The Nevada Rider Motorcycle Safety program was established in 1991 by the Nevada Legislature and placed within the Department of Public Safety and the Nevada Office of Traffic Safety. Beginning in 1993, the purpose of the program is to conduct quality rider training throughout Nevada and educate the other users of the road to the unique aspects of motorcycles and motorcycling. The program works closely with the Department's drivers license division, motorcycle clubs and groups, law enforcement, the media, the community college system, (which primarily conducts the rider training classes) and traffic safety professionals statewide. These groups work cooperatively to reduce the incidence of motorcycle crashes and fatalities.

The program staff consists of an administrator and a program assistant. They coordinate the activities of the program, schedule the rural training activities, answer questions from the public, and conduct most of the rural training. They are also responsible for keeping the instructor training records up-to-date. This information is provided to the Motorcycle Safety Foundation so that the instructors are recertified in a timely manner.

We currently have 90 state licensed instructors to teach the 3000+ students that enroll annually in our classes.

After only two years in operation, our program received accreditation from the Motorcycle Safety Foundation in January, 1995. This would not have been possible without the hard work by the advisory board, instructors, site administrators, and the staff. .

In 2002 our program received the "Outstanding State Program" award from the "Motorcycle Safety Foundation"