California Motorcyclist Safety
COMING SOON - Late Fall 2023
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Motorcycle Safety Unit Sergeant Chris Cavner presents CMSP instructors with challenge coins and certificates of commendation for extraordinary customer service scores - Willow Springs Raceway, October 2023
****PUBLIC NOTICE****
Fall 2023 CALIFORNIA MOTORCYCLIST SAFETY PROGRAM
ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEETING
WebEx video conference
December 7, 2023, 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
The California Highway Patrol (CHP) is conducting the Fall 2023 California
Motorcyclist Safety Program (CMSP) Advisory Committee meeting on December 7, 2023.
The meeting will be conducted via WebEx video conference from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
The purpose of this meeting is to provide information about program achievements over the past year and also includes activities planned for Fiscal Year 2022/2023.
If you are interested in attending a CMSP training course, please go to www.motorcyclesafetyca.com for more information.
Members of the public are welcome to attend. However, due to strict departmental security policies, any public member wishing to attend the meeting must be known prior to the meeting date.
To ensure your name appears on the meeting list and you receive an invitational email, please send your contact information in an e-mail to cmsp_unit@chp.ca.gov or call CHP Special Projects Section at (916) 843-3370.
Please notify the CHP of your interest no later than Friday, December 1, 2023, to ensure your name appears on our attendee list.
CALIFORNIA MOTORCYCLIST SAFETY PROGRAM (CMSP)
The California Highway Patrol (CHP) is statutorily responsible for California's official motorcyclist safety and training program. Pursuant to California Vehicle CoINC0142311de Sections 2930-2935, the CHP administers the CMSP through a primary contractor, currently Total Control Training Inc. As of 2023, over 1,450,000 motorcycle riders have received training at one of the CMSP's many training sites since the program began in July 1987.
Two Ways To Be Safe & Learn The Latest Skills
The Motorcyclist Training Course (MTC) is a 15 hour course which includes 5 hours of classroom instruction and 10 hours of actual riding. The MTC is mandatory for those under the age of 21, but is also recommended to those 21 and older who are seeking to obtain a motorcycle endorsement on their California driver license.
The CMSP also offers the Premier Program which is an extended MTC consisting of 7.5-hours of classroom and 13.5-hours of riding. The CHP and its partners encourage all riders to be life-long learners and seek additional training beyond the MTC and Premier programs.
Benefits of Taking The Course:
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Upon completion you’ll get a skills waiver that allows you to skip the riding skills test at the DMV
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Passing the class could result in insurance breaks
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It will give you and your family peace of mind
The California Highway Patrol (CHP) strongly encourages all motorcycle riders to sign up for a California Motorcyclist Safety Course, which is administered by the CHP as California's official motorcycle safety and training program.
Strategic Highway Safety Plan
The CHP Motorcycle Safety Unit (MSU) Unit is responsible for co-leading and participating in a dedicated challenge area. The MSP Unit is in the process of developing action items in collaboration with its partners including the traffic safety stakeholders, Department of Motor Vehicles, California Department of Transportation, and the Office of Traffic Safety (OTS).
California Motorcycle-Involved Statistics
Statewide Integrated Traffic Records System data indicates that motorcyclist fatalities in California have increased yearly. These increases in motorcyclist deaths have occurred at a time when significant gains were achieved in other areas of traffic safety. Motorcyclists are over represented in the overall numbers of traffic deaths in California.