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Motorcycle Endorsement Information

Governor Huntsman & Motorcycle Awareness

 

How to obtain a Motorcycle Endorsement

 

There are two ways a motorcycle rider can obtain a motorcycle endorsement on their driver license.

One way is to go into a licensing office nearest your home, fill out an application and successfully complete an eye exam and a 25 question written test. Once the tests are successfully completed, you will receive a motorcycle learner permit. This permit will allow you to operate your car and any size motorcycle.

For the first two months of the permit you will be restricted to riding a motorcycle with:

There are no restrictions to your permit for the third through six months.

Any time you feel you are ready to take the riding skills test you may call the office where you received your permit and make an appointment to take the riding skills test. You will be permitted to bring your motorcycle to the office with your permit. If you successfully complete the riding skills test you will be finished and in three to four weeks you will receive your permanent license in the mail.

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Another way to obtain your motorcycle endorsement is to take a Motorcycle Safety Foundation (MSF) Beginning Rider Course (BRC). Utah has four schools that teach the Beginning Rider Course (see phone numbers below.)

The Utah Motorcyclist Association teaches in Ogden, in Salt Lake at Taylorsville and Murray High Schools and in Provo.  Salt Lake Community College teaches at the Redwood and South Jordan Campuses.   College of Eastern Utah teaches at Price, Vernal, and Moab.   Dixie College teaches in St. George.

This course is a 15 hour course; ten of the hours are spent on the motorcycle. The schools provide motorcycles and helmets. After successful completion of the course, you will be given a completion card that you can take to the driver license office and they will waive the riding skills test (you must still take the eye exam and 25 question written test). The schools use 150 cc and 250 cc motorcycles, so if you take the course on one of those motorcycles you will be restricted to the size of motorcycle you test on. If you want to ride motorcycles larger than what you tested on with the school, you can re-test with the school or with driver license.

 

Our schools also provide an Experienced Rider Course (ERC). This course is 5 hours long and if you have recent motorcycle riding experience and have over 2000 miles on your motorcycle, you may take the ERC and ask to be tested and if you successfully complete the ERC test, you will receive a riding skills test waiver card that you can also take to the driver license office and receive the riding skills test waiver.              

NOTE: You will use your own motorcycle for the ERC. And you must show your completion card (BRC or ERC) to the driver license office with-in six months of course completion to receive the ridings skills test waiver.          

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Motorcycle Fatality Statistics 2007 and 2008

Motorcycle Schools (Call for fees and information)

Dixie College
225 South 700 East
St. George Utah 84770
(435) 652-7664

Salt Lake Community College Redwood Campus
4600 South Redwood Road
Salt Lake City, Utah
(801) 957-3458

College of Eastern Utah
Price, Utah
(435) 613-1438
Classes also taught in Vernal and Moab

Utah Motorcyclist Association
(801) 394-6564 or 1-888-743-3881
Classes taught at Taylorsville and Murray High Schools, Ogden, and Provo. 

Motorcycle Skill Test

Below are drawings of the six parts of the motorcycle skill test. Applicants must complete to obtain a motorcycle endorsement. NOTE: Due to space availability at some Driver License offices, the test may be adjusted in some areas.

Run One:
Sharp turn & normal stop

run one

Run Two:
Cone Weave & U-turn

run two

Run Three:
Quick Stop

run three

Run Four:
Obstacle Swerve

run four