{"links":{"self":"https://preview.epetitions.website/archived/petitions/68199.json"},"data":{"type":"archived-petition","id":68199,"parliament":{"period":"2010-2015","government":"Conservative – Liberal Democrat coalition","dissolution_at":"2015-03-30T23:59:59.000+01:00","response_threshold":10000,"debate_threshold":100000},"attributes":{"action":"Drivers Should be Required to Hold a Motorcycle CBT for 1 Year Before they can Drive","background":null,"additional_details":"Being a motorcyclist I'm quite aware of the dangers of getting on 2 wheels every morning before work. Bikers not only have to be wary of; keeping a 2 wheeled vehicle upright, drain covers, pot holes (I could go on), but when car drivers find it acceptable to cut up someone on 2 wheels, that's when us bikers get angry.\r\n\r\nI would like the DFT to consider making it a requirement that each new driver must hold a CBT for at least 1 year before they are allowed to drive on the road, even with an instructor, to increase the awareness of the dangers bikers face.\r\n\r\nLook at it from a biker perspective:\r\n\r\n17 years old car driver, any CC vehicle, top speed, easily over 80 mph. 17 Year old CBT/A1 license holder. Maximum engine capacity, 125cc, top speed around 65mph.\r\n\r\nIf new drivers had a CBT, they would be made aware of the dangers motorcyclists face, and the driving would change. If drivers knew what a motorcyclist had to think about when controlling a bike, the roads would be safer.","committee_note":null,"state":"closed","signature_count":3,"created_at":"2014-08-01T00:36:58.000Z","updated_at":"2020-02-16T19:30:09.555Z","rejected_at":null,"opened_at":"2014-08-01T12:05:09.000Z","closed_at":"2015-03-30T22:59:59.000Z","moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2014-08-01T00:36:58.000Z","response_threshold_reached_at":null,"government_response_at":null,"debate_threshold_reached_at":null,"debate_scheduled_at":null,"scheduled_debate_date":null,"debate_outcome_at":null,"rejection":null,"government_response":null,"debate":null,"departments":[],"topics":[],"signatures_by_country":[],"signatures_by_constituency":[],"signatures_by_region":[],"other_parliamentary_business":[]}}}