Motorcycle police training
Motorcycle trials, motocross and high-speed driving on asphalt roads – these are all part of police motorcycle training, but the training also includes studying law and other theoretical studies.
In motorcycle training, police officers learn the skills needed to operate a motorcycle safely in various situations and duties. Each year, 250 police officers take part in training as part of 14 distinct courses.
Motorcycle police courses are vocational continuing education, meaning that they can only be undertaken by those who have already completed their police education and are working as police officers.
Basic course
The motorcycle police basic course is started by a maximum of 16 officers each year. The basic course lasts seven weeks: 3.5 weeks of contact studies in the autumn, a week of online studies and independent study in the winter, and 2.5 weeks of contact studies in the spring.
The participants are chosen with an entrance examination. The first stage of the examination includes a theory test. The second stage of the entrance examination is a two-day practical stage in which we assess the applicants’ driving skills and physical abilities. For example, the applicants are required to push their motorcycles on foot a distance of 460 meters in three minutes or less while wearing full gear. In the driving skill test, we assess the applicants’ ability to control their motorcycles in various slow turns and slaloms.
During the course, students study the Road Traffic Act, off-road driving legislation, emergency driving instructions, engine operating principles and driving technique. Students learn to control their motorcycle safely in varying situations and conditions. The studies include a theory test and skills tests as well as motorcycle trials, motocross and on-road driving tests.
Other training
Before the beginning of the driving season each year, all motorcycle police complete a two-day continuing education course or “warm-up course". Around 230 motorcycle police complete the continuing education course each year.
In addition, we organize courses for motorcycle police performing special assignments. We also train the Estonian motorcycle police force.