Driving test cheats

Currently the government is running a radio campaign that states 30 motorcyclists a day are "killed or seriously injured" at junctions because the driver "did not see" the rider on his machine. My personal view is not that they didn't "see" the rider (though many obviously didn't) but that there is a disconnect between what they see with their eyes and the way they react to what they perceive to be the situation. However, there may be another (contributory) reason for all those SMIDSY (Sorry Mate I Didn't See You) incidents,

"Hundreds of learner drivers a year get someone else to take their test for them while not one motorcyclist attempts the scam, government figures show.

Suspected impersonators sat 455 practical tests and 1,469 theory tests in 2011/2012 - an average of 5 a day but ALL of the cheats were drivers.

A Driving Standards Agency spokeswoman said: "I can confirm that the number of practical and theory motorcycle tests that involved a suspected impersonator in 2011/12 was nil. We haven't done any analysis into why there have been no fraudulent motorcycle tests and would not be able to comment on the reasons why"

A spokewoman for the Motorcycle Industry Association is reported as saying "Motorcyclists are just decent sorts."

Source: The Road (MAG magazine May/June 2013)

So the DSA state that they haven't done any analysis into why there have been no fraudulent motorcycle tests but the unanswered question has to be, has the DSA done any analysis into why there have been so many fraudulent driving tests? And if they have, what were the results?

I suggest that you don't hold your breath on that one.