Motorcycle Safety Awareness Act

Summary#

This bill amends section 405(f)(3) of title 23, United States Code. It raises the number of criteria a State must meet from at least 2 to at least 3, and requires that one of those criteria be a new driver education and driving safety course requirement. The new requirement (subparagraph H) says state driver education and driver safety courses must include instruction and testing about motorcyclist awareness. That instruction must cover state-specific motorcycle laws (for example, lane-splitting and lane-filtering) and share-the-road principles to increase awareness of motorcyclists and scooter riders. The amendments take effect two years after the date of enactment.

What it means for you#

• If you take a state driver education or driver safety course, the course would include teaching and testing about motorcyclist awareness and related state motorcycle laws.
• State education and motor vehicle agencies would be responsible for including this content in the courses they provide.
• The change also affects the criteria listed in section 405(f)(3) of title 23, meaning this driver education item must be one of the items a State uses to meet that section's requirements.

Expenses#

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