Action Summary | The purpose of the proposed action is to enhance transportation safety by ensuring that motorcycle instruction meets industry standards and by giving DMV the ability to inspect training center facilities, equipment, and records through individual contracts. Repealing this regulation allows for DMV to better protect the health, safety and welfare of the citizens of the Commonwealth, in general, and motorcyclists, in particular, through the use of guidelines and contracts. By developing and using guidelines to assist in detailing the statutory requirements of the course training, DMV can more easily disseminate the purpose and applicability of the statutes governing these courses. Likewise, year-to-year contracts provide a more flexible and timely vehicle for overseeing the courses and course providers. Using contracts to specify course and course provider requirements provides an easier, more effective tool to maintain high quality training. In the event a change is needed to the contract to enhance these efforts, such a change can be put into place in a relatively short period of time. On the contrary, regulatory changes typically take up to 18 months to complete and implement. The flexibility and effective of this approach means better course oversight and training. Better course oversight and training translates into safer motorcyclists on the highways of the Commonwealth, which is good for them and good for the other drivers on the highways with them. |
Chapters Affected | Only affects this chapter. |
Executive Branch Review | This action will go through the normal Executive Branch Review process. |
RIS Project | No project yet assigned to this action |
New Periodic Review | This action will not be used to conduct a new periodic review. |
Name / Title: | Marc Copeland / Senior Policy Analyst |
Address: |
Department of Motor Vehicles P.O. Box 27412, Room 405 Richmond, VA 23269-0001 |
Email Address: | dmvjmc@dmv.state.va.us |
Phone: | (804)367-1875 FAX: (804)367-6631 TDD: (800)272-9268 |