FIELD TEST OF A MOTORCYCLE SAFETY EDUCATION COURSE FOR NOVICE RIDERS

The purpose of this study was to subject the Motorcycle Safety Foundation's Motorcycle Rider Course (MRC) to a large-scale field test designed to evaluate the following aspects of the course: (1) Instructional Effectiveness, (2) User Acceptance, and (3) Administrative Feasibility. Results of the field test evaluations indicated that: Course graduates acquired the basic skills and knowledge required for street riding; The MRC is administratively feasible in terms of its schedule, costs and demands placed upon instructors, students and facilities; Students and instructors found the course to be a valuable and enjoyable experience; and School administrators and parents approve of the course and would like to see it continued in their school system. Findings regarding a number of other rider education research issues are also reported.

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• Record URL:
  • https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/1371
• Corporate Authors:

  Applied Science Associates

  1404 Crain Highway
  Glen Burnie, MD  United States  21061

  National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • Thackray Jr, R M
  • Prescott, J C
• Publication Date: 1982-7

Media Info

• Features: Appendices; Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: v.p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Driver education; Evaluation; Field tests; Measures of effectiveness; Motorcyclists; Safety education
• Uncontrolled Terms: Effectiveness
• Subject Areas: Education and Training; Highways; Safety and Human Factors; I83: Accidents and the Human Factor;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00386018
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
• Report/Paper Numbers: Final Rpt., HS-806 451
• Contract Numbers: DOT-HS-7-01635
• Files: HSL, NTL, TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Jun 28 1984 12:00AM