North Carolina
Effective date of original law: October 1, 1989
Ultimate Program Responsibility
Community College System
P.O. Box 188
Kinston, NC 28502
Phone: 252-527-6223
Day-to-Day Administration
David Galloway, Director
North Carolina Motorcycle Safety Education Program
602 West Harper Street
Snow Hill, NC 28580
Phone: 252-747-7093
Fax: 252-747-8063
E-mail: dbggcu@lenoircc.cc.nc.us
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Program Administration
Legislative Provisions
- Source of funding: Motorcycle registration ($3)
- Stipulated use of funds: To fund rider education program
Relationship Among Various Programs
Collection of Rider Training and Licensing Data
- Agency responsible for collecting rider training data:
North Carolina Motorcycle Safety Education Program
- Agency responsible for collecting licensing data:
Department of Motor Vehicles
- 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: January through December
- Number of instruction sites: 25
- Types of providers: Rider’s Edge, community colleges, military, and mobile training sites
Operations and Participant Characteristics
- Courses offered: 575
- Students enrolled: 5,734
- No-shows or registration refunds: N/A
- Time until course reaches capacity: N/A
- Average waiting period to take course: 2 months
- Students on waiting list: N/A
Program Funding and Expenditures
- Annual budget: $320,000
- Source of Federal funds: Section 402
- Average cost to State to educate rider: $55.81
- Course tuition charged to novice rider: $100
- Course tuition charged to experienced rider: $50
- Special fees in addition to course fees: N/A
Curriculum
- Approved curricula: MRC:RSS,
BRC and ERC
- Advisory committee: Members consist of volunteers and
people appointed by the program administrator. The term
length is indefinite.
- Curricula approved by:
Program director of the Department
of Community Colleges
- Process to modify curricula: Curricula are not modified.
- Data collected for modifications: N/A
- Description of validation of modifications: N/A
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Instructor Selection, Training, and Evaluation
- State certification or approval is required for Instructors, but not for Chief Instructors.
- Program director oversees the training and certification of Instructors.
- Instructors must complete a mentorship requirement of three classes and a probationary period
of 1 year.
- State offers Instructor Preparation Course (IPC).
- Annual updates are required for Instructors. Chiefs/RiderCoach Trainers, program staff, and peers randomly monitor Instructors.
Profile of Instructors
- Certified Instructors/RiderCoaches: 231
- Chief Instructors/RiderCoach Trainers: 3
- Instructor candidates in 2001: 55
- Percentage of successful Instructor candidates: 78%
- Instructor demographics: 90% male, 10% female
- Reciprocity for Instructors trained in other States: Yes
Quality Control Procedures
- Quality control measures are in the form of site audits.
- The director of the North Carolina Motorcycle Safety Education Program is responsible for
quality control.
- Quality control is implemented as needed.
Program Evaluation
- Program conducts regular self-evaluations.
Licensing Requirements
Permit
- $10 initial permit fee
- Successful completion of
vision test
- Successful completion of knowledge test
- Successful completion of road sign identification test
- Valid for 18 months
- Two renewals permitted
License
- $12 initial endorsement
- Rider may be licensed at 16 with or without successful completion of a rider education course.
- Motorcycle license must be renewed every 5 years.
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Operator Licensing
Testing and Training Responsibilities
- Testing agency: Motor Vehicle Division
- Third-party testing: Yes
- Agency responsible for training examiners:
Department of Motor Vehicles
Knowledge and Skills Tests Used
- Primary 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 waivers: Yes
Operator and Vehicle Characteristics
- Motorcycle operators licensed: 233,112
- Registered motorcycles: 99,874
- New motorcycle licenses/endorsements issued in 2001: N/A
- Operators licensed through rider education in 2001: 5201
- 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: $5,000–$10,000
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