MOTOR-CYCLE SCHOOL

Press, Volume XCV, Issue 28178, 17 January 1957, Page 3

MOTOR-CYCLE SCHOOL

Special Training For Riders

A dual control motor-cycle will be seen, for the first time in the South Island, at the opening of the motor-cycle training school at the Lyttelton street reserve, Spreydon. at 3 p.m. on Saturday. About 40 persons have already enrolled for the school, which will be opened by the Comissioner of Transport (Mr H. B. Smith), acting for the Minister of Transport (Mr W. S. Goosman), who is unable to attend. The first course, which will last for four weeks, will be for three hours from 9 a.m. each Saturday. Pupils who do not own motorcycles will be able to use machines which have been supplied by the motor-cycle trade. All these machines will be two-strokes, as they are less difficult for a beginner to handle. On Saturday ( the chief instructor (Mr G. Coleman) will not conduct a class but will answer questions from the public and those interested in joining the school. The other three instructors, however, will be conducting classes. There will be eight pupils in each class.

Mr H. J. Henry, chairman of the training school, which is organised by the combined Christchurch motor-cycle clubs, said yesterday that the cost of the course to each pupil would be £2 10s.

He said that when the application forms were sent out there had been no mention of cost, and consequently, some persons may have enrolled for the course thinking it was free.