The California Motorcyclist Safety Program (CMSP) is a legislative mandated, statewide program that has trained over 25,000 motorcyclists in the four years since its implementation in July 1987. The CMSP was formed by Assembly Bill (AB) 412, which charged the California Highway Patrol (CHP) with the responsibility for developing and implementing the Programm and is funded through a $2 per vehicle increase in motorcycle registration fees which generated approximately $1,4 million anually. Subsequent legislation (AB 3255, effective January 1, 1988) made CMSP training mandatory for all riders under 18 seeking a California motorcycle license. AB 55, which took effect on January 1, 1991, raised the mandatory training age to include training seekers between 18 and 20 years of age and mandated a formal evaluation of training effectiveness. This preliminary report describes the evaluation activities undertaken to assess the effectiveness of the program itself and its impact on motorcycle accidents and safety awareness in California. A final evaluation report has been submitted to the legislature on January 1, 1992.
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