Motorcycle Rider Skills

Course fee: $250
(Advance registration is required; spaces fill quickly. )

For additional information or to register, contact the Montgomery Rider program director, Dee Gleason, at (931) 648-2208 weekdays between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m.

This three-day course provides the entry-level skills for new riders to begin practicing and developing mental and motor skills important for safe street operation. Students receive approximately 10 hours of classroom instruction and 10 hours of practical riding on a paved area away from street traffic. The course concludes with a written, multiple-choice knowledge test and a riding skill evaluation.

Motorcycles are provided. Helmets can be provided with advance notice. All riding must be done with proper riding gear, which minimally includes:

• helmet (full-face helmets are recommended)
• eye protection
• sturdy, over-the-ankle footwear
• long-sleeved shirt or jacket and sturdy pants
• full-fingered gloves (preferably fitted).

Students must have the ability to ride a bicycle and may be asked to demonstrate this skill at the start of class.

Parent(s) or legal guardian of students under 18 (minimum age is 15) must sign a waiver at the first class meeting providing permission for their child to attend, contact information and authorization to administer first aid in the event of an emergency. Only those students who display successful mastery of all required riding exercises and pass the written exam will receive a satisfactory rating for the class. As with any college course, there is no guarantee, real or implied, that students will be able to pass this course. Upon satisfactory completion of the written knowledge test and a riding skill evaluation, students receive a Motorcycle Safety Foundation (MSF) completion card, valid for three years. Registration for this class does not guarantee successful completion of either this test or the riding skill evaluation.

The MSF card serves as a license test waiver in most States.  In Tennessee a license waiver is issued valid for one (1) year.

Transfers and cancellations must be made before 4 p.m. on the Friday preceding the class start date. Neither transfers nor refunds for cancellations will be allowed less than one week in advance of the class start date. Students who fail to attend their scheduled class will forfeit all fees.

2009 Course Dates:

• August 7—9, 2009
• August 14—16, 2009
• Sept. 5, 2009 (Saturday Trike Class)
• Sept. 25—27, 2009
• Oct. 16—18, 2009
• Oct. 23—25, 2009
• Oct. 30—Nov. 1, 2009
• Nov. 20—22, 2009

For information about Motorcycle Safety classes or to register, call 931-648-2208.