Training Announcement

Motorcycle Safety & Enforcement Training

Length of Course: 1 day (8 hours)

Location: Rappahannock Regional Criminal Justice Academy (www.rrcja.org) • 3630 Lee Hill Drive, Fredericksburg, VA 22408

Date/Time: Tuesday, March 15, 2011 / 0800 to 1700 hrs.

Tuition: NONE — Course is FREE.

Registration: Contact Tom Einwechter at 540-371-2875 or teinwechter@rrcja.org

For further information on this course, contact Bill Naff at (410) 962-0002 or Frank Kowaleski at (757) 508-8227, or visit www.r3communications.org (Website registration required.)

Pre-Requisite for Enrollment: This course is intended for police officers, highway safety officers, traffic enforcement and commanders, and others working in the area of motorcycle safety who want to (1) train other police officers on motorcycle enforcement issues within their jurisdiction; (2) plan, sponsor, and implement motorcycle safety and prevention program for community law enforcement projects; and/or, (3) be involved in motorcycle safety training, public education and conducting enforcement details.

Class Size: Maximum of 40

Course info: Despite our best efforts to address the safety of motorcycles and their riders in the United States, motorcyclist fatalities have more than doubled since 1997. In the United States, motorcyclist fatalities increased 11 straight years from 2,116 fatalities in 1997 to 5,312 fatalities in 2008, which was the highest number of motorcyclist fatalities on record since NHTSA has been tracking highway fatality data. Although motorcyclist fatalities decreased in 2009 to 4,462 fatalities, motorcycle safety is still considered to be a high priority issue and we have much more work to do in this area.

The goal of this course is to understand that the enforcement of motorcycle laws has a direct correlation with reducing the number of motorcyclist fatalities and injuries.

• What are the motorcycle enforcement issues?
• How can I be more involved in motorcycle safety, public education and enforcement?
• What are the best/promising practices to reducing motorcyclist fatalities and injuries?
• Critical enforcement issues that will be covered in this course include: Officer & Motorcyclist Safety; Strategies for Stopping Motorcycles & Avoiding Pursuit; Motorcycle Laws; Required Motorcycle Equipment; Licensing – Motorcycle Endorsements; DUI/Impairment Detection; Non-compliant helmets; and, Public Education.

This project is supported by cooperative agreement DTNH22-07-H-000160/003 awarded by the Department of Transportation (DOT), National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and Grantee, International Association of Directors of Law Enforcement Standards and Training (IADLEST) www.iadlest.org