State resumes motorcycle safety training program

The Associated Press

The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation will resume motorcycle safety training classes for Pennsylvania residents through a statewide pilot program for the rest of the calendar year.

Classes were put on hold during the COVID-19 pandemic and are restarting with COVID-19 mitigation measures in place.

American Motorcycle Training, P&P Enterprises/DBA Appalachian Cycles, Shaeffer’s Harley Davidson and Total Control Training are the first approved vendors that will provide motorcycle safety trainings.

Classes operating under the Pennsylvania Motorcycle Safety Program are offered free to Pennsylvania motorcycle permit and license holders. Successful completion of a basic or intermediate course waives the requirement to take a skills test at a PennDOT Driver License Center and automatically earns the permit holder their motorcycle license. Motorcycle permit holders who complete a 3-wheel basic course will earn a motorcycle license with restriction prohibiting the operation a of 2-wheel motorcycle.

Class schedules can be found at www.penndot.gov/PAMSP.