Massachusetts
Effective date of original law:
April 7, 1987
Ultimate Program Responsibility
Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles
P.O. Box 199100
Boston, MA 02119-9100 Day-to-Day Administration
Steven M. Sebestyen, Deputy Registrar
Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles
One Copley Place
Boston, MA 02116
Phone: 617-351-9570
Fax: 617-351-9971
E-mail: ssebestyen@rmv.state.ma.us
Web site: www.mass.gov/rmv |
Program Administration
Legislative Provisions
- Source of funding: Motorcycle registration ($2 of every $20 annual motorcycle registration fee)
- Stipulated use of funds: To fund MSF-approved rider education courses and Instructor training, as well as public awareness efforts
Relationship Among Various Programs
Collection of Rider Training and Licensing Data
- Agency responsible for collecting rider training data:
Highway Safety Bureau
- Agency responsible for collecting licensing data:
Highway Safety Bureau
- Data available in electronic format: N/A
- Link between crash, licensing, and rider education data: None
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Rider Education
Training Delivery
- Months of instruction: March through October
- Number of instruction sites: 8
- Types of providers: Private contractors and Rider’s Edge
Operations and Participant Characteristics
- Courses offered: 256
- Students enrolled: 7419
- No-shows or registration refunds: N/A
- Time until course reaches capacity: N/A
- Average waiting period to take course: Varies by site
- Students on waiting list: N/A
Program Funding and Expenditures
- Annual budget: $246,000 (est.)
- Source of Federal funds: Section 402
- Average cost to State to educate rider: $33.16
- Course tuition charged to novice rider: $249
- Course tuition charged to experienced rider: $80
- Special fees in addition to course fees: N/A
Curriculum
- Approved curricula: BRC and ERC
- Advisory committee: State advisory committee with voluntary membership and indefinite term lengths
- Curricula approved by: MSF
- 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 certification or approval is required for Instructors and Chief Instructors.
- A three-course mentorship is required.
- State offers Instructor Preparation Course (IPC).
- Annual updates are required for Instructors. Instructors are monitored periodically by Chiefs/RiderCoach Trainers, program staff, and State coordinators.
Profile of Instructors
- Certified Instructors/RiderCoaches: 100 (est.)
- Chief Instructors/RiderCoach Trainers: 4
- Instructor candidates in 2001: 21
- Percentage of successful Instructor candidates: 81%
- Instructor demographics: 92% male, 8% female
- Reciprocity for Instructors trained in other States: N/A
Quality Control Procedures
- Quality control measures are in the form of site visits.
- Highway Safety Bureau and Chief Instructors are responsible for quality control.
- Quality control implementation is ongoing.
Program Evaluation
- Program conducts regular evaluation in the form of site visits.
- Evaluation is used for program improvement.
Licensing Requirements
Permit
- $15 issuance fee
- Successful completion of
eye exam
- Successful completion of knowledge exam
- Valid for 2 years
- Not renewable
License
- $15 motorcycle endorsement fee (in addition to the base driver’s license fee) $33.75 motorcycle-only license fee
- Rider may be licensed at 16 upon successful completion of a rider education program. Rider must be 17 if course is not completed.
- Motorcycle endorsement must be renewed every 5 years.
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Operator Licensing
Testing and Training Responsibilities
- Testing agency: Registry of Motor Vehicles
- Third-party testing: Yes
- Agency responsible for training examiners: N/A
Knowledge and Skills Tests Used
- Knowledge test used: Local
- Skills test used: Local off-street
Incentives
- Rider education waiver: Skills
- Reciprocity for rider education completed in another State: Yes
- Reciprocal license waiver: Yes
Operator and Vehicle Characteristics
- Motorcycle operators licensed: 250,000 (est.)
- Registered motorcycles: 120,000 (est.)
- 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: Local
- Annual budget for public information and education: $25,000–$50,000
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