an instructors guide to delivering compulsory basic training - NIDirect

2. CBT Syllabus
This element of the CBT syllabus should be used to discuss with your pupils how
and why attitudes/personality and the choices they make have an impact on road
safety. It is essential that you help your pupils to understand the issues and
implications around their behaviour and attitudes, as well as those of other riders,
and the importance of managing interactions appropriately to be a safe and
responsible rider.
A responsible rider should be expected to be aware and conscious of their own
personality, the impacts of their objectives and choices in traffic, particularly when
they affect safety, other road users or the environment.
The key objective of this element of the CBT course is to ensure your pupils become
responsible riders. Responsibility covers areas such as safe riding, social skills, ecological
riding, and the ability to assess one’s own actions and the impact this has on others.
Demonstrate a basic understanding of the Highway Code and the legal
requirements for riding on the road
Encourage your pupils, as road users, to obtain a current copy of The Official Highway
Code for Northern Ireland and refer to it as often as possible. The Highway Code is
available at www.nidirect.gov.uk. Without knowledge of the rules governing riding
on the road your pupils will find it difficult to deal with all aspects of their training.
While the Highway Code contains all the essential elements of road safety, specific
elements relating to CBT will not be covered in any great detail. Therefore you are
required to extend the information contained within the Highway Code to cover
the elements of CBT.
Advise your pupils that the information contained within the Highway Code is not
just to help you to pass your test. It contains a wealth of information and advice
which is designed to keep them and other road users safe. Encourage them to refer
to it often and follow the advice it gives.
Before your pupils can ride on the road there are minimum legal requirements they
must be aware of. You need to explain about:
• road tax, insurance and MOT certificates;
• provisional motorcycle licence entitlement;
• CBT certificate; and
• ‘L’ & ‘R’ plates.
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