Motorcycle instruction permit — Arizona Permit Test

A motorcycle instruction permit holder is prohibited from carrying passengers.

A rider still learning to balance the bike should not be doing it with someone behind them. A passenger changes how the bike handles.

Motorcycle permit: you are prohibited from carrying passengers or operating a motorcycle on freeways or interstate highways between sunset and sunrise, at any time when there is not enough light to clearly see persons or vehicles at a distance of 500 feet.

A motorcycle instruction permit holder may not ride on freeways or interstate highways.

Freeway traffic moves fast and merges hard. A rider still learning has no room there to make a mistake.

Motorcycle permit: you are prohibited from carrying passengers or operating a motorcycle on freeways or interstate highways between sunset and sunrise, at any time when there is not enough light to clearly see persons or vehicles at a distance of 500 feet.

A motorcycle instruction permit holder may not ride between sunset and sunrise, or whenever there is not enough light to clearly see persons or vehicles 500 feet away.

A motorcycle is hard to see in the dark, and a new rider sees less too. Riding in full light gives both sides a chance.

Motorcycle permit: you are prohibited from carrying passengers or operating a motorcycle on freeways or interstate highways between sunset and sunrise, at any time when there is not enough light to clearly see persons or vehicles at a distance of 500 feet.

The motorcycle instruction permit is valid for 7 months.

The motorcycle permit is short on purpose. It is meant to push a rider on to a full license, not to ride on for years.

The motorcycle permit is valid for 7 months and can be renewed only one time within a 24-month period.

The motorcycle instruction permit can be renewed only 1 time within a 24-month period.

Renewing again and again would let someone ride for years without passing the test. One renewal is the limit.

The motorcycle permit is valid for 7 months and can be renewed only one time within a 24-month period.

May a motorcycle instruction permit holder carry a passenger?

No, passengers are prohibited. A rider still learning to balance the bike should not be doing it with someone behind them. A passenger changes how the bike handles. Arizona Driver License Manual and Customer Service Guide, p.12: “Motorcycle permit: you are prohibited from carrying passengers or operating a motorcycle on freeways or interstate highways between sunset and sunrise, at any time when there is not enough light to clearly see persons or vehicles at a distance of 500 feet.”