NEVADA RIDER MOTORCYCLE SAFETY PROGRAM REPORT

TRAFFIC SAFETY DIVISION
TRACI PEARL, HIGHWAY SAFETY COORDINATOR

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

Legislative Report, January 1, 2009

Nevada Department of Public Safety

Traffic Safety Division

Nevada Rider Motorcycle Safety Program

NRS 486.378.1 requires the Motorcycle Safety Program to submit a report to the Governor and Legislative Counsel Bureau no later than January 1 of each odd numbered year.  This is the executive summary of that report.

MOTORCYCLE SAFETY COURSES OFFERED STATEWIDE

In the years 2007 and 2008, there were a total of 1,178 rider courses offered in the state.  The courses were:

ü      1,053 Beginning Rider Courses

ü      117 Experienced Rider Courses

ü      3 Sidecar/Trike Courses

ü      5 New Instructor Courses

Rider courses were offered by the three community colleges and directly through the Department of Public Safety.  Also, private training providers were authorized to conduct training, with state oversight.  The Motorcycle Safety Program provided subsidy to the colleges for 5,644 beginning and 519 experienced riders.

ü      Truckee Meadows Community College, with three training sites, trained 954 new riders.

ü      Western Nevada College, with three training sites, trained 808 new and 62 experienced riders.

ü      College of Southern Nevada, with four training sites, trained 3,882 new and 457 experienced riders.

ü      The Department of Public Safety, with seven rural training sites, trained 830 new and 145 experienced riders.

ü      Private sites, with five training sites, trained 4,419 new and 297 experienced riders.

INSTRUCTORS

These courses were conducted by state-licensed instructors.  As of 12-01-08, there are 99 certified instructors in Nevada.

FUNDING

NRS 482.480.4 provides funding for the program.  For every motorcycle registered, the motorcycle program receives $6 to further rider education and motorists’ awareness. For fiscal years 2007 and 2008, the program received $743,784.

A detailed accounting of the expenses of the program is contained on the last page of the detailed report.

Program Report 2009

Program Report Funds 2009