Motorcycle Licensing: Evaluation of Current Practices and Recommendations for Improvement (BTS-27)

Federal Research Projects

January 31, 2025

Project Underway: The objective of this research is to evaluate the current state of practice for motorcycle licensing in the U.S. and develop recommendations for improvement based on the latest empirical data.

Project Overview

Project Underway

The objective of this research is to evaluate the current state of practice for motorcycle licensing in the U.S. and develop recommendations for improvement based on the latest empirical data. Key to this objective will be to conduct a comprehensive literature review that highlights what it is already known about motorcycle licensing procedures in the U.S., as well as knowledge and best practices from other countries.

Related Issues

Motorcyclists

Related Resources

January 9, 2025

Informing the Selection of Countermeasures by Evaluating, Analyzing, and Diagnosing Contributing Factors that Lead to Crashes (BTS-14)

Recognizing that vehicle and mode mix matters in the success of investment strategies, this project assessed best practices in crash diagnosis across crash types in modal diverse contexts.

Section 402 State and Community Highway Safety Grant Program

Federal Grant Programs

January 1, 2025

Section 402 State and Community Highway Safety Grant Program

The Section 402 program provides grants to states to improve driver behavior and reduce deaths and injuries from motor vehicle-related crashes.

Section 405: National Priority Safety Program

Federal Grant Programs

January 1, 2025

Section 405: National Priority Safety Program

Section 405 is the National Priority Safety Program, which provides grant funding to address selected national priorities for reducing highway deaths and injuries.