L plated mopeds/scooters

[SpeedFreak]

So my question is should they really be on the roads unsupervised? The reason I ask is that they seem more prone to reckless riding than any other road user. Recently one overtook me as I was starting a turn right. Fortunately I managed to stop before wrecking him. I also saw one a couple of years back dive into a cycle lane to pass a car stopped in the road about to turn left and hit another car that was coming out of the junction.

To me they are no different to cars in that the user is a danger to themselves and to others (although I fully accept that cars can cause much more damage to a third party) and should be treated as a learner motorcyclist with the same restrictions. What are your thoughts on it?

 

[SpeedFreak]

?? L plated mopeds/scooters and motorbikes are the same, both allow unsupervised riding on the road, so I don't know what you mean by your last statement.

Up to 125cc so not really a motorbike in the sense I mean.

 

[SpeedFreak]

The only motorbikes that can ride on their own on L plates are 125's and below.

I'll be honest, I don't know the exact ins and outs of the motorcycle restrictions, however the sense in letting unsupervised 16 year old males on the roads with one day of training is not a particularly good idea imo.