I've completed the MSF course in TX and am glad I took it. BUT, I would be the first to admit there is a LOT I still have to learn.
Do the entities that govern the MSF have ulterior/financial-gain motives? I'm sure they do. However, it would be unfair to expect ANY organization to put a curriculum together that encompassed nearly (much less all) a rider had to know.
Here's some food for thought...If the MSF curriculum were made better (I think we ALL agree there's room for improvement), that would also make the course harder to pass. In places like TX it is not REQUIRED that you pass the MSF to get licensed. If the course were harder to pass, even if it's in the best interest of the rider, far fewer people would bother to take the MSF training because the written/riding test through the DMV would be easier than the course. A tougher/better MSF curriculum would not necessarily result in better licensed riders on the road. Rather, the more logical result is just less people taking the MSF training.
Just my opinion --nothin more, nothin less.
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