CBT - Ho why, Ho why

When CBT was first conceived it was to reduce accidents.

The fundamental part to riding or driving on the road is knowing the highway code. Even a very basic knowledge is better than nothing.

If you play sports, let's say football, how do you know the offside rule? The simple answer is you look in the rule book.

The highway code is the rule book for the road. It gives all the information you need to stay alive. So, if you don't know the rules of the road, how can you drive or ride correctly?

It never fails to amaze me when doing a CBT how many don't know even the basics of it.

Now a 16 yearold on the road for the first time I can forgive for not knowing. BUT - when a car driver can't even tell you what a give way or stop sign or line is, now it's scary.

And it gets better, some who do know it, choose to ignore it, saying that you only have to conform IF 'plod is about!

Parents who have spent 16 years of hard earned cash and emotional time on their kids say "why do they need to know it? - it's only a 50cc moped"!

The road and traffic don't care if you're on a moped, sport bike, car or lorry it still hurts when it goes wrong.

I don't know if anyone reads this but if they do, pass on the jist of it, read the rules n stick to them.

It's for ALL our safety.