Table of Contents

• Acknowledgments 
• Preface 
• Traffic Crash Statistics 
• Advantages of Motorcycles 
• History of Police Motorcycles 
• Introduction 
• Planning and Instituting a Traffic Motorcycle Patrol Unit 
• Identifying Role and Goal Setting 
• Staffing Considerations 
• Training 
• Duty Tours
• Equipping a Motorcycle Patrol Unit 
• Motorcycle Patrol Officer Riding Equipment
• Enforcement Strategies 
• Summary
• Appendix A – NHTSA Regional Offices
• Appendix B – State Highway Safety Offices