[QUOTE="John"] your comments and views on this please.[/QUOTE] Should be a laugh.
Hmmmm.... Well, at a rough guess 75% of the regular posters here are well divorced from sanity anyway. Tell your acquaintance to start posting on ukrm and see what happens.
Are there any riders on here that teach? Or anyone that knows the full gubbins for CBT and bike training? Is there a pre-requisite for CBT that you do not have any mental health problems, are you supposed to divulge any such ailments before training begins? The reason I ask this is because someone (I don't know them personally), whom suffers from clinical depression, is a certified schizophrenic, has attempted suicide on at least four seperate occasions, and hears voices telling them to harm themselves and/or kill others, is going to buy themselves a bike. They have been oncouraged by others who say it is a good idea because it will help their concentration, it will keep their mind focused and it will allow them extra freedom. I argue against this for obvious reasons. One being if you hear voices in your head the last thing you need is a little speaker in your ear with a dis-embodied voice telling you to do this do that (as in bike to bike intercoms). your comments and views on this please.
That's my understanding - it's a licence thing. Does your friend have a driving licence? If the voices are going to tell him to drive into a crowd of pedestrians it's probably best if he's on a bike rather than in a car.
Does he have multiple personalities or is your grammar shite? In the former case he should buy several bikes. A beemer would suit Dr. Jekyll whereas Mr. Hyde would prefer some sort of café racer.
No idea what the official position is but CG Sean probably gets at least one of these types every week and I'm sure they don't declare it. For your interest a few other of the oddballs they've had include: Several drug users / dealers. One used to disappear to the privacy of his car at lunchtime, do a few lines and come back in a rather different mood. Another attempted to give him a substantial quantity of gear as a thank you following a successful test pass. I wonder if JP gets similar offers? Others who they have been not able to teach include a bloke who failed his eyesight test by a substantial margin because he couldn't see without his glasses but offered to drive home and get them. Another chap didn't have any balance at all and couldn't ride a pushbike. There are also the candidates that have their own interpretation on the driver licensing and insurance laws. Like the occasional scrote who turns up on a R6 to do a CBT[1]. Or the ones who turn up on 'slightly modified' scooters. 1. Obviously not on the R6.
I suppose it depends on what the voices are saying. "Don't forget your lifesaver" versus "Do it! Do it!" for example. gp
John wrote: [snip] This is a very simplistic view of a very complex illness, you could try posting here: alt.support.schizophrenia and having a look on the DVLA web-site As the person in question has been labelled as "Schizophrenic" I believe they are legally bound to declare this to the DVLA and insurance companies.
Ohhhh dear. Is he keeping you under control? MILF quality? Seems only fair. Unidentified Drunken Injury.
schoolteacher - and what did you do this weekend Archie? archie - I went to a party with my Dad. schoolteacher - where were your Mum and Emily? archie - they ran away to a wedding in Ireland. schoolteacher - did you have a good time at the party? archie - yeah I ate until I was sick. Daddy drank a lot and spoke to lots of strange ladies. He then fell in the swimming pool and made his head poorly. It was very late and dark when we got home. I had a great time and can't wait for the sex party daddy was talking about when we walked home. schoolteacher - hello, is that Essex Social Services? ;-)
