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Driver Licenses & ID CardsFlorida is a great place to ride motorcycles year round. Being properly licensed is required by law and is one of the first steps to becoming a safe rider. The motorcycle operator’s manual contains valuable information for both beginner and experienced motorcyclists on techniques to operate a motorcycle safely. If you wish to operate any two or three wheel motorcycle, whose engine size is more than 50 cc, you are required to have a motorcycle endorsement on your driver license or hold a ‘Motorcycle Only’ license. Please note that anyone driving a motorcycle without an endorsement is violating the law. Most of the Motorcycle Safety Foundation (MSF) courses for beginner to experienced riders in Florida are provided by the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles (FLHSMV) Florida Rider Training Program (FRTP) authorized Sponsors (course providers). These courses cover strategies and techniques on managing the riding environment and avoiding crashes. In addition, the courses offer on-cycle riding sessions in order to practice these street-riding strategies and crash avoidance skills. Learning these skills is important as crash studies show that rider course graduates have lower injury and fatality rates than untrained riders. New motorcyclists must take and pass the Basic RiderCourse (BRC) or Basic RiderCourse updated (BRCu) through a FRTP authorized Sponsor before they can have the motorcycle endorsement added to their license, per section 322.12(5)(a), Florida Statutes. No one under 16 years of age may legally operate or be licensed to operate any of the following two or three-wheel motor vehicles on Florida roads, streets or highways: motorcycles, mopeds, motor-driven cycles, motorized scooters or electric helper-motor bicycles as defined in s. 316.003(2) F.S. If you are coming from another state (other than Alabama) and your license is endorsed for motorcycle operation, Florida will reciprocate the endorsement and the motorcycle course will not be required. Alabama licenses with a motorcycle endorsement included will be reciprocated only if a Motorcycle Safety Foundation (MSF) Basic Rider Course (BRC) completion card is presented with it. The Department’s Florida Rider Training Program has a wealth of information on motorcycle safety and proper licensure. To find an authorized Sponsor near you, please click here. Upon completing the Basic RiderCourse (BRC), Basic RiderCourse updated (BRCu), 3-Wheel Basic RiderCourse (3WBRC) or the Sidecar/Trike Education Program (S/TEP) for endorsement, the Sponsor will submit your results electronically to the Department. An endorsement fee is required to get the endorsement added to our license. Steps to obtain a motorcycle endorsement…
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For more information about motorcycle rider education and endorsements please visit our FAQ’s page. OverviewA New York State resident must have a Class M or Class MJ driver license or learner permit to drive a motorcycle. To get a motorcycle license, you must first get a motorcycle learner permit. Note: If you plan to apply for a motorcycle learner permit and another class of learner permit (like a Class - D 'Operator' (car), apply for the other learner permit first. When you have the other learner permit, you can apply for your motorcycle permit. Step 1: Prepare for the motorcycle permit testStudy the NY State Motorcycle Operator's Manual (MV-21MC) to prepare for the written test. Both Class D and M permit tests are given in 16, languages: English, Albanian, Arabic, Bengali, Bosnian, Chinese, French, Greek, Hebrew, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Nepali, Polish, Russian and Spanish. Step 2: Gather what you need to apply
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