+1
I think they should do something like this in the states. They don't even require the safety course where I live. If you can pass the written and skills test, you can ride any size bike. If you can pass the written test you can have a learner's permit (only restrictions are no passengers, no night riding, and no interstate riding). Seems dangerous to me... especially for young kids with more balls than brains.
This is of course my opinion, and we all know how opinions are... like assholes, everyone has one and thinks everyone else's stinks.