and you'll be fine.
Took my test in hail and snow. The examiner cancelled the test before mine as the road marking weren't visible.
I ended up riding up a dual carriageway at 70mph with very little visibility because I figured if the examiner saw me repeatedly wiping my visor he'd end the test (he was in a car).
Passed in the end and I reckon I'm a better rider for having done all my training in the wet, ice and snow.
I ended up riding up a dual carriageway at 70mph with very little visibility because I figured if the examiner saw me repeatedly wiping my visor he'd end the test (he was in a car).
Passed in the end and I reckon I'm a better rider for having done all my training in the wet, ice and snow.
I locked the back wheel momentarily on my emergency stop, during a test done in the rain on wet and greasy roads.
Examiner marked it as a minor fault, pointing out that the road conditions were very poor, and that I had controlled the skid satisfactorily.
So I guess the answer to your question is yes.
Examiner marked it as a minor fault, pointing out that the road conditions were very poor, and that I had controlled the skid satisfactorily.
So I guess the answer to your question is yes.
Took my test in May - in the pi$$ing rain. So Summer is no guarantee. Go for it. Just remember to keep everything much smoother in the rain. In fact I'm glad I took mine in the rain, it's given me some extra confidence that rain is not as terrifying as you might think on a bike...... Also did Bike Safe recently - again in monsoon conditions - so seems to be a theme developing....
N Dentressangle said:
I locked the back wheel momentarily on my emergency stop, during a test done in the rain on wet and greasy roads.
Examiner marked it as a minor fault, pointing out that the road conditions were very poor, and that I had controlled the skid satisfactorily.
So I guess the answer to your question is yes.
Yep my test was taken in Dec 1996.. pretty cold and wet/greasy conditions I too locked my rear wheel momentarily during the emergency stop and still passed overall. I had an earlier test cancelled due to very strong gale force wind and driving rain.. pity that I'd ridden some 6miles to the test centre in those conditions only to be told it was too dangerous and unsafe to ride in those conditions. I did have to ride at a significant angle of lean to keep the bike in a straight line.. I got completely soaked too without proper waterproofs then.. I can laugh about it now!Examiner marked it as a minor fault, pointing out that the road conditions were very poor, and that I had controlled the skid satisfactorily.
So I guess the answer to your question is yes.
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