5374 AMH TR H2577.3
SB 5374 - H COMM AMD
By Committee on Transportation
On page 23, after line 21, insert the following:
"Sec. 9. RCW 46.20.500 and 1997 c 328 s 3 are each amended to read as follows:
No
person may drive a motorcycle or a motor-driven cycle unless such person has a
valid driver's license specially endorsed by the director to enable the holder
to drive such vehicles((, nor may a person drive a motorcycle of a larger
engine displacement than that authorized by such special endorsement or by an
instruction permit for such category)). However, a person sixteen years of
age or older, holding a valid driver's license of any class issued by the state
of the person's residence, may operate a moped without taking any special
examination for the operation of a moped. No driver's license is required for
operation of an electric-assisted bicycle if the operator is at least sixteen
years of age. Persons under sixteen years of age may not operate an
electric-assisted bicycle.
Sec. 10. RCW 46.20.505 and 1993 c 115 s 1 are each amended to read as follows:
Every
person applying for a special endorsement ((or a new category of endorsement))
of a driver's license authorizing such person to drive a motorcycle or a
motor-driven cycle shall pay an examination fee of two dollars which is not
refundable. In addition, the endorsement fee for the initial ((or new
category)) motorcycle endorsement shall be six dollars and the subsequent
renewal endorsement fee shall be fourteen dollars. The initial ((or new
category)) and renewal endorsement fees shall be deposited in the
motorcycle safety education account of the highway safety fund.
Sec. 11. RCW 46.20.510 and 1999 c 6 s 25 are each amended to read as follows:
(1)
((Categories. There are three categories for the special
motorcycle endorsement of a driver's license. Category one is for motorcycles
or motor-driven cycles having an engine displacement of one hundred fifty cubic
centimeters or less. Category two is for motorcycles having an engine
displacement of five hundred cubic centimeters or less. Category three
includes categories one and two, and is for motorcycles having an engine
displacement of five hundred one cubic centimeters or more.
(2))) Motorcycle
instruction permit. A person holding a valid driver's license who wishes
to learn to ride a motorcycle ((or obtain an endorsement of a larger
category)) may apply for a motorcycle instruction permit. The department
may issue a motorcycle instruction permit after the applicant has successfully
passed all parts of the motorcycle examination other than the driving test.
The director shall collect a two dollar and fifty cent fee for the motorcycle
instruction permit or renewal, and deposit the fee in the motorcycle safety
education account of the highway safety fund.
(((3)))
(2) Effect of motorcycle instruction permit. A person holding a
motorcycle instruction permit may drive a motorcycle upon the public highways
if the person has immediate possession of the permit and a valid driver's
license ((with current endorsement, if any)). An individual with a
motorcyclist's instruction permit may not carry passengers((,)) and
may not operate a motorcycle during the hours of darkness ((or on a
fully-controlled, limited-access facility, and shall be under the direct visual
supervision of a person with a motorcycle endorsement of the appropriate
category and at least five years' riding experience)).
(((4)))
(3) Term of motorcycle instruction permit. A motorcycle
instruction permit is valid for ninety days from the date of issue.
(a) The department may issue one additional ninety-day permit.
(b) The department may issue a third motorcycle instruction permit if it finds after an investigation that the permittee is diligently seeking to improve driving proficiency.
Sec. 12. RCW 46.20.515 and 1982 c 77 s 4 are each amended to read as follows:
The
motorcycle endorsement examination ((for each displacement category shall))
must emphasize maneuvers necessary for on-street operation, including
emergency braking and turning as may be required to avoid an impending
collision."
Correct the title.
EFFECT: (1) A motorcycle endorsement authorizes the holder to operate any size motorcycle.
(2) Motorcyclists holding a motorcycle learner's permit are allowed to drive on a controlled, limited-access facility, and without visual supervision.
--- END ---