The Motorcycle Safety Foundation and the General German Automobile Association have entered into an agreement to collaborate on various motorcycle rider safety education and training initiatives.

With more than 15 million members, the General German Automobile Association, also known as ADAC (Allgemeiner Deutscher Automobile Club), offers advanced riding and driving courses and is Germany's, and Europe's, largest automobile club. It is also the largest motorcyclist association in the world.

Once approved by the Army Service Component Command, U.S. military personnel and their families will be able to enroll in any one of four advanced ADAC riding courses recognized by the MSF, as well as the MSF Experienced RiderCourse, and receive the MSF Experienced RiderCourse completion card to satisfy the military's requirements for ongoing rider training. Regulations for the U.S. Army in Europe require that all military riders complete the MSF Basic RiderCourse or the MSF Experienced RiderCourse every three years.

MSF and ADAC will share curricula, best practices and research as well. ADAC will also be the exclusive provider of the new MSF Military SportBike RiderCourse and the MSF European Module RiderCourse in Germany. The European Module is designed to help military riders in Germany make a good, safe transition to the European riding environment and highway user culture.

"We are pleased to help our military personnel in Europe receive greater access to quality rider training," said MSF President Tim Buche. "The MSF has always taken a world view of rider safety education and training. Key learnings aren't exclusive to countries or borders but meant to be shared for the benefit of all. Our partnership with ADAC will provide the opportunity to do just that and help further both of our efforts in improving rider safety."