payneib
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Our program is funded by a $6 fee attached to our license plates (used to be $4) plus we now charge $50 to take the class. It used to be free and people would abuse it and not show up. Then, it went to $25. Other Dept of Transportation Safety programs tried to steal our funds and they raised it to $50. Still a bargain in my mind.
Daft question from a stupid Limey:
What are the actual licence requirements for you guys in the states?
Cause we have to do a full set of two tests, at varying stages on different sized bikes (17: 125cc 19: restricted to 49bhp 21/24: unrestricted, test must be done on 600cc or bigger) or just wait until you're 24 and do the big one. Each course is about 2 and a half days training, and including test fees is about £500 (so around $700?)
From what I've overheard, you can pretty much rock up to a dealership in the states with a car licence and a credit card and just hop onto any sized death machine you want, and all the MSF courses etc are optional? Is that true? Cause comparing the cost of the two, $50 is a right bargain! Why would people NOT do it?! Lol