Motorcyclists who want to clear their driving history can attend personalized traffic schools to circumvent insurance fees or license suspension. For even more ways to avoid a moving violation on a motorcycle, check out the following points. 

Taking a Short Ban Instead of Points

You can see if the court will offer a short disqualification rather than authorizing penalty points to your license. You’ll want to find someone who will drive you throughout this ban on driving.

Educational Safety Courses

The updated law, known as Assembly Bill 1932 and passed by Governor Jerry Brown during September, permits state-sanctioned safety classes to serve as moving violation curriculums with the support of the DMV.

“Traffic courses are not intended for motorcycles in the slightest,” mentioned a teacher at the Honda Rider Center for Education in Colton, Nadalie Logan. “They are geared more towards traditional vehicles.”

R-Big Bear Assemblyman Jay Obernolte proposed this bill earlier in the year. The mayor of Big Bear Lake in earlier times described how the updated bill would give those who receive a moving violation on a motorcycle the alternative of going to a traffic course customized for bi-wheeled vehicles. This would contribute to the general safety of California roadways and help riders avoid these situations in the future.

Motorcycle Safety Program in California

The Honda Education Center teaches and certifies around 1,000 bikers each year with its safety classes. It is one of numerous California Highway Patrol-supported safety courses for motorcyclists in the entire state. It’s also been required for a long time now in new bikers under 21.

Logan stated how the two-day classes aid riders in developing confidence by applying a mix of riding practice and in-class training. Though the teaching facilities will need to sign up to be considered a traffic school and the state will establish a bit of the rubric, Logan explained that it’s a great idea for biking veterans to lead the courses.

“The courses would be a lot more effective than conventional traffic school,” mentioned the 20-year motorcyclist. “We plan on applying skills and reviewing different maneuvers. Getting to ride is always a plus.”

Why You Need to Avoid Moving Violations on a Motorcycle

California riders charged with a moving violation suffer “points” through the DMV depending on how serious the crime. Disobeying signs, driving in a bicycle lane and the majority of speeding cases will mean a single-point will be added to your license. Various other violations like a DUI or reckless driving could justify two points.

Those who experience four points in a single year or eight points in three years will undergo a license suspension for a minimum of half a year. Riders without points are typically granted rebates with insurance policies for how safe they drive. Before the bill was approved, a few motorcyclists had the ability to avoid points being added to their license if they went to a normal traffic school.

California DMV fixes the regulations and rules for these privately-operated schools, but people said that the curriculum had a bias towards automobile safety instead of the safety of motorcycles.

DMV spokeswoman, Jaime Garza, stated that licensed traffic schools are going to be required to offer standard curriculum for the time being, “but they have the choice to include additional coursework explicitly to the lawful and safe use of a motorcycle.”

The director of CHP’s Motorcyclist Safety Curriculum, Sgt. Larry Starkey, mentioned how more than 1 million people have attended the program since 1987. The yearly attendance rate has grown times ten throughout that time.

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