Whether you're a new or an experienced rider, this official DSA guide will help you acquire and maintain the skills necessary to keep you safe on the road. This latest edition includes the very latest information on Eco-Safe riding and avoiding and dealing with congestion and offers everything a novice or qualified motorcyclist needs to know to be a more skilful rider. It includes information about the new practical motorcycle test. Thousands of deaths that occur each year on UK roads might be prevented by improving standards of driving and riding. By promoting the correct attitude and approach to motorcycling, along with the essential riding techniques, "The Official DSA Guide to Riding: The Essential Skills" will keep you on the road to safe riding for life. Fully illustrated and written in a clear, easy-to-understand style, there is no comparable comprehensive, official product available on the market. This book comes from the Driving Standards Agency, the people who set the driving tests. In addition to best riding practice, this title includes essential guidance on: rider responsibility, attitude and the law; defensive, motorway, night time and all-weather motorcycling techniques; machine handling, breakdowns and basic maintenance; and plus the opportunity to win bike gear!

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The Driving Standards Agency's maxim is 'Safe Driving for Life' The agency's formal aim is to promote road safety in Great Britain through the advancement of driving standards and, in particular, by testing drivers (including motorcyclists) and driving instructors fairly and efficiently.