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From: CrazyCam on 24 Nov 2009 14:44 Knobdoodle wrote: > "theo" <theodoreb(a)bigpond.com.au> wrote: > In WA as I believe in QLD, you must have an accompanying 'instructor' > when on L plates. The law says that that person may be riding another > motor cycle or be a pillion on the learners bike. I don't think I've > ever seen the second option exercised. > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > I think the instructor/pillion bit just got canned in Qld recently. > I've instructed a few people that way (and been instructed that way too). It > has it's moments; if the learner is smallish you can get them started by > having your fingers on the outside of the bars to cover the throttle and > levers for the starts & stops. And, if the learner is kinda cute, the instructor may get some slight pleasure out of the experience. ;-) regards, CrazyCam
From: CrazyCam on 24 Nov 2009 14:50 Nev.. wrote: <snip> > In the UK they licence televisions. Works well, too! When did you last hear of a pom being run down by an out of control TV? regards, CrazyCam
From: George W Frost on 24 Nov 2009 17:09 "CrazyCam" <CrazyCam(a)optusnet.com.au> wrote in message news:4b0c377b$0$5424$afc38c87(a)news.optusnet.com.au... > Knobdoodle wrote: >> "theo" <theodoreb(a)bigpond.com.au> wrote: >> In WA as I believe in QLD, you must have an accompanying 'instructor' >> when on L plates. The law says that that person may be riding another >> motor cycle or be a pillion on the learners bike. I don't think I've >> ever seen the second option exercised. >> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >> I think the instructor/pillion bit just got canned in Qld recently. >> I've instructed a few people that way (and been instructed that way too). >> It has it's moments; if the learner is smallish you can get them started >> by having your fingers on the outside of the bars to cover the throttle >> and levers for the starts & stops. > > > And, if the learner is kinda cute, the instructor may get some slight > pleasure out of the experience. ;-) > > regards, > CrazyCam With knobless, it wouldn't matter but by his previous posts, he would prefer it to be a male
From: George W Frost on 24 Nov 2009 17:10 "CrazyCam" <CrazyCam(a)optusnet.com.au> wrote in message news:4b0c3909$0$5424$afc38c87(a)news.optusnet.com.au... > Nev.. wrote: > > <snip> > >> In the UK they licence televisions. > > Works well, too! > > When did you last hear of a pom being run down by an out of control TV? > > regards, > CrazyCam When it gets thrown out of the window
From: George W Frost on 24 Nov 2009 17:11
"Nev.." <idiot(a)mindless.com> wrote in message news:qeOdnROMec5nV5bWnZ2dnUVZ_hydnZ2d(a)westnet.com.au... > Zebee Johnstone wrote: > >> But... most people just want to pass the exam. ASk any teacher. > > It's not just the students who want to pass the tests. The instructors > want them to pass too, so that they can boast about their training record > to prospective students. There are driving schools in Melbourne who > guarantee that you will pass at the first attempt. Mind you, with the new > minimum 120hrs practice before you take your licence test, anyone who > fails at the first attempt obviously has no aptitude for the task and > should be banned from driving for life. When I was learing my instructor > thought I was ready after about 6.5 hrs total driving experience. I'd > have turned 30 before I could afford to pay for 120 hrs instruction. > > Nev.. > '08 DL1000K8 Can't say that I even remember driving schools when I got my licence |