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119th CONGRESS
1st Session |
To amend title 23, United States Code, with respect to motorcyclist safety, and for other purposes.
Mr. Peters (for himself and Ms. Ernst) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
To amend title 23, United States Code, with respect to motorcyclist safety, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
This Act may be cited as the “Motorcycle Safety Awareness Act of 2025”.
(a) In general.—Section 405(f)(3) of title 23, United States Code, is amended—
(1) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking “at least 2 of the following criteria” and inserting “at least 3 of the following criteria, 1 of which shall be the criterion described in subparagraph (H)”; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
“(H) DRIVER EDUCATION AND DRIVING SAFETY COURSES.—The inclusion, in driver education and driver safety courses provided to individuals by educational and motor vehicle agencies of the State, of instruction and testing relating to motorcyclist awareness, including information relating to—
“(i) State-specific motorcycle laws, such as lane-splitting and lane-filtering laws; and
“(ii) share-the-road principles intended to increase awareness of motorcyclists and scooter riders on the roadway.”.
(b) Effective date.—The amendments made by subsection (a) shall take effect on the date that is 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act.