Shenanigans At The DMV

Since my motorcycle permit expired, I thought it was a good idea to kill two birds with one stone and renew my permit and change my name on my ID at the same time. So I filled out all of my paperwork, stood in line at the DMV, and waited patiently for the gal at my window to process all of my forms and send me on my way. However, when I didn't receive my new ID after two months, I called the DMV to follow up and discovered that since I processed the two requests together, the issuance of my new ID was pending me passing the motorcycle driving test!

I don't drive my Vespa too often and didn't pass the motorcycle driving test on my first go. Thankfully you can take a California motorcycle saftey course (Basic Rider Course) provided by the California Motorcycle Safety Program and obtain a Certificate of Completion of Motorcycle Training (DL389) which waives you out of the motorcycle driving test.

So, MH and I enrolled for the Basic Rider Course with the Academy of Motorcycle Operation last weekend and attended the two classroom sessions and two range days, and then passed the 50-point multiple choice test and skills evaluation. Within 10 business days we should be receiving our DL389 forms. Then, we can head over to the DMV with our forms and hopefully our new IDs with my new last name and our M1 classification will arrive shortly thereafter.