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Motorcycle Safety Foundation (MSF)
2 Jenner Street, Suite 150
Irvine, CA 92718
714-727-3227, 800-446-9227

This site is a wealth of knowledge to include both safety oriented materials as well as a safe riding course locater.

The MSF has a new 800 number for referring you to the nearest Rider Course. It is 800.446.9227. An interactive voice response system answers the phone. You are prompted to input your zip code (via touch-tone phone).The system searches for a site and contact that is within 25 miles of you. If no sites are found, the search expands to 50, then 75 miles and provides phone numbers for up to three sites close to you. If there is no site within a 75-mile range, the system gives you the State Coordinator's phone number. In states without a State Coordinator, the MSF's phone number is given.

South Carolina Rider Safety 

Local Training can be found through:
Midlands Technical College
P.O. Box 2408
Columbia, SC 29202
To Register, Call: 803-732-0432

Course Offerings

Beginning Motorcycle Class
BC courses meet on Friday from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. Saturday and Sunday classes start at 8 a.m. and end at 4 p.m.

Intermediate Motorcycle Class (IC)
IC courses meet Friday from 6 p.m. - 10 p.m. and Saturday or Sunday from 8 a.m. until 5 p.m.

Experienced Motorcycle Class (EC)
EC courses will meet on Sunday 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.

Current Road Conditions – can be found on the South Carolina DOT website in the Getting Around section for additional information related to SCDOT visit the main site at South Carolina Department of Transportation.

The South Carolina Department of Motor Vehicle Handbook is offered online.  This is an excellent resource for preparing for your motorcycle permit and road tests.  It is also an excellent refresher for those of us that have been riding a while.  Be sure to check it out.   South Carolina On-line Drivers Manual.    Please note the update related to the updated path of travel diagrams for the motorcycle testing course.  These have recently changed and are very different then those tested in early 2006.

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

NHTSA - Motorcycle Safety Page and the NHSTA main site

ABATE of SC defends the rights of bikers in South Carolina. ABATE of SC also works with regional and national coalitions and organizations such as AIM/NCOM, AMA, MRF, SCC, and SoLR to help defend liberty in Washington DC.

National Association of State Motorcycle Safety Administrators (SMSA)

Ruth Wilson
7881 S. Wellington St.
Centennial, CO 80122

American Motorcyclist Association
33 Collegeview Rd.
Westerville, OH 43081
Phone: 614-891-2425, 800.AMA.JOIN (262-5646)
E-mail: ama@ama-cycle.org

Motorcycle laws for each state are listed in an AMA page. Select "Road Riding" and "State Laws."