Licensing and Registration:

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Getting your Motorcycle Endorsement

Preparing to Ride:

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What you do before you start a trip goes a long way toward determining whether or not you'll get where you want to go safely.

Wear the Right Gear Know Your Motorcycle

Know Your Responsibilities

Ride Within Your Abilities:

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This Manual cannot teach you how to control: direction; speed; or balance. That's something you can learn only through practice. But control begins with knowing your abilities and riding within them, along with knowing and obeying the rules of the road.

Basic Vehicle Control Keeping Your Distance SEE Intersections Increasing Conspicuity Crash Avoidance Handling Dangerous Surfaces

Mechanical Problems Animals Flying Objects Getting off the Road Carrying Passengers & Cargo Group Riding

Being in Shape to Ride:

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Riding a motorcycle is a demanding and complex task. Skilled riders pay attention to the riding environment and to operating the motorcycle, identifying potential hazards, making good judgements, and executing decisions quickly and skillfully. Your ability to perform and respond to changing road and traffic conditions is influenced by how fit and alert you are. Alcohol and other drugs, more than any other factor, degrade your ability to think clearly and to ride safely. As little as one drink can have a significant effect on your performance.

Alcohol and Other Drugs in Motorcycle Operation

Fatigue

Earning Your License:

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Safe riding requires knowledge and skill. Licensing tests are the best measurements of the skills necessary to operate safely in traffic. Assessing your own skills is not enough. People often, overestimate their own abilities. It's even harder for friends and relatives to be totally honest about your skills. Licensing exams are designed to be scored more objectively.

Motorcycle Tests