I failed on the swerve manoeuvre

I have just failed my Module 1 bike test!

The reason - the swerve avoidance section! I am yet another statistic in the long list of people who have 'come off' their bike as a result of this crazy addition to the new bike test.

My experience was undertaken in an HGV vehicle testing station in the rain. HGV vehicles run on diesel.

Is this a suitable place for a testing station? I don't think so!

The bike I was riding was damaged and my injures relatively minor - a sore, bruised right shoulder and painful left leg where the bike fell on me. Fortunately, I was wearing suitable protective clothing or injuries could have been more serious.

This new test needs to be revised. The distance between the speed camera and the blue cones that the rider swerves into is too acute.

In fact, it is downright dangerous! DSA think again about this test!