A 4-minute lesson from the Utah course. Read the rules and examples, follow the handbook page references, and check your understanding before you move on.
Motorcycles are small, easy to miss, and quick to change position. Give them a full lane and extra following room. Riders need a special endorsement, and Utah has exact rules for lane filtering, motor-assisted scooters, and vehicles built for people with disabilities.
Know the rule
To ride a motorcycle on Utah highways you need a motorcycle endorsement. Requirements match a regular license, but the tests differ. New riders may get a motorcycle learner permit by scheduling a duplicate license appointment.
The division may waive the riding skills test after a division-approved motorcycle education course. Applicants under 18 need a parent's or guardian's signature.
Lane filtering between stopped cars where the limit is 45 mph or less
Know the rule
The division must suspend a motorcycle endorsement or license for failing to properly display a license plate, performing a wheelie, or lane splitting.
Mobility vehicles (driven by a person with a physical disability who holds a mobility vehicle permit) and pedestrian vehicles may use highways and are exempt from registration, inspection, and usual license rules.
You're waiting at a red light on a 40 mph road with two lanes each way. A motorcyclist rolls slowly between the stopped lanes toward the front. That's legal lane filtering: traffic is stopped, the limit is 45 mph or less, and the rider is going 15 mph or less.
Check your understanding
Read the question, decide on an answer, then open it to check the explanation. These are Roadwise study questions based on the source handbook.
Motorcycle operators and passengers under what age must wear an approved DOT helmet?
18
16
25
21
Answer: 21
Any motorcycle operator or passenger under 21 must wear an approved DOT helmet.
