The reason I say car has nothing to do with shifting or vehicel control. It has everything to do with other drivers.
As a new driver you’ll be amazed at the raw unfiltered stupidity you encounter on the road. People will simply pull out in front of you (even when you are in a car) and do hundreds of things that defy logic. As a new driver you’ll be pre-occupied with a lot of different things. Learning to see and judge the subtle cues about what other traffic is about to do is not an instant skill. It takes time. And until you have it, being on a motorcycle is all the more dangerous.
I’d been driving for ten years before I got on a motorcycle. I’m not saying you need to wait as long, but certainly 6 months is the minimum in my mind.
If you can, I highly recommend a good defensive-driving-oriented driving school. One that has you alone in the car with the instructor (As opposed to 3 students at once) with an emphasis on learning to drive safely – not to pass your driving test.
Just like learning to ride, you will inherit all the bad habbits of your instructor. So having a verified ciriculum in addition to your parents teaching helps a great deal in making you a better and more aware driver.
The comment about taking an autocross course is valid, as it teaches you how to control your car in difficult situations, but I think learning how to cope with the dangers of other road users is more important than learning how to extract performance from your car.
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“The two seconds between ‘Oh S**!’ and the crash isn’t a lot of practice time.”