GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) – You might notice a 40-foot-long trailer parked outside the KI Convention Center along North Adams Street these next few days.
The mobile training facility is call THE REF, Transportable High-End Rider Education Facility.
Bill Murphy, with the Wisconsin Motorcycle Safety Program, says they are trying to educate people on several things including sharing the road, crash avoidance and awareness of traffic and road hazards.
“One is taking the class, even if people have not taken a class that are riding motorcycles we encourage them to do so, those who are thinking about riding motorcycles, we encourage them to take the basic rider course and also when it comes to drivers, we talk about being able to see the motorcycles.”
Murphy says the interactive learning environment is for riders and non-riders alike.
“We have riders, people who are thinking about riding, who can come up and do our motorcycle traffic simulator, it’s called the SMARTrainer, the Safe Motorcycle Awareness and Recognition Trainers.”
The simulator is designed to give riders a real-world experience of riding in traffic and public roads.
THE REF also includes 3 training motorcycles used in a 90-minute Introductory Motorcycle Experience that gives people a sample of what driving a motorcycle is like and the importance of attending a basic rider education class.
The classroom will be in downtown Green Bay through Thursday.
It’s the only one of its kind in the United States.
You can read more information at www.zeroinwisconsin.gov/TheREF
