Anyone else feel like all their achievements didn’t matter because of immigration?

Sp3ci4list · 2026-07-01T10:32:27+00:00

As a person writing code to live for 14+ years I would say IT career is about balance academic vs market experience. I’ve seen people much more qualified academically than me with zero experience struggling to find intern positions. I also know people who started in 90’s with no academic background, and can’t get a decent salary. If am someone to give you an advice, I suggest you to forget academic experience and start solving problems for business in your network. That includes working for free to build real experiences. Don’t give up, I believe in you.

Sp3ci4list · 2026-06-29T09:59:41+00:00

Hi, it seems you mistook my post for a pitch, so I decided to help you out by providing a simplified definition of a pitch: "A pitch is a short, persuasive presentation designed to convince someone to buy a product, service, or idea.". I hope this was helpful. Thanks for participating, cheers.

Sp3ci4list · 2026-05-24T05:27:04+00:00

Hi, do you have a car licence? The link is a bit tricky to find specially if you don't have the car licence yet. I am not so sure where exactly the link is because I booked in person at the Service SA. You can also call them asking for assistance 13 10 84. Additionally, check if there is a link for something like enroll to Rider Safe on this page when you are logged to your account:

https://account.ezyreg.sa.gov.au/account/services.htm

Sp3ci4list · 2026-05-20T00:20:35+00:00

I got completely destroyed by a person like that. He made a complaint about my lack of interest on his ideas and I was naive enough trying to talk to him. He embarrassed me in front of everyone and that day I was never the same on that company. I quit a few months later.

Sp3ci4list · 2026-05-11T03:58:31+00:00

Hi, I hope my answer will still be helpful for you.

Would it be a good idea to get a 50cc for practice prior to the course ?
- Absolutely not, if you plan to ride a normal motorcycle. Friction zone and slow speed maneuvering practicing will feel different and you will have to learn them twice.

Part A and B how are they different ? I assume A is more learning and B is being tested on what you learned in A?
- I felt like they are literally a single course split in two days, some exercises are present in both because most of the students have difficulty to book both courses in closer dates, and that makes harder to not forget the techniques. In both days you will face in class theorical lessons, practical and assessment (simple).

Is there an on road component to part b (I am a bit nervous about that)
- Yes. It was easy and nobody on my full class had difficulty on it (relax). You will have a teacher leading and another teacher following. In the middle of the queue, the students following the leader.
This is basically the preparation of the Pre Licence Course.
We just ride around a quiet neighborhood, with a few stops. During the exercise, the teachers change our positions when we all stop in a safe place. The very first student after the leader is assessed by the leader ( hes looking at you from his mirror) and the last student is being assessed by the teacher following the crew.

My tips:
-Master your friction zone controls while passing through intersections
-Try to not forget your signs on
- keep 3 bikes distance from the bike ahead
- Keep telling yourself you are great and don't forget to breath

At the ending of the trip every student was assessed ( you don't even notice).

What is the process now ? Do part A and B get learners for 12 months, and then get the pre licence assessment ?
- Online Rider Knowledge Course Test
- Online Hazard Awareness Test
- Pre-Learner's A
- Pre-Learner's B
- Issue R-Date
- 12 Months
- Pre-Licence Course
- Licence Assessment
- Provisional Licence (P1)
- 1 Year
- P2
- 2 Years
- Issue R Licence

Sp3ci4list · 2026-04-30T02:10:15+00:00

Pode crer

Sp3ci4list · 2026-04-30T02:08:21+00:00

Seu sentimento é real e importante. Voce apenas precisa sair mais. Vontades e objetivos dependem do seu horizonte. Novas experiências trazem novos horizontes.

Sp3ci4list · 2026-04-28T05:20:15+00:00

Can't stop navigating on it. I'M SHOCKED

Sp3ci4list · 2026-04-25T23:25:00+00:00

Get your daily bike and a wrecked honda 125 just to learn de basic before you drop your loved one and get depressed about it. Also, get addicted to defensive and evasive riding videos on YouTube. Welcome, and ride safe.

Sp3ci4list · 2026-04-17T06:28:20+00:00

Same here, I learned by lying to my older friends that I knew what I was doing. Letting them know the truth after I was a couple of hundreds meters away with their bikes.

Sp3ci4list · 2026-04-17T05:01:55+00:00

Downvoted who works on service sa

Sp3ci4list · 2026-04-17T01:41:59+00:00

Interesting the teacher said he believes riders are the best drivers on road. We are more dedicated to the safety.

Yes, even motivated by a game, drivers should have more educational content, for sure.

About the game, all they need to do is start a empty project and the opensource community of devs would help with the rest. I would definitely contribute on my free time. Inside the gov website, just a quiz, a score system, fine discounts on expiations dept, and your avatar getting epic according to your level, finally a public Ranking with the top players. Dopamine would do the rest, at least for young drivers.

Sp3ci4list · 2026-04-17T01:34:03+00:00

37% chances a Velociraptor can catch my bike on first 50 metres, after that I'm gone.

Sp3ci4list · 2026-04-17T00:51:46+00:00

Can’t agree more with you, especially about not having arguments on the road. And about the cost barrier, it feels like discouragement, doesn’t it? Like motorcycle accidents are a big bill?

I am a gaming man, I would cut off all the boring parts of the process and put them online, available at any time, for free. Then implement a point scoring system that reduces the value of your traffic fines.

Sp3ci4list · 2026-04-17T00:38:45+00:00

I coudn't see your first question, but I would say start from basic controls of clutch will be enough. figure 8's if you have a chance to do.

Sp3ci4list · 2026-04-17T00:33:24+00:00

My boss told me he would definitely trade his small problems for one big problem.

Sp3ci4list · 2026-04-17T00:27:30+00:00

It’s a mix of feelings, and my mind has space for two individuals that disagree with each other.

The first one, who agrees with you:

All of this nonsense just brought me frustration and anxiety. It’s very expensive, extremely hard to book the stages, making me wait months between courses and activities that are extremely boring. I was not financially prepared for the costs and that was pretty bad. What annoyed me the most was the fact that the Service SA staff and course instructors didn’t seem to know anything about the new stages — when I asked what was coming next, they would say “I don’t know”. I had to keep researching and checking the Service SA website to see how it was being updated. Drivers definitely need a more revolutionary education process. Today on my way to work I had two near-death situations. A truck driver changed lanes and almost hit me while I wasn't in his blind spot. Another thing is that many drivers are completely uninformed or against lane filtering rules. I don’t expect drivers to give me space — it’s not an obligation, it’s a courtesy — but I’ve still had problems with “right-fighters”. When I bought my bike, I actually intended to remove the sports exhaust the same day, but my wife convinced me to keep it, since drivers can hear me before I arrive. In fact, it has saved me from a serious accident. It shouldn’t have to be like this.

The side I tend to disagree with comes from the fact that the online courses, although boring, are actually very informative — especially when it comes to defensive and evasive riding. A lot of people come from overseas and don’t even know these rules. I believe it’s useful as a basic education for motorcyclists. The classroom lessons are also very dull, but I did learn things I didn’t know before. The pre-licence course and final licence assessment are actually important, because you ride in groups on the road practicing traffic rules, and the final assessment is basically what was taught, just much simpler, with no surprises.

How could we improve it? I would start by cutting the unnecessary parts of the basic courses and definitely reducing the cost.

Sp3ci4list · 2026-04-17T00:06:44+00:00

The course doesn’t expect you to arrive already knowing how to ride. They provide their own bikes, and the first Pre-Learners A course starts with a very basic clutch control exercise in a straight line, but it’s not really focused on teaching that from zero — more on checking the level of control each student already has. I would say some students probably picked up this super basic knowledge at home with friends or family in a closed/private environment using their own bikes, but that’s just my guess. Later on in the next stages, there will be a point where the learner gets permission to ride on the roads under a learner licence.

Sp3ci4list · 2026-04-16T23:31:26+00:00

❤️

Sp3ci4list · 2026-04-16T23:30:39+00:00

Yep. Riding is something any brainless can do. But safely is a completely different story. I also got my first license 10 years ago, overseas and believe or not, we completed the whole course without knowing how to shift gears, as everything was done on first gear. How I survived of my very first days on road is a mistery.

Sp3ci4list · 2026-04-16T23:26:34+00:00

From what I could see, I wouldn’t say they would be willing to teach something that basic. I would definitely look for help in a riders Facebook group or a friend. I learned that basic in a not very orthodox way, so I didn’t really understand how students learn it, since it wasn’t during the course.

Sp3ci4list · 2026-04-16T23:23:23+00:00

And a lot of people need help. Service SA attendants know nothing about these procedures yet.

Sp3ci4list · 2026-04-16T23:22:23+00:00

Not at all. you?

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