Initial rider training in Europe does not meet riders' needs. Improving pre-licence training will reduce the number of riders killed and injured.

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The Initial Rider Training Manual

Text format: download an electronic copy or order a paper copy in English - French- Spanish - German - Italian - Greek, Portuguese - Czech - Bulgarian - Hungarian - Polish.
Slideshow format: English/Spanish/French

Reports

Project Final Report
Appendix 1 - Initial Rider Training Manual - (Slideshow format: EN/ES/FR) (Text format: download)
Appendix 2 - E-coaching Evaluation Report
Appendix 3 - Hazard perception, attitudes and behaviour in riding

Documentation

Appendix 4 - Initial Rider Training and MAIDS (Motorcycle Accident In-Depth Study)
Appendix 5 - Survey of national initial rider training arrangements: Survey results - Questionnaire
The Initial Rider Training Project - the views and the needs of the rider (1997)

Flyer

Flyer of the Initial Rider Training project

Presentations

E-Coaching evaluation presentation to the EC/DGTREN July 2007
Project presentation to the EC/DGTREN July 2007
Project presentation to EU national experts April 1, 2008
Project presentation to CIECA members - April 10, 2008
Conference-debate - Brussels - 28/05/2008

	Category A - Training and Testing - Joël Valmain, European Commission)
	Presentation of FEMA - (Hans Petter Strifeldt, FEMA President)
	The Initial Rider Training project - (Bob Tomlins, Project Coordinator)
	The Initial Rider Training programme - (Marc O’Loideoin, Senior Training Officer, Ireland)
	An evaluation of the potential of e-Coaching for Riders - (Pekka A. Ranta - Tampere University of Technology - Hypermedia Unit, Finland)
	A modular approach for progressive access to motorcycling - (Antonio Perlot - Motorcycle Community)
Pictures of the event

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