What is the Motorcycle Rider Education (MRE) Program?
Iowa has a quality Motorcycle Rider Education (MRE) Program administered by the Office of Driver Services of the Department of Transportation. Iowa’s MRE program teaches Basic Rider Course (BRC) and the Experienced Rider Course (ERC) of the Motorcycle Safety Foundation (MSF). The BRC has a minimum of 15 hours of core instruction – 5 spent in the classroom in preparation for 10 hours of range activities, and the ERC has a minimum of 5 hours–most of which are spent on the range. You must successfully pass a knowledge test as well as a skill test to receive a certificate of completion.. Basic skills taught are: • Riding in a Straight Line • Turning • Shifting • Stopping The next level of instruction is the application of these basic skills to on-street riding conditions. Who teaches it? Only Iowa-licensed, MSF-certified rider coaches teach the BRC and ERC programs. Who can or must take it? Any person 14 years of age or older, whether licensed or not licensed for motorcycle, may take the
