Vikki
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I love my 1996 LS650!
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Aldergrove, British Columbia
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I was just curious about what kind of licensing requirements the rest of you face where you live. From the posts I have read, it seems like the licensing in the U.S. is a bit easier than what we face in Canada.
Here, it's a three-step process. There's the written test to obtain your "learner's licence." When you have your learner's, you are restricted from riding in the dark, cannot travel faster than 60 kilometres (40 miles) an hour, must be accompanied at all times by a licensed motorcyclist and cannot carry passengers.
The next step is the "skills test," the series of slow-riding maneuvers that you do around a parking lot. We had this test as part of the riding course I took in the spring, but I failed it twice and was not permitted to proceed with the rest of the course, which basically consisted of two road rides. So I dropped the course, got my own bike and went out on the road with my husband. I have yet to do the skills test again, which I will do with the motor vehicles branch.
Once you pass the skills test, all your restrictions are removed, except for carrying passengers. The final step towards becoming a fully licensed motorcyclist is the road test.
My learner's licence expires in February, so my plan is to re-take the written test and THEN do the riding tests and FINALLY get my full licence.
So is the process this detailed for the rest of you?
Vikki
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