Nebraska Motorcycle Safety Course
Verified against Motorcycle Safety Education Act program ·
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Whether Nebraska 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.
Nebraska's motorcycle safety course requirements — including completion waiving the state skills test if within 24 months — are verified against Motorcycle Safety Education Act program (see Neb. Rev. Stat. § 60-2125 (motorcycle safety courses; requirements)), current as of 2026-07-28.
Nebraska Motorcycle Safety Course at a Glance
| Program | Motorcycle Safety Education Act program |
|---|---|
| Who runs it | Nebraska Department of Motor Vehicles, which certifies motorcycle safety courses, instructors and trainers under the Motorcycle Safety Education Act and publishes a list of approved sponsor sites across the state |
| Delivery model | State-approved sponsorsThe state licenses sponsors, who set their own tuition; the rider picks among them at market price. |
| Typical cost | — |
| Course length | 14 hours |
| Mandatory under age | — |
| Waives the riding skills test | Yes, if within 24 months |
| Waives the knowledge test | Yes, if within 24 months |
The DMV has adopted the Motorcycle Safety Foundation's Basic RiderCourse as its basic course, requiring a minimum of 14 hours of instruction — at least 4 classroom and at least 10 range hours. Courses are delivered by DMV-approved sponsors around the state, including community colleges, a university safety center, a county sheriff's office and a Harley-Davidson dealership, each operating its own site; the sponsor list is last updated by the DMV periodically rather than centrally priced. Course completion also separately supports the helmet-law waiver described under helmetLaw.
What Nebraska’s course covers
Nebraska 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.
Once you complete the course, see license requirements in Nebraska.
Source Notes
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- Licence, permit, fee and testing rules come from the Nebraska Department of Motor Vehicles and the Nebraska Revised Statutes. Training facts come from the same statutes and the Department's own list of approved motorcycle safety education sponsors. Helmet rules come from the Nebraska Revised Statutes.
- Nebraska's helmet exemption changed for licences issued from 1 May 2024: a shorter three-hour online course no longer qualifies for new Class M holders, who instead need the full basic motorcycle safety course. A rider licensed earlier keeps the shorter course as their qualifying credential.
- A passenger 21 or older is exempt from the helmet requirement only if the operator they are riding with also qualifies for the exemption; the passenger does not need a safety course of their own.
means no primary source publishes that figure — left blank on purpose rather than estimated or copied from an unverified aggregator.
Sources
Data last verified: 2026-07-28 (verified by: agent) | Source: Neb. Rev. Stat. § 60-2125 (motorcycle safety courses; requirements)