Regardless of who is running PAMSP there is one stakeholder that must be included – the PAMSP Instructor. Today they are not, and they won’t be in the the future. To PAMSP, PennDOT, Instructors are simply a resource considered easily found, trained, and replaced – like McDonald’s fry cooks. It takes a lot of timeContinue reading “A marginalized stakeholder – the PAMSP Instructor”
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Who should run PAMSP?
For many decades PennDOT has run the PA Motorcycle Safety Program, PAMSP for short. PAMSP has traditionally been run by a single contracted “Program Administrator” selected by PennDOT who runs the day to day operations of PAMSP during 5-year contracts, teaching a single Commonwealth-wide curriculum. That all ended in April 2020 and with the introductionContinue reading “Who should run PAMSP?”
PAMSP – A fully funded Commonwealth program you have no say in.
PAMSP – Pennsylvania Motorcycle Safety Program for those of you new to the site – was created by the Legislature back in the 80s when they added Motorcycles to Title 75. It was intended to train motorcyclists in an effort to keep them safe. Unlike other programs it is, to this day, fully funded viaContinue reading “PAMSP – A fully funded Commonwealth program you have no say in.”