Rejected petition: Introduce Motorbike Awareness Training into Driving Lessons.
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With a 13% increase in Motorbike related deaths so far this year in 2026, it seems that almost daily there is a report of a new death. Change is needed to adjust attitude, education and awareness towards motorbikes and in turn hopefully reduce the risk to life. Too many have been lost needlessly.
During driving lessons, learner drivers should have at least a lesson dedicated to awareness, education and attitude to motorbikes.
There is such a huge misunderstanding and lack of education and awareness towards motorbikes which as a biker myself I’ve experienced.
Motorbikes do not and cannot operate like cars, we share the roads with car drivers who seemingly have no understanding of this. Creating a dangerous gap where lives are and rapidly being lost.
Why was this petition rejected?
It’s not clear what the petition is asking the UK Government or Parliament to do.
The Government does not not set specific content for driving lessons but the DVSA provides a syllabus which already includes motorcycle awareness.
In 2019, the Government introduced the inclusion of computer-generated (CGI) videos to encourage learner drivers to be more aware of motorcyclists.
The Highway Code section on road drivers requiring extra care includes looking out for motorcyclists when driving.
You can read more about this here: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/new-videos-to-help-learner-drivers-improve-motorcyclist-awareness
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