Yeah, I'll keep the new ones on for now. They be cool. And the 'P' thing, it's the Australian licensing system.
In my state, for cars, you can get your learners license at 16 years of age after doing a computer test - same with the motorbike. Difference is, on the car, you have to complete at least 120 hours (used to be 50 and before that, not sure) of driving with a fully licenced driver which is recorded in an official log book. Then we go for the driving test with the Roads and Maritime Services (RMS, previously RTA) officer/instructor (for the car). Once we pass that, we get a 'Provisional' licence. There are two types of 'provisional' licences. First one is the Red Provisional licence (red P), which we have to keep for a further 12 months. Then we do a computer test and get a green P (after passing), and we have to keep that for a further 2 years..lol. Then after the 2 years, we give another computer test to proceed to our full licence.
With the motorbike, we get the Learner licence (L plate) after doing a two day 6 hour practice course. We get to keep that for a minimum of 3 months (max 12), and then we go for the Motorcycle Operator Skills Test (MOST). Once we pass that, we get the red Ps lol. Then it's the same as the car, green P for two years. The MOST test assesses various skills over eight test segments - here's the link for what we have to do to pass the MOST test.
http://www.rta.nsw.gov.au/licensing/downloads/most.pdfOh and I can't ride with a passenger till I get the green P for the bike. Also on red Ps, we can't exceed 90km/hr (56mph) and on greens we can't exceed 100km/hr (62mph). AND, we're not allowed to have a bike with an engine capacity greater than 660cc or equivalent power/weight ratio (on provisional licence).