Michigan
Effective date of original law: January 1, 1984
Ultimate Program Responsibility
Michigan Department of Education
608 W. Allegan Street
Lansing, MI 48933 Day-to-Day Administration
Greg Lantzy, Acting Supervisor
Pupil Transportation, Driver and Rider
Safety Program
Michigan Department of Education
P.O. Box 30008
Lansing, MI 48909
Phone: 517-373-3677
Fax: 517-373-4022
E-mail: lantzyg@michigan.gov
Web site: www.michigan.gov/mde |
Program Administration
Legislative Provisions
- Source of funding: Original motorcycle endorsement ($10), renewal ($3), and motorcycle registration ($3)
- Stipulated use of funds: To fund only the motorcycle safety education program, including the State coordinator, audit required with other school services
Relationship Among Various Programs
Collection of Rider Training and Licensing Data
- Agency responsible for collecting rider training data: N/A
- Agency responsible for collecting licensing data: N/A
- Data available in electronic format: N/A
- Link between crash, licensing, and rider education data: N/A
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Rider Education
Training Delivery
- Months of instruction: March through September
- Number of instruction sites: 39
- Types of providers: Universities, community colleges, high schools, Rider’s Edge,
and mobile training sites
Operations and Participant Characteristics
- Courses offered: N/A
- Students enrolled: 5884
- No-shows or registration refunds: N/A
- Time until course reaches capacity: N/A
- Average waiting period to take course: N/A
- Students on waiting list: N/A
Program Funding and Expenditures
- Annual budget: N/A
- Source of Federal funds: None
- Average cost to State to educate rider: N/A
- Course tuition charged to novice rider: $25
- Course tuition charged to experienced rider: $25
- Special fees in addition to course fees: N/A
Curriculum
- Approved curricula: MRC:RSS,
BRC, IRC, and ERC
- Advisory committee: None
- Curricula approved by: N/A
- Process to modify curricula: N/A
- Data collected for modifications: N/A
- Validation process for modifications: N/A
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Instructor Selection, Training, and Evaluation
- State offers Instructor Preparation Course (IPC).
- Annual updates are required for Instructors. Instructors are monitored every 6 years by chief RiderCoach trainers and State coordinators.
Profile of Instructors
- Certified Instructors/RiderCoaches: 185
- Chief Instructors/RiderCoach Trainers: 4
- Instructor candidates in 2001: 35
- Percentage of successful Instructor candidates: 74%
- Instructor demographics: 82% male, 18% female
- Reciprocity for Instructors trained in other States: N/A
Quality Control Procedures
Program Evaluation
Licensing Requirements
Permit
- $13.50 issuance fee*
- Successful completion of
eye exam
- Successful completion of knowledge exam
- Valid for 150 days
- Unlimited renewals
License
- $13.50 fee*
- Rider may be licensed at 16 upon successful completion of a rider education course. Rider must be 18 if course is not completed.
- Motorcycle endorsement must be renewed every 4 years.
*Permit fee included in license fee
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Operator Licensing
Testing and Training Responsibilities
- Testing agency: Secretary of State
- Third-party testing: Yes
- Agency responsible for training examiners: N/A
Knowledge and Skills Tests Used
- Knowledge test used: MSF
- Skills test used: Alternate MOST
Incentives
- Rider education waiver: Skills
- Reciprocity for rider education completed in
another State: Yes
- Reciprocal license waivers: Yes
Operator and Vehicle Characteristics
- Motorcycle operators licensed: 438,305
- Registered motorcycles: 165,564
- 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: None
- Tiered licensing: None
Public Information and Education
- Operator’s manual used: Motorcycle Operator’s Manual
- Annual budget for public information and education: None
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