----- Original Message -----
From: Loss, Joe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: Multiple recipients of list <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Monday, June 19, 2000 5:07 PM
Subject: RE: Helmet / motorcycle license
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Michel Bijl [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Friday, June 16, 2000 1:54 PM
> To: Multiple recipients of list
> Subject: Re: Helmet
>
> >In '84, I spent one year in your beautiful country, (Carmel IN)
> >At that time I noticed that drivers education is, compared to dutch
> >standards, at an horrible level. I'm not saying this to insult you but it
> >seems to me that geting a licence is far too easy over there...
>
> I'll vouch for that. I finally got around to getting my Colorado
motorcycle
> license last year after getting my Aussie one more than 20 years ago. I
> actually took it on the GTS. After a simple multiple choice test I was
taken
> to a paved area marked out for the testing. The tester explained that I
was
> allowed up to "5 points" off which equated roughly to a few mistakes and a
> poor result in the brake test. When the tester saw the GTS he said it was
> going to be really tough to do the drills on such a big machine. The slow
> speed zigzag through the cones was tough but to his amazement I squeezed
> through without touching any. But you should have seen the look on his
face
> when I didn't even reach the measuring marks in the brake test. He said
he'd
> never seen anyone brake near that good. (I couldn't bring myself to tell
him
> about the ABS of course!) After a couple more maneuvering tests I had my
> license. I was flabbergasted that I wasn't even required to ride on an
> actual road or even at any speed above 20 mph!!!
>
> Cheers Joe.
>
>
I rest my case
Michel
