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Minnesota Motorcycle Safety Center is a premier source for rider training information, public information and educational materials, testing and licensing information, and riding safety tips.
Basic Rider Course
The Basic RiderCourse is designed with the beginner in mind, but is a challenge even to experienced riders. The curriculum and materials are supplied by the Motorcycle Safety Foundation (MSF) and the instructors are MSF-certified. The course includes both classroom and on-cycle instruction, with high-quality, personalized coaching and several hours of practice riding. A motorcycle for each student is provided, for the course at no extra charge. Riders 18 and older can earn their motorcycle license endorsement by successfully completing the course.
Experienced Rider Course
Whether you have been riding for one year or twenty, riders need to keep learning. That's where the Experienced Rider Course comes in. Riders hone their mental strategies to a razor-sharp edge in the classroom, and practice advanced motorcycle handling skills on their own bikes. Certified instructors draw from student knowledge and experience to coach riders to success. This one-day course comes with a money-back guarantee.
Riding a motorcycle is about 90% mental and only 10% physical. Check out the following links from the Minnesota Motorcycle Safety Center to explore ways to make motorcycling safer, whether you are a motorcycle enthusiast, weekend rider, beginner, passenger, or a car driver. You'll find practical tips, sound advice, and detailed strategy and technique.
MINNESOTA RED LIGHT LAW
Sec. 42. Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 169.06, is amended by adding a subdivision to read: Subd. 9. [AFFIRMATIVE DEFENSE RELATING TO UNCHANGING TRAFFIC CONTROL SIGNAL.]
(a) A person operating a motorcycle who violates subdivision 4 by entering or crossing an intersection controlled by a traffic-control signal against a red light has an affirmative defense to that charge if the person establishes all of the following conditions:
(1) the motorcycle has been brought to a complete stop;
(2) the traffic-control signal continues to show a red light for an unreasonable time;
(3) the traffic-control signal is apparently malfunctioning or, if programmed or engineered to change to a green light only after detecting the approach of a motor vehicle, the signal has apparently failed to detect the arrival of the motorcycle; and
(4) no motor vehicle or person is approaching on the street or highway to be crossed or entered or is so far away from the intersection that it does not constitute an immediate hazard.
(b) The affirmative defense in this subdivision applies only to a violation for entering or crossing an intersection controlled by a traffic-control signal against a red light and does not provide a defense to any other civil or criminal action.