Motorcycle Operations
Police Motorcycle Training
Harley-Davidson and TEEX have teamed up to offer a new suite of courses for police motorcycle training. Training is a mixture of classroom instruction and drive-track course work. TEEX provides the curriculum and delivery of the course, while Harley-Davidson provides the motorcycles and servicing on-site. This allows a greater degree of confidence that the participant will complete the training in its entirety.
At this time, the program offers the following training courses in Texas as well as other locations across the country:
- Basic Operator (80 hours): Participants orient to the terminology, driving skills, and liability issues that relate to the operation of a police motorcycle. This training enhances an officer’s ability to operate a police motorcycle in a variety of situations by teaching personal and vehicle control limitations.
- Advanced Operator (24 hours): To further reduce agency liability this course is designed to train officers for higher speed operations. It expands on several techniques learned in the Basic Operator course, such as curves, to enhance officer survival safety skills.
- Instructor Certification (120 hours): Instructor candidates learn skills to successfully guide participants in the facilitation of the Basic Police Motorcycle Operator course. Upon completion, instructor candidates are certified to customize and deliver a Basic Police Operator course to their own agency for five years.
- Instructor Transitional Certification (24 hours): Offered to instructors previously certified as a Police Motorcycle Instructor by a training provider other than Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service (TEEX). Upon completion, instructor candidates are certified to customize and deliver a Basic Police Operator course to their own agency for five years.
- Instructor Re-Certification: Coming soon! Offered to instructors who previously certified as a Police Motorcycle Instructor by completing either the instructor certification or the instructor transitional certification. Upon completion, instructor candidates are certified to customize and deliver a Basic Police Operator course to their own agency for five years.
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Civilian Motorcycle Training
Texas needs more people who can teach aspiring motorcyclists. The Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation (TDLR) and TEEX have teamed up to offer motorcycle instructor preparation courses throughout Texas. Upon successful completion of the Motorcycle Safety Foundation RiderCoach Preparation Course, the instructor candidate must obtain a Texas Motorcycle Instructors License from TDLR.
| Category | Course # | Course Title | Description | Funding Options & Delivery Types | Division | Learn More Buttons |
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| Law Enforcement | MSP201 | Basic Police Motorcycle Operator | This 80-hour course will introduce the participant to the police motorcycle through a low-threat but highly challenging training environment. Participants will be given multiple opportunities to develop and practice the skills necessary to operate within a general police patrol environment,… Show more | Face-to-Face | Learn More about Basic Police Motorcycle Operator |
| Law Enforcement | MSP202 | Advanced Police Motorcycle Operator | This 24-hour course is a continuation of the Basic Police Motorcycle Operator course and focuses on armed encounters and tactics and includes cover positions and motorcycle placement. This course expands on several techniques available to the operator for safe motorcycle operations and… Show more | Face-to-Face | Learn More about Advanced Police Motorcycle Operator |
| Law Enforcement | MSP203 | Police Motorcycle Instructor Certification | This 120-hour course equips the instructor candidate with the knowledge and skills to successfully instruct the Basic Police Motorcycle Operator course. Instructor candidates work through topics such as range location selection, layout and cone placement for each activity, coaching and… Show more | Face-to-Face | Learn More about Police Motorcycle Instructor Certification |
| Law Enforcement | MSP205 | Police Motorcycle Operator Instructor Transitional Certification | This 24-hour course is offered to instructors previously certified as a Police Motorcycle Instructor by a training provider other than Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service (TEEX). The course introduces the instructor to the TEEX Police Motorcycle course materials and processes for… Show more | Face-to-Face | Learn More about Police Motorcycle Operator Instructor Transitional Certification |
| Texas Motorcycle Safety (Civilian) | MSP100 | Motorcycle Safety Foundation RiderCoach Preparation Course | This motorcycle safety course prepares the instructor candidate to conduct the Motorcycle Safety Foundation (MSF) Basic Riders Course (BRC) and to obtain the MSF National RiderCoach Certification. During the course, the instructor candidate will learn how to teach the BRC curriculum, practice… Show more | Face-to-Face | Learn More about Motorcycle Safety Foundation RiderCoach Preparation Course |