Current through Register Vol. 6, March 22, 2024
Each applicant for a motorcycle endorsement must complete a
"skill" examination as follows:
(1)
Vehicle check and equipment identification. The following items must be checked
at the beginning of each skill test. The applicant must demonstrate reasonable
skill in the ability to locate and identify controls.
(a) Headlights (bright and dim) ;
(b) Signal lights (front and rear, if
equipped) ;
(c) Brake
light;
(d) License plate
light;
(e) Muffler;
(f) Tires (visually) ;
(g) Check and record motorcycle license
number. (If no plate or sticker, no test. If foreign plate, or new or newly
purchased motorcycle, proceed with test.) ;
(h) Brakes;
(i) Horn;
(j) Clutch;
(k) Shift mechanism;
(l) Fuel shut-off;
(m) Choke;
(n) Throttle; and
(o) Light switch.
Test must be refused if in the examiner's opinion the brakes
are unsafe or sufficient other items malfunction to make the
motorcycle unsafe to operate.
(2) Applicant completes one of the following
three driving tests depending on the facilities available to the examining
officer.
(a) Applicant drives the "Serpentine"
going as slowly as possible. Applicant may turn at far end by any method
convenient, as long as control and balance are maintained. From a stop,
opposite the last guard cone, applicant drives a straight line through triangle
and comes to a complete stop, with front wheel between two cones on near end.
During the straight drive, applicant must shift from low to second and back to
low using the clutch.
(b) Applicant
completes Motorcycle Operator Skill Test (MOST). This test consists of nine (9)
exercises, which require the applicant to drive through a course and complete
the following skill tests:
1) Starting and
moving up a hill
2) Making a sharp
turn
3) Accelerating in a
turn
4) Slowing in a turn
5) Coming to a normal stop
6) Turning speed selection
7) Quick stop on a straightaway
8) Obstacle turn
9) Quick stop on a curve
The examiner will give specific instructions on the
requirements of each test.
(c) Applicant completes a modified Motorcycle
Operator Skill Test (AL-MOST). This test consists of eight (8) exercises, the
first of which is handled in (1) above. The remaining seven (7) skill tests are
as follows:
1) Upshifting/Downshifting
skills
2) Making a sharp left
turn
3) Coming to a normal
stop
4) Negotiating an off-set cone
weave
5) Making a "U"
turn
6) Coming to a quick
stop
7) Obstacle turn
The examiner will give specific instructions on the
requirements of each test.
(3) No passenger is permitted during any
portion of the examination.
Sec.
44-1-103
MCA; IMP,
61-5-101
et seq.,
61-5-110,
MCA;
