Missouri Motorcycle Safety Course
Verified against Missouri Motorcycle Safety Program ·
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Whether Missouri mandates a motorcycle safety course by age is not published by the state's own program. This page covers who runs the course, what it costs, how long it takes, and exactly which tests completing it can waive.
Missouri's motorcycle safety course requirements — including completion waiving the state skills test if within 12 months — are verified against Missouri Motorcycle Safety Program (see RSMo 302.133 (motorcycle rider training program — definitions)), current as of 2026-07-28.
Missouri Motorcycle Safety Course at a Glance
| Program | Missouri Motorcycle Safety Program |
|---|---|
| Who runs it | Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission, which contracts with public and private institutions (community colleges, safety centers and dealer-affiliated sites) to conduct courses under standards it sets |
| Delivery model | State buys the seatsProviders compete for a state grant or contract, and the state sets or subsidizes what the rider pays. |
| Typical cost | — |
| Course length | 16 hours |
| Mandatory under age | — |
| Waives the riding skills test | Yes, if within 12 months |
| Waives the knowledge test | Yes, if within 12 months |
MMSP requires the online eCourse classroom module before the on-cycle Basic RiderCourse, together totalling about 16 hours including skill and knowledge evaluation. It also runs the one-day BRC2 for riders with at least 1,000 miles or a year of experience, and the Ultimate Bike Bonding RiderCourse, a partial-day riding-only event with no classroom.
The Commission may enter into contracts with public or private institutions or organisations to conduct courses and instructor training if administered to standards it sets, and any tuition charged is 'as determined by the commission' rather than freely set by the provider. MMSP lists 31 training sites statewide, including community colleges, university-run safety centers and Harley-Davidson-affiliated Riding Academy sites. Completion produces an MMSP Completion Card that waives all endorsement testing when presented to a Missouri driver's licence office.
What Missouri’s course covers
Missouri teaches the Basic RiderCourse (BRC), developed by Motorcycle Safety Foundation. Full detail here.
The Motorcycle Safety Foundation's Basic RiderCourse is designed for beginning riders aged 16 and up, pairing about five hours of classroom or online learning with about ten hours of on-motorcycle training, and it ends in a written knowledge test and a rider skills test.
How Missouri differs: MMSP requires the online eCourse classroom module before the on-cycle Basic RiderCourse, together totalling about 16 hours including skill and knowledge evaluation. It also runs the one-day BRC2 for riders with at least 1,000 miles or a year of experience, and the Ultimate Bike Bonding RiderCourse, a partial-day riding-only event with no classroom.
Once you complete the course, see license requirements in Missouri.
Source Notes
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- Licence classes, permits, fees and testing rules come from the Missouri Department of Revenue and the Revised Statutes of Missouri. Training facts come from the Missouri Motorcycle Safety Program and the statutes establishing it. Helmet rules come from the Revised Statutes of Missouri.
- Missouri's helmet law changed in 2020. Riders 26 and older need not wear a helmet, except an operator riding on an instruction permit rather than a full licence. Some older or secondary summaries describe an insurance- and course-based exemption that is no longer the law; this page follows the statute as currently published.
- Missouri's motorcycle rider training program is delivered through a mix of community colleges, university safety centers and dealer-affiliated sites under contract with the state; course tuition is not published as a single statewide figure.
means no primary source publishes that figure — left blank on purpose rather than estimated or copied from an unverified aggregator.
Sources
- RSMo 302.133 (motorcycle rider training program — definitions)
- RSMo 302.135 (public or private institutions conducting motorcycle training courses; tuition; certificate)
- RSMo 302.173 (successful course completion waives written and driving tests)
- Missouri Motorcycle Safety Program — Course Overview
- Missouri Motorcycle Safety Program — Basic RiderCourse
Data last verified: 2026-07-28 (verified by: agent) | Source: RSMo 302.133 (motorcycle rider training program — definitions)