{{Short description|Motorcycle safety program of Oregon}} {{Infobox organization | name = Team Oregon Motorcycle Safety Program | logo = Team Oregon motorcycle safety logo.png | logo_size = 200px | type = | founded = 1984<ref name="who">{{cite web|url=http://teamoregon.orst.edu/TO_Web/whoarewe.html|title=We're Team Oregon|accessdate=2009-12-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100415200520/http://teamoregon.orst.edu/TO_Web/whoarewe.html|archive-date=2010-04-15|url-status=dead}}</ref> | founder = Steve Garets | location = [[Corvallis, Oregon]] | origins = | key_people = Aria Minu-Sepehr, Director | region_served = | product = [[Motorcycle safety]] | mission = | focus = | method = | revenue = | num_employees = 160 | owner = | website = [http://team-oregon.org/ team-oregon.org] | footnotes = }} '''Team Oregon Motorcycle Safety Program''', known as '''Team Oregon''', is an [[United States|American]], [[Oregon]]-based [[motorcycle safety]] partnership between the [[Oregon Department of Transportation]] (ODOT) and [[Oregon State University]].<ref name="ij">{{cite news|url=http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/west/2007/10/26/84525.htm|title=Oregon Motorcycle Fatalities Rise with Aging Riders|date=2007-10-26|work=[[Associated Press]], [[Insurance Journal]]|accessdate=2009-12-16}} Alternate URL: [http://www.katu.com/news/10718681.html KATU: Oregon Motorcycle Fatalities Rise with Aging Riders (AP)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081006211616/http://www.katu.com/news/10718681.html |date=2008-10-06 }}</ref> Headed by Aria Minu-Sepehr, it is funded by ODOT through motorcycle endorsement (license) fees and student tuition.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=rYAVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=dvADAAAAIBAJ&dq=team-oregon%20motorcycle&pg=3961%2C6734211|title=Chart course for safe cycling|last=Garets|first=Steve|date=2005-07-28|work=[[The Register-Guard]]|accessdate=2009-12-16}}</ref> Team Oregon's training materials have been used in other states, including [[Idaho]] and [[Illinois]],<ref name="cgt">{{cite news|url=http://www.gazettetimes.com/news/local/article_3c612939-48b8-594b-af72-6522f4b2a5f8.html|title=Lawsuit against motorcycle group dropped |last=Odegard|first=Kyle|date=2008-06-01|work=[[Corvallis Gazette-Times]]|accessdate=2009-12-16}}</ref> and it is the only official motorcycle safety program in Oregon.<ref name="rose" /> The program began in 1984.<ref name="who" />
==Overview== [[Image:Team Oregon motorcycle training - McMinnville Oregon.jpg|thumb|Instructors and students at [[McMinnville, Oregon]]]] Since Oregon implemented the Team Oregon Motorcycle Safety Program, motorcycle fatalities have been reduced by 50%.<ref name="cgt" /><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.salem-news.com/articles/may162007/motorcycle_safety_051607.php|title=May is Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month in Oregon|work=salem-news.com|accessdate=16 December 2009}}</ref> However, motorcycle fatality rates are rising in both Oregon and nationally.<ref name="ij" /> Team Oregon's position, as well as that of the Oregon Department of Transportation's Traffic Safety Division, is that rider judgment and skill are critical in avoiding motorcycle accidents and fatalities.<ref name="ij" /> Approximately 70% of Oregon's riders receive training through Team Oregon.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.theworldlink.com/articles/2008/04/08/news/doc47fb86842d367243954821.txt|title=Ore. motorcycle death rate well below average|date=2008-04-08|work=The World (Oregon's South Coast)/[[Associated Press]]|accessdate=2009-12-16}}</ref>
Team Oregon was nationally recognized through the [[Motorcycle Safety Foundation]] (MSF) and sponsored by the [[Oregon Traffic Safety Commission]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=G2oPAAAAIBAJ&sjid=wIYDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5050,5479121&dq=team-oregon+motorcycle&hl=en|title=Three-day motorcycle safety course offered|date=1990-09-27|work=[[The Bulletin (Bend)]]|accessdate=2009-12-16}}</ref> In December 2006, Team Oregon and Oregon State University were sued by the Motorcycle Safety Foundation for [[copyright infringement]] in the [[United States District Court for the Central District of California]]. MSF alleged Team Oregon used their materials to develop their own program.<ref name="pbj-1215">{{cite news|url=http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/stories/2006/12/11/daily42.html|title=Motorcycle foundation accuses OSU of copyright infringement|date=2006-12-15|work=[[Portland Business Journal]]|accessdate=2009-12-16}}</ref> Team Oregon and MSF settled the lawsuit out of court in December 2008.<ref name="cgt" /><ref>{{cite news|url=http://online.msf-usa.org/Perspectives/Article.aspx?aid=pAj%2bwZrhvWc42z0aS59Cfw%3d%3d|title=Motorcycle Safety Foundation Protects Intellectual Property Rights in Settlement with Oregon State University and Stephen Garets|date=2008-12-19|work=[[Motorcycle Safety Foundation]]|accessdate=2009-12-16|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091121061018/http://online.msf-usa.org/Perspectives/Article.aspx?aid=pAj%2BwZrhvWc42z0aS59Cfw%3D%3D|archive-date=2009-11-21|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dealernews.com/dealernews/Running+Your+Business%2FLegal/MSF-Copyright-Lawsuit-Resolved/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/572731|title=MSF: Copyright Lawsuit Resolved|date=2008-12-22|work=[[Dealernews]]|accessdate=2009-12-16|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110709005846/http://www.dealernews.com/dealernews/Running+Your+Business%2FLegal/MSF-Copyright-Lawsuit-Resolved/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/572731|archive-date=2011-07-09|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://teamoregon.orst.edu/TO_WEB/PDF/News_Release_Lawsuit.pdf|title=Team Oregon Motorcycle Safety Program Lawsuit Settled|last=Garets|first=Stephen|date=2008-05-28|accessdate=2009-12-16|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090815132345/http://teamoregon.orst.edu/TO_WEB/PDF/News_Release_Lawsuit.pdf|archivedate=2009-08-15}}</ref>
Some training programs are sponsored through local colleges, including [[Lane Community College]],<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=joIVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=wOsDAAAAIBAJ&dq=team-oregon%20motorcycle&pg=2879%2C5626184|title=Douglas County: State offers motorcycle training|date=1999-10-19|work=[[Eugene Register-Guard]]|accessdate=2009-12-16}}</ref> [[Chemeketa Community College]], and [[Portland Community College]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Motorcycle Courses Set|date=1988-05-21|work=[[The Oregonian]]|pages=B07}}</ref>
Team Oregon supported 2009 Oregon Senate Bill 546, introduced by Senator [[Vicki Walker]], which requires mandatory rider education before endorsement. The bill was signed into law on July 23, 2009<ref>{{cite news|url=http://gov.oregonlive.com/bill/SB546/|title=SB 546 :: Oregon Legislature Bill Tracker - Your Government|work=[[The Oregonian]]|accessdate=2009-12-18}}</ref> by Oregon governor [[Ted Kulongoski]] and was fully phased in by January 1, 2015.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.ktvz.com/global/story.asp?s=11680763|title=Motorcycle crashes nearly double; new rules due Jan. 1|date=2009-12-15|work=[[KTVZ]]|accessdate=2009-12-17}} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.leg.state.or.us/09reg/measpdf/sb0500.dir/sb0546.en.pdf|title=Senate Bill 546|date=2009-06-24|accessdate=2009-12-17|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110611123518/http://www.leg.state.or.us/09reg/measpdf/sb0500.dir/sb0546.en.pdf|archive-date=2011-06-11|url-status=dead}}</ref> Walker is an avid motorcyclist who sponsored the bill to stem the rise in Oregon motorcycle fatalities.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://blog.oregonlive.com/commuting/2009/04/motorcycle_diaries_and_some_di.html|title=Motorcycle diaries -- and diatribes|last=Rose|first=Joseph|date=2009-04-13|work=[[The Oregonian]]|accessdate=2009-12-17}}</ref><ref name="dh">{{cite news|url=http://www.democratherald.com/news/local/article_5af5db8a-ec59-11de-9660-001cc4c002e0.html|title=Laws emphasize rider training|date=2009-12-19|work=[[Albany Democrat-Herald]]|accessdate=2009-12-20}}</ref>
==Student profile== [[Image:Team Oregon motorcycle training rider - PCC Sylvania - Portland Oregon.jpg|thumb|Instructor performing demo in RSP at [[Portland Community College|PCC Sylvania]] in [[Portland, Oregon]]]] As of 1993, approximately 1800 students were receiving motorcycle training per year.<ref>{{cite news|title=Oregon Gets Handle on Keeping Cyclists Alive|last=Christensen|first=Sally|date=1993-05-18|work=[[The Oregonian]]|pages=D03}}</ref> In 2001, 89% of 5044 students were enrolled in the 16-hour basic riding skills course. Of these students, 70% were male (versus 87% of endorsed motorcyclists), and 85% of students completed the program.<ref name="rose">{{cite news|url=http://blog.oregonlive.com/commuting/2009/04/conflicted_after_motorcycle_tr.html|title=Conflicted after motorcycle tragedy|last=Rose|first=Joseph|date=2009-04-13|work=[[The Oregonian]]|accessdate=2009-12-17}}</ref><ref name="nhtsa" /> Student tuition was $95, and the cost for Team Oregon to train one student was $135.<ref name="nhtsa">{{cite web|url=http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/people/injury/pedbimot/motorcycle/mcycleriderweb/pages/Oregon.htm|archive-url=https://archive.today/20121212122704/http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/people/injury/pedbimot/motorcycle/mcycleriderweb/pages/Oregon.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=December 12, 2012|title=DOT HS 809 852, March 2005 (Team Oregon training program profile)|date=March 2005|work=[[National Highway Traffic Safety Administration]]|accessdate=2009-12-16}}</ref> As of 2008, Team Oregon was teaching 8000 students per year.<ref name="cgt" /> In 2011, student tuition for the BRT is $179.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://teamoregon.orst.edu/TO_Web/ridertraining.html |title=TEAMOREGON Motorcycle Training |accessdate=2011-04-27 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110720024926/http://teamoregon.orst.edu/TO_Web/ridertraining.html |archivedate=2011-07-20 }}</ref>
==Programs== Classes often take place in parking lots, such as those at community colleges and schools, except for the most advanced classes, which use [[Kart circuit|go-kart tracks]].
The Basic Rider Training (BRT) is a 15-hour course for novice riders. The course takes place over three days and provides seven hours of classroom instruction and eight hours of range (on-cycle) instruction. Training motorcycles and helmets are provided. For individuals with no riding experience, BRT is the recommended course, with 89% of all students enrolling into the BRT.<ref name="nhtsa" /> It is required by law for all new riders.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.oregon.gov/ODOT/DMV/pages/driverid/motorcycle_endorse.aspx|title=Oregon DMV Motorcycle Instruction Permit & Endorsement|publisher=Oregon Department of Transportation|accessdate=2 August 2016}}</ref>
The Intermediate Rider Training, known as the IRT, is a full-day training program for students 21 and over who are familiar with a motorcycle, but who need more practice, evaluation, and guidance to become comfortable and safe on the road. It consists of four hours of classroom instruction, and four hours of range (on-cycle) instruction.
As of January 1, 2013, Oregon law requires<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.oregon.gov/odot/dmv/pages/driverid/motorcycle_endorse.aspx|title=Oregon Department of Transportation : Motorcycle Instruction Permit & Endorsement : Oregon Driver & Motor Vehicle Services : State of Oregon}}</ref> any new motorcycle endorsement applicant under age 51 to successfully complete a Team Oregon IRT or BRT class. On January 1, 2014 the age will go up to 61; and on January 1, 2015, all new endorsement applicants will need to meet the requirement. Persons moving to Oregon from out of state that already hold a motorcycle endorsement will not need to meet this requirement.
The Rider Skills Practice, known as RSP, is a half-day (5 hours) of exercises on the range to tune up rider skills. It is recommended a student have 3000 miles of recent on-road motorcycle experience.
The Advanced Rider Training, known as ART, is aimed at riders who have at least 12,000 miles of on-street riding experience. It consists of a two-hour classroom session and 4–5 hours of on-track education.<ref>{{cite book|title=Advanced Rider Training Track Guide|date=February 2007|publisher=Team Oregon}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://teamoregon.orst.edu/TO_Web/art.html|title=About Advanced Riding Training...|work=Team Oregon website|accessdate=16 November 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110720024646/http://teamoregon.orst.edu/TO_Web/art.html|archive-date=20 July 2011|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref> Since the ART takes place on go-kart tracks in order to teach riding proficiency at higher speeds, it is only taught at Pat's Acres in [[Canby, Oregon|Canby]] and in [[Medford Oregon|Medford]].
==Results== Team Oregon was recognized as the "best in the nation" in a 2004 [[American Institutes for Research]] study sponsored by the [[National Highway Traffic Safety Administration]]. The study identified three "best practices" areas of program administration, rider education, and licensing. Oregon received a score of 24, versus a mean score of 14.6 with a [[standard deviation]] of 4.9.<ref name="jsr">{{cite journal|last=Baldi|first=Stephane|author2=Justin Baer |author3=Andrea Cook |year=2005|title=Identifying best practices states in motorcycle rider education and licensing|journal=Journal of Safety Research|doi=10.1016/j.jsr.2004.11.001|volume=36|issue=1|pages=19–32|pmid=15752480|url=http://user249645.websitewizard.com/files/unprotected/Best-Practices.pdf}}</ref>
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