                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

EXAMINATION AND ROAD TEST REQUIRED FOR LICENSE TO OPERATE MOTORCYCLE;
REGULATIONS (§ 46.2-337)

No person shall drive any motorcycle on a highway in the Commonwealth unless he
has passed a special examination, including written material and a road test,
pertaining to his ability to drive a motorcycle with reasonable competence and
with safety to other persons using the highways. The Department may adopt
regulations as may be necessary to provide for the special examination under §
46.2-325 of persons desiring to qualify to drive motorcycles in the Commonwealth
and for the granting of licenses or permits suitably endorsed for qualified
applicants. The road test for two-wheeled motorcycles and the road test for
three-wheeled motorcycles shall be separate and distinct examinations
emphasizing the skills and maneuvers necessary to operate each type of
motorcycle.
		No person applying for a classification to authorize the driving of a
motorcycle who fails the road test portion of the special examination two times
shall be eligible for such classification until he successfully completes a
motorcycle rider safety training course offered by a provider licensed under
Article 23 (§ 46.2-1188 et seq.) of Chapter 10.
		If the Commissioner is satisfied that a person intending to operate a
motorcycle has demonstrated the same proficiency as required by the special
examination through successful completion of a motorcycle rider safety training
course offered by a provider licensed under Article 23 (§ 46.2-1188 et seq.) of
Chapter 10, he may waive the written material or road test portion or both
portions of the special examination. The Commissioner may also waive the written
material or road test portion or both portions of the special examination if the
person intending to operate a motorcycle holds a valid Virginia driver&#8217;s
license and is a member, the spouse of a member, or a dependent of a member of
the United States Armed Services, and the license holder has successfully
completed a basic motorcycle rider course approved by the United States Armed
Services.

HISTORY: 1968, c. 642, § 46.1-370.1; 1989, c. 727; 2007, c. 190; 2013, cc. 673,
783, 789.