You can get on the road to high performance with the Experienced Rider Course. This course is designed to teach the more experienced motorcyclist skills that will enable the rider to respond with precision and accuracy to unexpected road and traffic situations.

This course is an 8-hour course (2 hours classroom, 4 hours riding, lunch and breaks). Students must have a motorcycle endorsement and provide his/her own motorcycle, which must be properly insured, legally registered and inspected, and pass an instructor's pre-ride check. Each student must provide proof of insurance in order to participate in the course.

Statewide, approximately 98% of students successfully complete this course their first time. Please understand this course has a group-learning format that limits the ability of instructors to provide individual instruction to students. This course is also mentally and physically demanding. Weather conditions can increase the stress on students. This course is held rain or shine.

Successful completion of the course allows a Delaware motorcyclist to reduce their liability insurance by as much as 10%, or if you have completed the novice course within the last three years, you receive an additional 5%.

The pre-ride inspection includes checking the tires, controls, lights, oil levels, chassis, and kick stand of your motorcycle. Motorcycles with defects that could impair handling or control will not be permitted to complete the riding portion of the class. The instructor's decision is final. After the riding portion of the class begins, if a student's motorcycle is continually a problem and holds up the flow of exercises for the entire class, the student will be asked to discontinue the riding portion of the class.

Course Registration Information

The registration fee for Delaware residents is $35.00. Out-of-state residents pay $100.00. You are considered a Delaware resident if you:

• Live in Delaware and hold a current, valid Delaware driver's license
• Are military personnel or a dependent of one stationed in Delaware and have a valid driver's license from another state, or
• Have a valid driver's license from another state and are currently enrolled as a full-time student (minimum of 12 semester credits) in an accredited Delaware university, college, or community college

Course Schedules:

Experienced Rider Course all Counties

Receiving Course Information

You can receive course information the following ways:

• E-mail your name and address, city, state, zip to motorcyclecourse@state.de.us and a brochure and course registration form will be mailed to you
• Call 302-326-5030 (New Castle County), 302-744-2658 (Kent County) or 302-853-1030 (Sussex County). Leave the requested information on the voice mail recorder, speaking clearly and slowly. A brochure and course registration form will be mailed to you.

Note: Completely fill out the experienced registration form indicating your first and second choices for the class, and return it with a check or money order made payable to the Division of Motor Vehicles. Send your request to the address on the registration form, not to a DMV office. Cash or new account checks are not acceptable. No class spaces will be reserved without receipt of payment. Once registered for a class, a student who requests a change of class will incur an additional $15.00 fee. There is a $25.00 fee for all returned checks.

Unless otherwise notified, registrants will receive course confirmation by mail upon receipt of payment. If a student does not receive a confirmation letter within 10 working days of registering, call the Registration Office and leave your name, phone number, best time to call you, and a message to that effect.

Each course is limited to 12 students. If fewer than 6 persons have enrolled for a class, the class will be cancelled and you will have a choice of rescheduling to another class, or requesting a refund. Registration fees are non-refundable for any reason except course cancellation. Special requests for refunds are handled on an individual basis and must be approved by the Program Coordinator. Special requests must be sent in writing to the Coordinator along with your driver's license number, Social Security number, check number and amount, name and address, and class number, to Coordinator DMCP, P.O. Box 698, Dover, DE 19903.

Proper Riding Gear

A motorcycle rider is physically vulnerable. In an accident, a rider and passenger on a motorcycle are more likely to be injured than an automobile driver and passenger. Wearing protective gear, however, can reduce motorcycle injuries.

All students must wear the following items of apparel to ride a motorcycle in the class:

• Low-heel, sturdy, over-the-ankle footwear. Boots are recommended; cloth or canvas shoes are not permitted
• Jeans or sturdy long pants. No sweats
• Long-sleeved shirt or jacket
• DOT- approved 3/4 or full-face helmet. (Loan helmets available)
• Eye protection (glasses or goggles)
• Full-fingered gloves

It is suggested that students dress according to the weather (rain apparel, sunglass, etc.) Classes are held rain or shine. Riders who do not arrive on time will not be permitted to participate in the course and their registration fee will be forfeited.

Course Benefits:

• Get a professional introduction to motorcycling with the beginner rider course!
• Save up to 15% on your motorcycle liability insurance! Course graduates receive an MSF and State of Delaware Student Completion Card, entitling you to up to 15% liability insurance discount. This discount begins on the inception date or the first renewal date of your motorcycle policy and terminates at the policy's expiration date subsequent to three years after completion of the course. You must send a copy of this card to your insurance company in order to receive the discount.
• Your original student completion card cannot be replaced so keep it in a secure place. NOTE: The State of Delaware cannot guarantee that other states will accept our course as certification for a motorcycle endorsement, nor can we guarantee the 10% liability insurance discount in other states.

State-Approved Course:This program is administered through the Delaware Department of Transportation, Division of Motor Vehicles. Delaware motorcyclists from licensing, license renewals, and motorcycle registration fees fund the motorcycle program.