The Motorcycle skills testing unit (K53) measuring equipment is a portable system which can quickly be set up on any test track. This means that the system can easily be shared, between different testing stations.

Summary: 

The Motorcycle skills testing unit (K53) measuring equipment is used to perform the motorcycle yard test. It is used to control the signal lights and measure the times. The advantage of using this system is that it calculates times and automatically determines penalty points over standard distances. The motorcycle yard test is performed on a test track. The yard test enables the official to test each applicant’s skills in terms of motorcycle handling, judgment and reaction.

Test exercises:

The motorcycle yard test uses three exercises to evaluate the skills of the applicant. These exercises ensure that the motorcyclist has the ability to handle the motorcycle in such a way that he is able to avoid any undesirable traffic situations. The motorcyclist’s success in these exercises is judged against a difficulty and importance grade as follows:

Point Scoring Criteria: 

The motorcycle yard test determines standard objectives for the motorcyclist’s actions. The standards are programmed into the Motorcycle skills testing unit (K53) measuring equipment for the test official’s convenience. These point scoring standards are classified into two categories:

Time – how long it takes the motorcyclist to cross the time measuring zone (speed zone).

Distance – how far the motorcycle moves before it stops and how wide it turns during an exercise.

In each category the motorcyclist will be penalized (by point allocation) for any prescribed fault made.
 

Point Scoring Resources: 

In order to aid the test official to adhere to the above mentioned standard objectives, the Motorcycle skills testing unit (K53) measuring equipment is programmed with a conversion table to assist with the point scoring. The Motorcycle skills testing unit (K53) measuring equipment consists of an integrated time/signal light system, a stopwatch resides in the digital display clipboard which is coupled to the signal light system. In this setup, the stopwatch activates the signal lights and the digital display clipboard automatically displays the standard stop/turn distances that relate to the motorcyclists speed. This combined system eases the test official’s task in ensuring accurate time readings.