Motorcycle Skills Test:
$10.00 (paid to skills tester)
Motorcycle Written Test:
$3.00 (paid to county)
If you fail a written and/or skills test, you must wait three days to retest and pay
the fee again.
What you do before you start a trip goes a long way toward determining
whether or not you’ll get where you want to go safely. Before taking off on any
trip, a safe rider makes a point to:
• Wear the right gear.
• Check the motorcycle equipment.
• Become familiar with the motorcycle.
• Be a responsible rider.
RIDING GEAR
When you ride, your gear is “right” if it protects you. In any crash, you have a
far better chance of avoiding serious injury if you wear:
• An approved helmet.
• Face or eye protection.
• Protective clothing.
Helmet Use
Crashes can occur, particularly among untrained beginning riders. And one out
of every five motorcycle crashes results in head or neck injuries. Head injuries
are just as severe as neck injuries, and are more common. Accident analysis
show that head and neck injuries account for a majority of serious and fatal
injuries to motorcyclists. Research shows that, with few exceptions, head and
neck injuries are reduced by properly wearing an approved helmet. Idaho law
requires all persons under the age of 18 to wear a DOT-approved protective
helmet while riding on or operating a motorcycle or ATV on or off road.
Some riders don’t wear helmets because they think helmets will limit their view
to the sides. Others wear helmets only on long trips or when riding at high
speeds. Consider the following:
• A DOT-approved helmet lets you see as far to the sides as necessary. A
study of more than 900 motorcycle crashes, where 40% of the riders
wore helmets, did not find even one case in which a helmet kept a rider
from spotting danger.
• Most crashes happen on short trips (less than five miles long), just a few
minutes after starting out.
Preparing To Ride
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