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 ETRA will be conducting an OMRA YSEP evaluation on Saturday, February 25th, 2012 at Lane Community College, 10 a.m. We will be at the NE parking lot, closest to the I-5 on/off ramp for 30th ave. For more information contact the ETRA Safety Coordinator via email. Click Here. |
| We are currently working with the Oregon Motorcycle Riders Association (OMRA) and Oregon Parks and Recreation Department (OPRD) on the further development of a consistent, statewide Youth Safety Evaluation Program (YSEP). OMRA YSEP will host a one-stop website for all motorcycle (OHV Class 3) registrants to easily schedule, sign up and complete their evaluation. Visit OMRA YSEP. |
| Be informed and prepared for your evaluation; download a copy of the OMRA YSEP program guideline. Click Here. |
| About the 2012 Mandatory OHV Youth Safety Law. |
As of January 1, 2012 Oregon law will require all off-road motorcycle and ATV operators ages 15 and under to complete a hands-on evaluation course to ride legally on all Oregon public lands. ETRA is now conducting our Class III (motorcycle) Youth Safety Evaluation Program. The evaluation course will satisfy the law's requirements and provide an accessible and affordable endorsement for Oregon's young riders. See below for our easy one-step registration process. |
| What is a Youth Safety Evaluation? |
| A Youth Safety Evaluation will be a one-time, hands-on skills demonstration to evaluate a youths ability to safely control and fit their OHV. The youth's on-line Safety Ed card will be endorsed after he/she has passed the minimum requirements. Parents will need to bring their child/children prepared to ride with the vehicle and proper protective gear. |
| ETRA's role in Oregon Youth Safety |
We realize that public sentiment about new laws , more requirements and less freedom is generally negative. ETRA is looking at this law from a different perspective. Whether you favor the required hands-on law or not, compliance is inevitable. As we are a public club, supporting OHV interests and users like yourself, we sympathize with public opinion. Our non-profit status gives us the ability to offer a Youth Safety Evaluation program at a fraction of the cost of a State run program, saving you money. A State run program would likely be paid for out of our Oregon ATV fund. We would rather see that money reserved for direct OHV recreation use. Our survey responses will also help us shape the course curriculum to suit your needs rather than an entity beyond our control. Given that the law is here, we intend to make the best of it. |