Dubai: The Dubai Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has tightened the requirements for getting a motorcycle driving licence.
The RTA has developed a new policy for those intending to obtain licenses, with the trainee having to complete five key stages during the training, qualification and testing process. The move comes in keeping with RTA strategy to provide safety to all road users in the emirate.
Sultan Al Marzouki, Director of Drivers Licensing at the RTA’s Licensing Agency,said: “The new system for training and testing motorbike drivers, which is currently being run in coordination with all driving institutes in the emirate, is superior to the previous system as it ensures better safety.”
All applicants are now required to wear helmets, gloves, shoes and long-sleeve shirts during driving.
The previous internal test, comprising a test on the shape of the figure (8), has also been changed in the new system to two internal tests.
He said the main objective of the new training policy is to assist motorbike drivers in gaining high levels of driving skills.
The training system comprises of five stages.
The first stage is to provide motorbike booklet - a manual for safe driving written in three languages including Arabic, English and Urdu.
The second stage of training includes teaching of the basics of motorbike driving skills, which is controlling and moving the motorbike and the use of gear. The third stage focuses on developing applicant’s driving skills of the trainee to help him clear the first internal test.
Stage four of the training focuses on learning advanced driving skills which assist in avoiding accidents. This stage helps the trainee pass the second internal test.
The fifth and last stage helps the trainee apply skills gained in previous internal stages on road driving and pass the final road test.
