The military has seen increased deaths and injuries from servicemen and women using motorcycles over the past year. Research completed by the Pentagon showed that more Marines were killed stateside in motorcycle accidents than in Iraq and Afghanistan. It is now pushing military personnel owning a motorcycle to take training courses on proper safety techniques.
Military personnel come home from the Middle East with a surplus of money and since motorcyles are reasonably priced and provide a "risky" venture, they choose this route of transportation. The thrill of riding a motorcycle fast can many times be deadly. These military people have survived war conditions and then come home and get killed on a motorcycle. The military has finally taken notice and is taking action.
This motorcycle training is definately more comprehensive than what a normal citizen would be required to do. Their training includes "a psychological self-assessments aimed at identifying and stopping high risk practices." (USA Today Home Page 5/7/09) Of course, this is in addition to classroom and training courses.
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