This report summarises an international review of effective motorcycle rider licensing systems and interventions. It details elements of best practice for motorcycle graduated licensing based on novice motorcycle risk patterns and practice from Australia and comparable overseas jurisdictions. Motorcycle riders are disproportionately represented in road trauma statistics and improving their safety is a priority for road safety strategies in Australia, New Zealand and overseas. In response, a consistent approach to graduated motorcycle rider licensing is being considered by Australasian licensing agencies. The report presents a desktop analysis of the state of knowledge and is informed by the author’s own expertise and opinion. It does not purport to represent the position of Austroads or its member organisations, and has not been subject to the usual revision process for Austroads reports. Nevertheless, Australian and New Zealand transport agencies will use this unrevised report as well as other research to inform further policy and program development. This report represents one of the last pieces of research from one of Australia’s most eminent road safety experts, Dr Ron Christie. Over a career of more than 20 years, Dr Christie made an outstanding contribution to the advancement of road safety knowledge in Australia. (Author/publisher)
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