Sacramento Rider Resources

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Whether you’re a novice rider or an experienced rider, the following websites and organizations may help you safely enjoy the open road.

• Share the Lane: Lane Splitting is Legal
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC): Motorcycle Safety
• Bikers Rights: Mandatory Helmet Law
• California Motorcyclist Safety Program (CMSP): Lane Splitting Tips
• FHA: Federal Highway Administration, Motorcycle Safety
• NMCTI: National Motorcycle Training Institute
• TIMS: Transportation Injury Mapping System
• Transportation Research and Education Center (SafeTREC) at the University of California, Berkeley
• AMA: American Motorcyclist Association
• California Highway Patrol: CHP – California Motorcyclist Safety Program
  • California Safety Training
• OTS: California Office of Traffic Safety
• MSF: Motorcycle Safety Foundation
• MRF: Motorcycle Riders Foundation
• NTSB: National Traffic Safety Board
• Total Control Advanced Riding Clinic: Total Control Inc.
• NHTSA: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration – Motorcycles Page
• American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators: AAMVA
• American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials: AASHTO
• Mothers Against Drunk Driving: MADD
• Reduce Impaired Driving: RID
• Students Against Destructive Decisions: SADD
• National Association of State Motorcycle Safety Administrators: SMSA

Abbreviations and terminology provided by the National Agenda for Motorcycle Safety (NAMS):

Operator or motorcycle operator: person in control of a motorcycle.
Passenger: a person riding on but not operating a motorcycle.
Motorcyclist or rider: either an operator or a passenger.

• BAC: blood alcohol concentration
• BRC: MSF’s Basic RiderCourse
• DMV: Department of Motor Vehicles of a State
• DOT: Department of Transportation of a State
• DUI: driving under the influence of alcohol or other drugs
• ERC: MSF’s Experienced RiderCourse Suite
• FARS: Fatality Analysis Reporting System, operated by NHTSA
• FMVSS: Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard
• GES: General Estimates System, operated by NHTSA
• HOV: High-Occupancy Vehicle, referring to roadway lanes
• NAMS: National Agenda for Motorcycle Safety
• NCHRP: National Cooperative Highway Research Program
• RSS: MSF’s Riding and Street Skills basic training course, now replaced with BRC