MSF Course Required In Florida

[jayc28]

Starting July 1, taking the MSF course will be mandatory in Florida. Has anybody here heard of the state possibly picking up some of the costs of the course? My concern is, since the cost of the course is run by privately run organizations certified by the state, what is to stop them from jacking the price up? Right now it's between $190-$245 for the 2.5 day course.

I wish Florida would do like Ohio does. A salesman at our firm is an instructor there for the state and for HD. The MSF in Ohio costs $25! Whenever somebody gets a regular license, $5 of the fee goes toward motorcycle safety, allowing the state to hire instructors and keep the cost low.

I am still doing my homework, so I don't expect to take the course for another month or two at least, but I'd to find out that when I go to sign up, the price has increased another couple of hundred dollars.

[Shorts]

See what discount insurance will have for you for taking the course.

[fetz]

the course is free in pa you normally get a 5-10% discount on your insurance

[drrick]

The course in Ohio is not $25 at all the locations. Only the state run locations (which are booked up months and months in advance.) I had to take the course at the Harley dealership and paid over $300. If I wanted to take the course at the community college I couldnt get in until August (and this was cheking into it early April)

My course def cost more but it was actually longer and from what I have heard comparing to other MSF course takers a bit more thorough. Best of all I didnt have to lose the whole summer waiting to take the course.

[Dragon on Wheels]

In NJ it's about $250. There are two places you can go for free, but they're both down in southern NJ. Even with gas as high as it is, it is probably cheaper to go to the free courses, but it's definitely not as convenient if you live in northern NJ which has 2 or 3 non-free locations. Some insurances will give you a discount, but I don't know how much it is.