Ultimate Program Responsibility
University of Montevallo
Traffic Safety Center
Station 6740
Montevallo, AL 35115-6000
Phone: 205-665-6740

Day-to-Day Administration
Freddie Ford, Projects Manager
Alabama Traffic Safety Center
University of Montevallo
Station 6740
Montevallo, AL 35115
Phone: 205-665-6740
Fax: 205-665-6749
E-mail: fordf@montevallo.edu
Web site: www.montevallo.edu/atsc

Program Administration
Legislative Provisions

• Source of funding: 10% collected from fine assessed on traffic infraction convictions
• Stipulated use of funds: To conduct programs in traffic safety,
  motorcycle safety, and boating safety

Relationship Among Various Programs

• Commercial schools and community colleges report monthly to the Motor Vehicle Division.

Collection of Rider Training and Licensing Data

• Agency responsible for collecting rider training data: Alabama Traffic Safety Center
• Agency responsible for collecting licensing data: Department of Public Safety
• Data available in electronic format: Some data available from the Department of Public Safety
• Link between crash, licensing, and rider education data: None

Operations and Participant Characteristics

• Courses offered: 74
• Students enrolled: 838
• No-shows or registration
  refunds: 18
• Time until course reaches
  capacity: Varies by site
• Average waiting period to
  take course: 1–2 weeks
• Students on waiting list: N/A

Program Funding and Expenditures

• Annual budget: $85,000
• Source of Federal funds: None
• Average cost to State to educate rider: $101.43
• Course tuition charged to novice rider: $175 in-State, $200 out-of-State
• Course tuition charged to experienced rider: $75 in-State, $110 out-of-State
• Special fees in addition to course fees: N/A

Curriculum

• Approved curricula: MCR:RSS, BRC, and ERC
• Advisory committee: Program administrator appoints members to 1-year terms.
• Curricula approved by: Alabama Motorcycle Safety Program Coordinator
• Process to modify curricula: 1) RiderCoaches send request to State coordinator, 2) coordinator meets with other State Chief Instructor/RiderCoach Trainer to discuss, 3) decision is made whether to further evaluate modification that is recommended,
  4) if approved, modification is evaluated over several courses by chiefs/trainers, 5) if modification is to be incorporated, coordinator notifies MSF of such, 6) States’ RiderCoaches are notified of modification, with details attached
• Data collected for modifications: 1) Written request from RiderCoach; 2) written comments on modification when evaluated during several courses, especially any impact modification has on student progress or safety and course flow; 3) final written evaluation, which is used in informing MSF of modification
• Validation process for modifications: See above
  

Operator Licensing
Testing and Training Responsibilities

• Testing agency: Department of Public Safety
• Third-party testing: None
• Agency responsible for training examiners:
  Department of Public Safety

Knowledge and Skills Tests Used

• Knowledge test used: Local
• Skills test used: None

Incentives

• Rider education waiver: None
• Reciprocity for rider education completed in another State: None
• Reciprocal license waiver: Yes

Operator and Vehicle Characteristics

• Motorcycle operators licensed: N/A
• Registered motorcycles: 50,040
• New motorcycle licenses/endorsements issued in
  2001: N/A
• Operators licensed through rider education in 2001: N/A
• Operators licensed without rider education: N/A
• Operators without license or proper endorsement: N/A

Motorcyclist Licensing System

• Graduated licensing: Yes
• Tiered licensing: None

Public Information and Education

• Operator’s manual used: Local
• Annual budget for public information and
  education: $4,000