Learner motorcyclists face mandatory lessons

LEARNER motorcyclists will have to undertake up to 16 hours of mandatory driving instruction as part of an initiative to be introduced by the end of the year.

The measure comes as figures show the risk of road death for motorcyclists is about 23 times higher than that for motorists.

Garda figures show that 11 motorcyclists and one pillion passenger on a motorcycle have been killed on our roads this year so far, representing 8.8% of all traffic fatalities.