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Committee renews Colorado motorcycle training program, lowers instructor‑age threshold
Summary
Senate Bill 187 renews the Motorcycle Operator Safety Training (MOST) program, lowers the minimum instructor age from 21 to 18, and continues oversight by the Motorcycle Safety Advisory Board; the committee forwarded the bill to appropriations after testimony from safety advocates, vendors and stakeholders.
The Senate Transportation & Energy Committee on Oct. 12 voted to continue Colorado’s Motorcycle Operator Safety Training (MOST) program and approved changes that include lowering the minimum age for MOST instructors from 21 to 18. Sponsors described the measure as a routine sunset renewal with a limited change to expand the instructor pool.
Senator Sullivan (sponsor) described the bill as a routine renewal after multiple prior sunsetting cycles, and Senator Henriksen (co‑prime) emphasized MOST’s role in reducing motorcycle crash risk. "When you look at the percentages of accidents and the percentages…
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