Module 1 emergency stop

Watch it, then drive it

1. 1

   Watch how it is done

   Instructors film this one step by step. Watch a couple before your first try.

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2. 2

   Drive it with the coach

   Guided mode puts the reference points on screen and stops you the moment you drift.

   Practise this in the simulator
3. 3

   Test yourself

   Test mode says nothing and marks you in the examiner's words. Three clean runs in a row and it is learnt.

Hitting the speed

Most failures start before the stop: too slow through the speed trap. Get up to speed on the straight before the bend, keep a steady throttle round it and you arrive at the trap with the speed already there. The simulator shows your speed in km/h and turns it green at 50.

The stop

The moment the signal comes: throttle off, both brakes, squeezed on progressively rather than grabbed, with the bike upright and straight. The simulator records the distance from the signal to the stop; more than 26 m is marked as slow to stop, a practice target rather than a DVSA figure.

Step by step

These are the words the simulator says to you, in order, the same briefing you would get from your instructor over the radio.

1. 1Look over your right shoulder and move off. Build your speed on the straight, before the bend, not in it.
2. 2Look through the bend to the exit. Hold a steady throttle; the bike leans, you stay relaxed.
3. 3Speed trap ahead: 50 km/h or more. When the examiner raises an arm, throttle off and both brakes, hard but progressive.

Common questions